The Australian New Zealand Consortium in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Oncofertility action plan

Lei Shong Lau; Catherine Allingham; Antoinette Anazodo; Michael Sullivan; Michelle Peate; Sarah Hunter; Catharyn Stern; Anne Louise Ryan; Leanne Super; Lisa M Orme; Maria McCarthy; Debra Gook; Jeremy Lewin; Jennifer Marino; Jessica Ryan; Peter Downie; Rebecca Manudhane; Mark Winstanley; Tristan Pettit; Daniel Lantsberg; Helen Irving; Sally Reid; John A Heath; Paola Kabalan-Baeza; Dylan Wanaguru; Lyndal Moore; Lynn Gillam; Margaret Zacharin; Michael Assis; Genia Rozen; Tamara Hunter; Shital Julania; Erin Sharwood; Devini Ameratunga; Yasmin Jayasinghe; ANZCO Clinical Trial Network

doi:10.1002/pbc.31041

The Australian New Zealand Consortium in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Oncofertility action plan

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Jul;71(7):e31041. doi: 10.1002/pbc.31041. Epub 2024 May 7.

Authors

Lei Shong Lau^{1

2}, Catherine Allingham¹, Antoinette Anazodo^{3

4}, Michael Sullivan^{5

6

7}, Michelle Peate¹, Sarah Hunter⁸, Catharyn Stern⁹, Anne Louise Ryan^{10

11}, Leanne Super^{5

12

13}, Lisa M Orme^{5

7}, Maria McCarthy^{5

7

14}, Debra Gook^{1

9}, Jeremy Lewin^{2

15}, Jennifer Marino^{1

6

7}, Jessica Ryan¹⁶, Peter Downie^{5

12

13}, Rebecca Manudhane¹⁷, Mark Winstanley⁸, Tristan Pettit¹⁸, Daniel Lantsberg^{1

9

19}, Helen Irving²⁰, Sally Reid²¹, John A Heath^{22

23}, Paola Kabalan-Baeza²⁴, Dylan Wanaguru^{4

25}, Lyndal Moore²⁶, Lynn Gillam^{7

27}, Margaret Zacharin²⁸, Michael Assis^{1

6

29}, Genia Rozen⁹, Tamara Hunter³⁰, Shital Julania¹⁰, Erin Sharwood^{31

32}, Devini Ameratunga³³, Yasmin Jayasinghe^{1

6

29}; ANZCO Clinical Trial Network

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health, Royal Women's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ Children's Cancer Centre, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁶ Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁷ Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁸ Starship Blood and Cancer Centre, Starship Hospital Te Whatu Ora-Health New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand.
⁹ Department of Reproductive Services, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁰ Department of Oncology and Haematology, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
¹¹ Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
¹² Children's Cancer Centre, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹³ Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁴ Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁵ Victorian Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Service, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁶ Cancer Centre for Children, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
¹⁷ Michael Rice Centre for Haematology and Oncology, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
¹⁸ Children's Haematology Oncology Centre, Waipapa Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.
¹⁹ Melbourne IVF, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
²⁰ Oncology Services Group, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
²¹ University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
²² School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
²³ Department of Pediatrics, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
²⁴ Hunter and Northern New South Wales Youth Cancer Service, John Hunter Children's Hospital, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia.
²⁵ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
²⁶ Hunter and Northern New South Wales Youth Cancer Service, Calvary Mater Hospital, Waratah, New South Wales, Australia.
²⁷ Children's Bioethics Centre, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
²⁸ Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
²⁹ Oncofertility Service, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³⁰ Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
³¹ Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
³² Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
³³ Gynaecology and Women's Service, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia.

PMID: 38715224
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.31041

Abstract

International and national oncofertility networks, including the US-led Oncofertility Consortium, FertiProtekt, and the Danish Network, have played pivotal roles in advancing the discipline of oncofertility over the last decade. Many other countries lack a shared approach to pediatric oncofertility health service delivery. This study aims to describe baseline oncofertility practices at Australian New Zealand Children's Haematology/Oncology Group centers in 2019-2021, describe binational priorities for care, and propose a 5-year action plan for best practice to be implemented by the newly formed Australian New Zealand Consortium in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults (CAYA) Oncofertility (ANZCO).

Keywords: ANZCO action plan; children, adolescents and young adults; fertility preservation; gonadal tissue preservation; oncofertility care.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Australia
Child
Female
Fertility Preservation* / methods
Humans
Male
Neoplasms* / complications
Neoplasms* / therapy
New Zealand
Young Adult