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Table 1 Characteristics of the studies included in the meta-analysis

From: Assessing the impact of transplant site on ovarian tissue transplantation: a single-arm meta-analysis

Reference

Country

Study design

Pathology

Sample size

Number of OTT

Mean age at OTC (years)

Mean age at OTT (years, first time)

Transplantation sites

Quality score

Marine Leflon et al. 2022

France

Cohort study

Lymphoma:8;

Breast cancer:1

9

9

26.2 ± 3.9

32.5 ± 3.88

O + P:8;

P:1

6

R. Imbert et al. 2014

Belgium

Cohort study

HL:2;

Breast cancer:1;

Colorectal cancer:1;

Sickle cell disease:1;

NHD:1

6

7

25.1 ± 6.9

30.1 ± 5.8

O + P + SC:1;

O + SC:4;

O + P:2

6

 C. Poirot et al. 2019

France

Cohort study

Borderline tumour:3;

NHD:9;

Cervix cancer:1;

Pseudomyxomal peritonei:1;

Shwachman–Diamond syndrome:1;

Sickle cell disease:1;

β Thalassemia:1;

HL:13;

Ewing sarcoma:1

31

38

26.2 ± 5.8

33.5 ± 4.8

O + P:34;

HT:4

6

M. Vatel et al. 2021

France

Cohort study

HL:5;

NHD:2;

Sickle cell disease:1;

Pseudo-myxoma:1;

Invasive cervical carcinoma:1;

Ovarian borderline tumor:1;

11

16

26.3 ± 6.0

32.6 ± 5.4

P:14;

HT:2

6

Matthia W et al. 2017

Germany

Cohort study

hematologic neoplasia:17;

breast carcinoma:10;

germ cell or borderline ovarian tumor:4;

anal cancer:3;

premature ovarian failure:2;

ovarian cancer:1;

cervical cancer:1

38

39

NA

34.8 (range 27–44 years).

P:39

5

Ina Marie Dueholm Hjorth et al. 2020

Denmark

Cohort study

breast cance:14;

hematologic malignancies:8;

other malignancies:5;

benign disease:1

28

36

29.8 ± 5.2

34.0 ± 5.1

P:18;

O:10;

P + O:8

6

Jana Liebenthron et al. 2019

Germany

Cohort study

Breast cancer:13;

HL:8;

NHD:5;

Sarcoma:1;

Gynecological cancer:1;

Other types of malignancies:1;

Lupus erythematosus:1

30

30

31.1 ± 5.0

34.8 ± 4.3

P:27;

O + P:3

6

Ellen J. Hoekman et al. 2019

Netherlands

Cohort study

Breast cancer:3;

HL:2;

NHD:1;

Ewing’s sarcoma:1

7

9

27.0 ± 4.7

33.4 ± 5.8

O:8;

O + P:1

6

Debra Gook et al. 2021

Australia

Cohort study

due to a cancer diagnosis:14

17

25

27.4

33.4

 A:9;

O:9:

P:7

6

Tryde Schmidt et al. 2011

Denmark

Cohort study

NHD:2;

Hodgkin:4;

Ewing’s sarcoma:1;

Breast cancer:1;

paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuri:1;

Aplastic anemia:1;

Cervical cancer:1;

hemolytic urinary syndrome:1

12

17

NA

28.4 ± 4.9

O:8;

O + A:5;

O + A + P:2;

O + P:1;

P:1

6

Tine Greve et al. 2012

Demark

Cohort study

NHD:2;

HL:4;

Ewing sarcoma:1;

Breast cancer:3;

PNH:1;

Aplastic anemia:1

12

19

29.3 ± 5.3

31.5 ± 5.4

O:11;

O + A:5;

O + A + P:2;

O + P:1

6

Genia Rozen et al. 2021

Australia

Cohort study

oncological (81%);

medical (19%) indications

11

12

27.3 ± 6.6

34.7 ± 5.8

 A:2;

P:5;

O:2;

A + O:1;

O + P:1;

A + P:1

6

  1. O, ovarian site; P, pelvic wall; A, anterior abdominal wall; SC, subcutaneous site; HT, heterotopic transplantation; OTC, ovarian tissue cryopreservation; OTT, ovarian tissue transplantation.
  2. PNH, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria; HL, Hodgkin lymphoma; NHD, non-Hodgkin disease.