Although chemotherapy is integrated in the treatment of second-trimester pregnant cancer patients, its potential cyto- and genotoxicity to fetal tissue remains unknown. To investigate any causal relation between in utero chemotherapy exposure and fetal toxicity, late-gestation pregnant BL6 mice were exposed to vehicle, or one of six chemotherapeutic compounds, used to treat pregnant cases: cyclophosphamide, carboplatin, cisplatin (alkylating agents), epirubicin, doxorubicin (anthracyclines) or paclitaxel (taxane). fetuses were euthanized at gestational day 18.
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December 2024
Background: Platina and taxanes are frequently used chemotherapeutic agents to treat cancer, also when diagnosed during pregnancy. This report presents an interim analysis of the largest series of children prenatally exposed to platinum and/or taxane agents and aims to determine their physical health and neurocognitive outcomes.
Methods: As part of a multicentre, prospective cohort study (ClinicalTrials.
Objectives: The primary aim of this study was to assess differences in melanoma recurrence between patients conceiving spontaneously versus those undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) and to determine use of ART in post-melanoma patients. A secondary aim was to describe the use of immunotherapy as a novel treatment regimen for metastatic melanoma in a cohort of fertile patients.
Design: This study is a 30-year analysis including data from a single-center questionnaire and a retrospective cohort study.
Objective: We assessed reproductive, obstetrical, and oncological outcomes in patients who underwent fertility-sparing treatment by including studies that adhere to the FIGO 2018 staging system.
Methods: Data on recurrence, mortality, pregnancy rate, live birth rate, and preterm delivery rate were collected.
Results: In patients with stages IA1, IA2, and IB1, the recurrence rate was 4.