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Koutras A, Ntounis T, Fasoulakis Z, Papalios T, Pittokopitou S, Prokopakis I, Syllaios A, Valsamaki A, Chionis A, Symeonidis P, Samara AA, Pagkalos A, Pergialiotis V, Theodora M, Antsaklis P, Daskalakis G, Kontomanolis EN. Cancer Treatment and Immunotherapy during Pregnancy. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14102080. [PMID: 36297515 PMCID: PMC9611953 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14102080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background/aim: Immunotherapy has, in recent years, witnessed an expansion in its indications for the treatment of cancer. Coupled with the fact that, nowadays, even more women choose to postpone parenthood, thus increasing their chances of having some kind of malignancy during pregnancy, more and more women are eligible for receiving immunotherapy during this period of their lives. The cases of cancer diagnosed during pregnancy is an ever-increasing trend nowadays. Materials and methods: The oncologists and clinicians treating women often face a range of ethical and therapeutic dilemmas due to the particularity of the patient’s conditions. The primary concern is the protection of the mother, firstly, and then the fetus (through adjustments to the various treatment regimens) if possible. Results and conclusions: Oncological drugs, radiation therapy, surgery, or a combination of all the above methods are selected, depending on the case. In this project, we studied the oncology drugs used for various types of gestational cancer, their appropriateness and timing, as well as their possible effects on the parent and embryo upon their administration. Various studies have shown that the administration of oncological drugs should be postponed until at least after the first trimester of pregnancy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Antonios Koutras
- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Athens ‘ALEXANDRA’, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Lourou and Vasilissis Sofias Ave, 11528 Athens, Greece
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +30-694567622
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- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Athens ‘ALEXANDRA’, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Lourou and Vasilissis Sofias Ave, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Athens ‘ALEXANDRA’, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Lourou and Vasilissis Sofias Ave, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Athens ‘ALEXANDRA’, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Lourou and Vasilissis Sofias Ave, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Athens ‘ALEXANDRA’, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Lourou and Vasilissis Sofias Ave, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Athens ‘ALEXANDRA’, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Lourou and Vasilissis Sofias Ave, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Surgery, Laikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Agiou Thoma Str. 17, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Koutlimbaneio and Triantafylleio General Hospital of Larissa, Tsakalof Str. 1, 41221 Larisa, Greece
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Laikon General Hospital of Athens, Agiou Thoma Str. 17, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Democritus University of Thrace, 6th km Alexandroupolis–Makris, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Department of Embryology, University General Hospital of Larissa, Mezourlo, 41110 Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Xanthi, Neapoli, 67100 Xanthi, Greece
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- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Athens ‘ALEXANDRA’, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Lourou and Vasilissis Sofias Ave, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Athens ‘ALEXANDRA’, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Lourou and Vasilissis Sofias Ave, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Athens ‘ALEXANDRA’, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Lourou and Vasilissis Sofias Ave, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital of Athens ‘ALEXANDRA’, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Lourou and Vasilissis Sofias Ave, 11528 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Democritus University of Thrace, 6th km Alexandroupolis–Makris, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
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Lishner M, Avivi I, Apperley JF, Dierickx D, Evens AM, Fumagalli M, Nulman I, Oduncu FS, Peccatori FA, Robinson S, Van Calsteren K, Vandenbroucke T, Van den Heuvel F, Amant F. Hematologic Malignancies in Pregnancy: Management Guidelines From an International Consensus Meeting. J Clin Oncol 2015; 34:501-8. [PMID: 26628463 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.62.4445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE The incidence of hematologic malignancies during pregnancy is 0.02%. However, this figure is increasing, as women delay conception until a later age. Systemic symptoms attributed to the development of a hematologic cancer may overlap with physiologic changes of pregnancy. A favorable prognosis is contingent upon early diagnosis and treatment. Therefore, a high index of suspicion is required by health care providers. Although timely, accurate diagnosis followed by appropriate staging is essential and should not be delayed due to pregnancy, management guidelines are lacking due to insufficient evidence-based research. Consequently, treatment is delayed, posing significant risks to maternal and fetal health, and potential pregnancy termination. This report provides guidelines for clinical management of hematologic cancers during the perinatal period, which were developed by a multidisciplinary team including an experienced hematologist/oncologist, a high-risk obstetrics specialist, a neonatologist, and experienced nurses, social workers, and psychologists. METHODS These guidelines were developed by experts in the field during the first International Consensus Meeting of Prenatal Hematologic Malignancies, which took place in Leuven, Belgium, on May 23, 2014. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION This consensus summary equips health care professionals with novel diagnostic and treatment methodologies that aim for optimal treatment of the mother, while protecting fetal and pediatric health.
