Frozen ovary transplant could help cancer survivors have babies
NCT ID NCT01870752
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether transplanting a woman's own frozen ovarian tissue can restore fertility after cancer treatment. Ten women who became infertile due to chemotherapy or radiation will receive the transplant. The goal is to see if they can get pregnant and have normal menstrual cycles again.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- transplant of previously frozen ovarian tissue
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a way for women to have biological children after cancer treatments that damaged their ovaries.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early study (10 people) and may not lead to a widely available treatment. Risks include surgical complications and possible cancer recurrence.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Jun 2013
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Female patient between the ages of 18 and 45 years * Previously cryopreserved and stored cortical ovarian tissue available for autologous transplantation * Ovarian insufficiency defined as an elevated FSH over 10 * Inability to conceive after 6 months of unprotected intercourse with male * Reasonably good health * Candidate for pregnancy * Written clearance for the procedure from the patients oncologist Exclusion Criteria: * Patients considered to be high risk for surgical complications will be excluded from the research protocol * Women who are known to be positive for the BRCA mutation * Women with a history of leukemia, ovarian cancer or a cancer that likely involved the ovaries at the time of ovarian tissue collection * Women with psychological, psychiatric, or other conditions which prevent giving fully informed consent * Current pregnancy
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Conditions
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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