Table 1.

Summary of studies describing the management of CML diagnosed in pregnancy

StudyNTreatment during pregnancy (n, %)Outcome (n, %)TKI after pregnancy end (n, %)≥MMR, n (%)Adverse disease outcomes (n, %)
Assi et al 15 HC (5, 33)
IFN (3, 20)
Leukapheresis (1, 7)
Nilotinib (1, 7)
Observation (5, 33) 
Live birth (12, 80)
Spontaneous termination (2, 13)
Elective termination (1, 7) 
Imatinib (4, 27)
Dasatinib (6, 40)
Nilotinib (5, 33) 
14 (93) Blast crisis and death (1, 7) 
Chelysheva et al10  48 Imatinib (10, 30)
IFN only (2, 6)
IFN + imatinib (3, 10)
HC (4, 12)
Observation (14, 42)a 
Live birth (33, 71)
Spontaneous termination (1, 2)
Elective termination (14, 29) 
Imatinib (30, 94)
Nilotinib (1, 2)
Dasatinib (1, 2)a,b 
17 (52)a Blast crisis and death (2, 6)a 
aDenominator derived from the number of patients who continued pregnancy to term (n = 33). 
bOne patient had a set of twins, analyzed as 2 pregnancies. 
StudyNTreatment during pregnancy (n, %)Outcome (n, %)TKI after pregnancy end (n, %)≥MMR, n (%)Adverse disease outcomes (n, %)
Assi et al 15 HC (5, 33)
IFN (3, 20)
Leukapheresis (1, 7)
Nilotinib (1, 7)
Observation (5, 33) 
Live birth (12, 80)
Spontaneous termination (2, 13)
Elective termination (1, 7) 
Imatinib (4, 27)
Dasatinib (6, 40)
Nilotinib (5, 33) 
14 (93) Blast crisis and death (1, 7) 
Chelysheva et al10  48 Imatinib (10, 30)
IFN only (2, 6)
IFN + imatinib (3, 10)
HC (4, 12)
Observation (14, 42)a 
Live birth (33, 71)
Spontaneous termination (1, 2)
Elective termination (14, 29) 
Imatinib (30, 94)
Nilotinib (1, 2)
Dasatinib (1, 2)a,b 
17 (52)a Blast crisis and death (2, 6)a 
aDenominator derived from the number of patients who continued pregnancy to term (n = 33). 
bOne patient had a set of twins, analyzed as 2 pregnancies.