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- Michael Lishner
- Michael Lishner, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, and Tel Aviv University; Irit Avivi, Ichilov Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Jane F. Apperley, Hammersmith Hospital; Susan Robinson, Guy's and St Thomas' National Health Service Foundation Trust, London; Frank Van den Heuvel, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Andrew M. Evens, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; Monica Fumagalli, University of Milan; Fedro Alessandro Peccatori, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; Irena Nulman, University of Toronto, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Fuat S. Oduncu, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Kristel Van Calsteren, University Hospital Gasthuisberg; Tineke Vandenbroucke and Frederic Amant, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Daan Dierickx, University of Leuven; and Tineke Vandenbroucke, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Michael Lishner, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, and Tel Aviv University; Irit Avivi, Ichilov Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Jane F. Apperley, Hammersmith Hospital; Susan Robinson, Guy's and St Thomas' National Health Service Foundation Trust, London; Frank Van den Heuvel, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Andrew M. Evens, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; Monica Fumagalli, University of Milan; Fedro Alessandro Peccatori, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; Irena Nulman, University of Toronto, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Fuat S. Oduncu, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Kristel Van Calsteren, University Hospital Gasthuisberg; Tineke Vandenbroucke and Frederic Amant, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Daan Dierickx, University of Leuven; and Tineke Vandenbroucke, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Michael Lishner, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, and Tel Aviv University; Irit Avivi, Ichilov Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Jane F. Apperley, Hammersmith Hospital; Susan Robinson, Guy's and St Thomas' National Health Service Foundation Trust, London; Frank Van den Heuvel, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Andrew M. Evens, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; Monica Fumagalli, University of Milan; Fedro Alessandro Peccatori, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; Irena Nulman, University of Toronto, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Fuat S. Oduncu, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Kristel Van Calsteren, University Hospital Gasthuisberg; Tineke Vandenbroucke and Frederic Amant, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Daan Dierickx, University of Leuven; and Tineke Vandenbroucke, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Michael Lishner, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, and Tel Aviv University; Irit Avivi, Ichilov Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Jane F. Apperley, Hammersmith Hospital; Susan Robinson, Guy's and St Thomas' National Health Service Foundation Trust, London; Frank Van den Heuvel, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Andrew M. Evens, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; Monica Fumagalli, University of Milan; Fedro Alessandro Peccatori, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; Irena Nulman, University of Toronto, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Fuat S. Oduncu, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Kristel Van Calsteren, University Hospital Gasthuisberg; Tineke Vandenbroucke and Frederic Amant, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Daan Dierickx, University of Leuven; and Tineke Vandenbroucke, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Michael Lishner, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, and Tel Aviv University; Irit Avivi, Ichilov Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Jane F. Apperley, Hammersmith Hospital; Susan Robinson, Guy's and St Thomas' National Health Service Foundation Trust, London; Frank Van den Heuvel, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Andrew M. Evens, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; Monica Fumagalli, University of Milan; Fedro Alessandro Peccatori, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; Irena Nulman, University of Toronto, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Fuat S. Oduncu, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Kristel Van Calsteren, University Hospital Gasthuisberg; Tineke Vandenbroucke and Frederic Amant, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Daan Dierickx, University of Leuven; and Tineke Vandenbroucke, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Michael Lishner, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, and Tel Aviv University; Irit Avivi, Ichilov Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Jane F. Apperley, Hammersmith Hospital; Susan Robinson, Guy's and St Thomas' National Health Service Foundation Trust, London; Frank Van den Heuvel, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Andrew M. Evens, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; Monica Fumagalli, University of Milan; Fedro Alessandro Peccatori, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; Irena Nulman, University of Toronto, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Fuat S. Oduncu, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Kristel Van Calsteren, University Hospital Gasthuisberg; Tineke Vandenbroucke and Frederic Amant, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Daan Dierickx, University of Leuven; and Tineke Vandenbroucke, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Michael Lishner, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, and Tel Aviv University; Irit Avivi, Ichilov Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Jane F. Apperley, Hammersmith Hospital; Susan Robinson, Guy's and St Thomas' National Health Service Foundation Trust, London; Frank Van den Heuvel, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Andrew M. Evens, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; Monica Fumagalli, University of Milan; Fedro Alessandro Peccatori, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; Irena Nulman, University of Toronto, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Fuat S. Oduncu, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Kristel Van Calsteren, University Hospital Gasthuisberg; Tineke Vandenbroucke and Frederic Amant, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Daan Dierickx, University of Leuven; and Tineke Vandenbroucke, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Michael