Ashraf S, Wolfson J, Vachhani P, Rangaraju S, Bachiashvili K, Bhatia R, Jamy O. Safe and Effective Use of Imatinib to Treat Philadelphia Chromosome Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia During Pregnancy.
J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol 2022;
11:617-620. [PMID:
35049365 DOI:
10.1089/jayao.2021.0200]
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Abstract
Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph+) B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is extremely rare in pregnancy. Although the use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has significantly improved outcomes of patients with Ph+ ALL, its use during pregnancy is not recommended due to the risk of fetal malformations. There are limited data on the use of TKIs during pregnancy and its long-term effects on the fetus. Within this context, we present a case of a 25-year-old woman diagnosed with Ph+ ALL during the third trimester and the safe and effective use of imatinib as treatment after failure of conventional chemotherapy.
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