Acute leukaemia during pregnancy: favourable course of pregnancy in two patients treated with cytosine arabinoside and anthracyclines
Colbert, N.; Najman, A.; Gorin, N.C.; Blum, F.; Treisser, A.; Lasfargues, G.; Cloup, M.; Barrat, H.; Duhamel, G.
La Nouvelle Presse Medicale 9(3): 175-178
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-1518 PMID: 6928319 Document Number: 159049
A report of two cases of acute leukaemia discovered during pregnancy. The first was treated from the 24th week with cytosine arabinoside, daunorubicine and vincristine and then rubidazone. Only an incomplete remission was obtained. The pregnancy ended with the birth at the 36th week of a normal child, which remains well at the age of 13 months. The second patient received during the 29th week of pregnancy chemotherapy combining cytosine arabinoside and daunorubicine. Signs of foetal distress appeared at 31 weeks. Delivery took place during the 33rd week in a phase of aplasia. The child was born apparently dead and was resuscitated. A complete remission of the leukaemia was obtained. The child was well at the age of 13 months. A transient neutropaenia was noted at the age of 2 months in both children.