Gastric cancer during pregnancy : A report on 13 cases and review of the literature with focus on chemotherapy during pregnancy

© 2019 The Authors. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology (NFOG)..

INTRODUCTION: Gastric cancer during pregnancy is extremely rare and data on optimal treatment and possible chemotherapeutic regimens are scarce. The aim of this study is to describe the obstetric and maternal outcome of women with gastric cancer during pregnancy and review the literature on antenatal chemotherapy for gastric cancer.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: Treatment and outcome of patients registered in the International Network on Cancer, Infertility and Pregnancy database with gastric cancer diagnosed during pregnancy were analyzed.

RESULTS: In total, 13 women with gastric cancer during pregnancy were registered between 2002 and 2018. Median gestational age at diagnosis was 22 weeks (range 6-30 weeks). Twelve women were diagnosed with advanced disease and died within 2 years after pregnancy, most within 6 months. In total, eight out of 10 live births ended in a preterm delivery because of preeclampsia, maternal deterioration, or therapy planning. Two out of six women who initiated chemotherapy during pregnancy delivered at term. Two neonates prenatally exposed to chemotherapy were growth restricted and one of them developed a systemic infection with brain abscess after preterm delivery for preeclampsia 2 weeks after chemotherapy. No malformations were reported.

CONCLUSIONS: The prognosis of gastric cancer during pregnancy is poor, mainly due to advanced disease at diagnosis, emphasizing the need for early diagnosis. Antenatal chemotherapy can be considered to reach fetal maturity, taking possible complications such as growth restriction, preterm delivery, and hematopoietic suppression at birth into account.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:99

Enthalten in:

Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica - 99(2020), 1 vom: 17. Jan., Seite 79-88

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Maggen, Charlotte [VerfasserIn]
Lok, Christianne A [VerfasserIn]
Cardonick, Elyce [VerfasserIn]
van Gerwen, Mathilde [VerfasserIn]
Ottevanger, Petronella B [VerfasserIn]
Boere, Ingrid A [VerfasserIn]
Koskas, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Halaska, Michael J [VerfasserIn]
Fruscio, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Gziri, Mina M [VerfasserIn]
Witteveen, Petronella O [VerfasserIn]
Van Calsteren, Kristel [VerfasserIn]
Amant, Frédéric [VerfasserIn]
International Network on Cancer, Infertility and Pregnancy (INCIP) [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antineoplastic Agents
Case Reports
Chemotherapy
Gastric cancer
Journal Article
Maternal outcome
Obstetric outcome
Pregnancy
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

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Date Completed 28.04.2020

Date Revised 10.01.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/aogs.13731

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM301377723