Lishner, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, and Tel Aviv University; Irit Avivi, Ichilov Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Jane F. Apperley, Hammersmith Hospital; Susan Robinson, Guy's and St Thomas' National Health Service Foundation Trust, London; Frank Van den Heuvel, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Andrew M. Evens, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; Monica Fumagalli, University of Milan; Fedro Alessandro Peccatori, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; Irena Nulman, University of Toronto, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Fuat S. Oduncu, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Kristel Van Calsteren, University Hospital Gasthuisberg; Tineke Vandenbroucke and Frederic Amant, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Daan Dierickx, University of Leuven; and Tineke Vandenbroucke, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Michael Lishner, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, and Tel Aviv University; Irit Avivi, Ichilov Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Jane F. Apperley, Hammersmith Hospital; Susan Robinson, Guy's and St Thomas' National Health Service Foundation Trust, London; Frank Van den Heuvel, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Andrew M. Evens, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; Monica Fumagalli, University of Milan; Fedro Alessandro Peccatori, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; Irena Nulman, University of Toronto, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Fuat S. Oduncu, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Kristel Van Calsteren, University Hospital Gasthuisberg; Tineke Vandenbroucke and Frederic Amant, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Daan Dierickx, University of Leuven; and Tineke Vandenbroucke, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Michael Lishner, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, and Tel Aviv University; Irit Avivi, Ichilov Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Jane F. Apperley, Hammersmith Hospital; Susan Robinson, Guy's and St Thomas' National Health Service Foundation Trust, London; Frank Van den Heuvel, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Andrew M. Evens, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; Monica Fumagalli, University of Milan; Fedro Alessandro Peccatori, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; Irena Nulman, University of Toronto, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Fuat S. Oduncu, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Kristel Van Calsteren, University Hospital Gasthuisberg; Tineke Vandenbroucke and Frederic Amant, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Daan Dierickx, University of Leuven; and Tineke Vandenbroucke, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Michael Lishner, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, and Tel Aviv University; Irit Avivi, Ichilov Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Jane F. Apperley, Hammersmith Hospital; Susan Robinson, Guy's and St Thomas' National Health Service Foundation Trust, London; Frank Van den Heuvel, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Andrew M. Evens, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; Monica Fumagalli, University of Milan; Fedro Alessandro Peccatori, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; Irena Nulman, University of Toronto, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Fuat S. Oduncu, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Kristel Van Calsteren, University Hospital Gasthuisberg; Tineke Vandenbroucke and Frederic Amant, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Daan Dierickx, University of Leuven; and Tineke Vandenbroucke, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Michael Lishner, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, and Tel Aviv University; Irit Avivi, Ichilov Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Jane F. Apperley, Hammersmith Hospital; Susan Robinson, Guy's and St Thomas' National Health Service Foundation Trust, London; Frank Van den Heuvel, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Andrew M. Evens, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; Monica Fumagalli, University of Milan; Fedro Alessandro Peccatori, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; Irena Nulman, University of Toronto, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Fuat S. Oduncu, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Kristel Van Calsteren, University Hospital Gasthuisberg; Tineke Vandenbroucke and Frederic Amant, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Daan Dierickx, University of Leuven; and Tineke Vandenbroucke, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Michael Lishner, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, and Tel Aviv University; Irit Avivi, Ichilov Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Jane F. Apperley, Hammersmith Hospital; Susan Robinson, Guy's and St Thomas' National Health Service Foundation Trust, London; Frank Van den Heuvel, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Andrew M. Evens, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; Monica Fumagalli, University of Milan; Fedro Alessandro Peccatori, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; Irena Nulman, University of Toronto, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Fuat S. Oduncu, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Kristel Van Calsteren, University Hospital Gasthuisberg; Tineke Vandenbroucke and Frederic Amant, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Daan Dierickx, University of Leuven; and Tineke Vandenbroucke, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Michael Lishner, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, and Tel Aviv University; Irit Avivi, Ichilov Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Jane F. Apperley, Hammersmith Hospital; Susan Robinson, Guy's and St Thomas' National Health Service Foundation Trust, London; Frank Van den Heuvel, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Andrew M. Evens, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; Monica Fumagalli, University of Milan; Fedro Alessandro Peccatori, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; Irena Nulman, University of Toronto, and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Fuat S. Oduncu, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Kristel Van Calsteren, University Hospital Gasthuisberg; Tineke Vandenbroucke and Frederic Amant, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Daan Dierickx, University of Leuven; and Tineke Vandenbroucke, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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