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Association of Chemotherapy Timing in Pregnancy With Congenital Malformation

M. van Gerwen, C. Maggen, E. Cardonick, EJ. Verwaaijen, M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink, RG. Shmakov, I. Boere, MM. Gziri, PB. Ottevanger, CAR. Lok, M. Halaska, LT. Shao, I. Struys, EM. van Dijk-Lokkart, K. Van Calsteren, R. Fruscio, P. Zola, G....

. 2021 ; 4 (6) : e2113180. [pub] 20210601

Language English Country United States

Document type Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Importance: Chemotherapy during the first trimester of pregnancy should be avoided owing to the risk of congenital malformations. However, the precise gestational age at which chemotherapy can be initiated safely remains unclear. Objective: To assess congenital malformation rates associated with gestational age at initiation of chemotherapy among pregnant women with cancer. Design, Setting, and Participants: This multicenter cohort study evaluated all pregnant women who received chemotherapy between 1977 and 2019 registered in the International Network on Cancer, Infertility and Pregnancy (INCIP) database. Data were analyzed from February 15 to June 2, 2020. Exposures: Cancer treatment with chemotherapy during pregnancy. Main Outcomes and Measures: Analysis was focused on major and minor structural malformations in offspring, defined by EUROCAT, detected during pregnancy or at birth. Results: A total of 755 women in the INCIP database who underwent cancer treatment with chemotherapy during pregnancy were included in analysis. The median (range) age at cancer diagnosis was 33 (14-48) years. Among offspring, the major congenital malformation rate was 3.6% (95% CI, 2.4%-5.2%), and the minor congenital malformation rate was 1.9% (95% CI, 1.0%-3.1%). Chemotherapy exposure prior to 12 weeks gestational age was associated with a high rate of major congenital malformations, at 21.7% (95% CI, 7.5%-43.7%; odds ratio, 9.24 [95% CI, 3.13-27.30]). When chemotherapy was initiated after gestational age 12 weeks, the frequency of major congenital malformations was 3.0% (95% CI, 1.9%-4.6%), which was similar to the expected rates in the general population. Minor malformations were comparable when exposure occurred before or after gestational age 12 weeks (4.3% [95% CI, 0.1%-21.9%] vs 1.8% [95% CI, 1.0-3.0]; odds ratio, 3.13 [95% CI, 0.39-25.28]). Of 29 women who received chemotherapy prior to 12 weeks gestation, 17 (58.6%) were not aware of pregnancy, and 6 (20.7%) experienced a miscarriage (3 women [10.3%]) or decided to terminate their pregnancy (3 women [10.3%]). Conclusions and Relevance: This cohort study found that chemotherapy was associated with an increased risk of major congenital malformations only in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. The risk of congenital malformations when chemotherapy was administered during the first trimester and the high number of incidental pregnancies during cancer treatment in the INCIP registry underscore the importance of contraceptive advice and pregnancy testing at the start of chemotherapeutic treatment in young women with cancer.

Center for Gynecological Oncology Amsterdam Amsterdam University Medical Centers Amsterdam the Netherlands

Center for Gynecological Oncology Amsterdam Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Netherlands Cancer Institute Amsterdam the Netherlands

Cooper Medical School Rowan University Camden New Jersey

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychosocial Care Emma Children's Hospital Amsterdam University Medical Centers Amsterdam the Netherlands

Department of Development and Regeneration KU Leuven Leuven Belgium

Department of Medical Oncology Erasmus MC Cancer Institute Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam the Netherlands

Department of Medical Oncology Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center Nijmegen the Netherlands

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Cooper University Health Care Camden New Jersey

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology San Gerardo Hospital Milan Italy

Department of Obstetrics Cliniques Universitaires St Luc Université Catholique de Louvain Sint Lambrechts Woluwe Belgium

Department of Obstetrics University Hospitals Leuven Belgium

Department of Oncology KU Leuven Leuven Belgium

Department of Surgical Sciences University of Turin Turin Italy

Gynecological Oncology Unit Fondazione Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Milan Milan Italy

National Medical Research Centre for Obstetrics Gynaecology and Perinatology named after Academician 5 1 Kulakov Ministry of Healthcare of Russian Federation Moscow Russia

Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Utrecht the Netherlands

University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady 3rd Medical Faculty Charles University Prague Czech Republic

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