Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Letrozole does not increase the risk of adverse pregnancy or neonatal outcomes and major congenital anomalies in patients conceived by ARTs.

Letrozole Tablets 

Letrozole  is an oral non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor approved by US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) for the adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive early breast cancer. Off-label it has been used for ovarian stimulation in assisted reproduction since 2001.

A recent retrospective cohort study published online November 7, 2016 in Journal of Human Reproduction concluded that “letrozole stimulation reduces the risk of miscarriage, with no increase in the risk of major congenital anomalies or adverse pregnancy or neonatal outcomes compared with natural cycles in women undergoing ART. Letrozole may thus be a safe option for mild ovarian stimulation.”

The study used data from Japanese national ART   registry between 2011 to 2013. It included 3136 natural cycles and 792 letrozole-induced cycles with, fresh single embryo transfer resulting in clinical pregnancy were included in the analysis.

The data was analyzed for rates of ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage and stillbirths as main pregnancy outcomes while preterm delivery, low birth weight, small/large for gestational age and major congenital anomalies were neonatal outcomes of primary importance.

After multivariate logistic regression, it was seen that women who received letrozole had 37% lower odds of miscarriage (P < 0.001). both groups were comparable for rates of congenital malformations. (natural cycle 1.5% vs letrozole 1.9%, P = 0.52)

No difference in rates of congenital malformations seen when analyzed for in vitro fertilization or ICSI and early cleavage stage or blastocyst embryo transfer. 

Letrozole was associated with increased risks of birth defects and has been banned as ovulation induction in many countries including India since 2011, following reports of 2 studies citing increase incidences of congenital malformations (locomotor and cardiac abnormalities). One such study was presented at the  American Society ofReproductive Medicine 2005 Conference. [1] But, such off-label use of  Letrozole for ovarian stimulation is not  illegal in USA and UK.It is still used  as an ovulation induction agent in ARTs.

However, The Pregnancy in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome II (PPCOS II) trial results presented at American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) 2013 clearly showed that as compared to clomiphene, ovulation rate, cumulative pregnancy rate and live birth rate is  better for letrozole in patients with PCOS, and it is not associated with increased risk of pregnancy loss, multiple pregnancies or adverse effects on fetus.[2] Subsequently, a review by Roque M et al affirmed the superiority of letrozole over clomiphene in PCOS patients. [3]

A 2014 Cochranedatabase systemic review also concluded “Letrozole improves live birth and pregnancy rates in subfertile women with anovulatory PCOS, compared to clomiphene citrate, though the evidence is low.”  [4]





[1] Biljan MM, Hemmings R, Brassard N, et al. The outcome of 150 babies following treatment with letrozole or letrozole and gonadotropins. Presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 61st Annual Meeting; October 14-19, 2005; Montreal, Quebec. Abstract O-231.
[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22265923
[3] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26479460
[4] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24563180

22 comments:

  1. I understand that etiology of anovulation in cases of all PCOS is not alike. Neither all anovulatory PCOS will response optimally to 4 common types of drugs (e.g., Clomiphene, letrozole group, Insulin sensitizers & Gonadotrophins). The altered cellular dynamics in intracellular & cell membrane receptors are principally falls in three to four major ways. Selecting the right oral OI agent for right women is, understandably a tough job and we commonly go as trial and error basis and thereby admitting some futile cycles. Such a “Hit or Miss attitude”, put a heavy task on Gynecologist specialist & Endocrinologist in particular & loss of morale of the concerned couple.-DR S K Pal, Kolkata drsrimantapal@gmail.com

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  2. Selecting the right ovulation INDUCIMG AGENT prior to initiation of class of Ov. Inducing agent??
    A) Is there any clinical parameters / Laboratory parameter( be it Endoctine ,estimation of enzyme or Growth factor or any other parameter so as to which sub class of anovulatory PCOS will optimally respond without many futile cycles of OI. are best suited for CC and which will be mot benefited by Letrozole, Because mechanism is different. Further which PCOS need Insulin sensitizers or drugs to improve sensitivity can be judged before initiation of Ry?
    Dr S K Pal,drsrimantapal@gmail,com

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