Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42001344›Full record

ReviewClinical and experimental medicine2026

Leukemia during pregnancy and survivorship: gestational age-stratified multidisciplinary management framework.

Ning Zhang, Yin Jiang, Xilian Li, Wenlan Fu, Zhiyuan Gao, Haiwei He, Xiaoqing Zhang, Biao Gao

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Clinical and experimental medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Ning Zhang *Department of Pharmacy, The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 910 Hengshan Rd, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Yin Jiang *Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Xuhui District Maternal and Child Health Institute, No.118 Liuzhou Rd, Xuhui District, 200235, Shanghai, China.
Xilian LiShanghai Key Lab of Reproduction and Development, Shanghai Key Lab of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, 128 Shenyang Rd, Shanghai, 200090, China.
Wenlan FuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third People's Hospital of Hubei Province, No. 26 Zhongshan Avenue, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, 430033, China.
Zhiyuan GaoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of TCM, 110 Ganhe Rd, Shanghai, 200437, China.
Haiwei HeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Rd, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Xiaoqing ZhangDepartment of Pharmacy, The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 910 Hengshan Rd, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Biao GaoTeaching and Research Support Center, Naval Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Rd, Shanghai, 200433, China. gbdata@163.com.

Funding

Military Key Discipline Construction Projects of China HL21JD1206Zhongguancun Precision Medicine Science and Technology Foundation ZGC-YXKY-69
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To synthesize contemporary evidence on the epidemiology, management, and maternal-fetal outcomes of leukemia during pregnancy and survivorship, and to propose a gestational age-stratified multidisciplinary care pathway. We performed a structured narrative review informed by a systematic search of PubMed, Embase, and Scopus (1 January 2000-30 November 2025), supplemented by citation snowballing. Evidence was prioritized toward multicenter cohorts/registries and international consensus guidance; case reports were used selectively to inform rare, high-stakes decision points. No quantitative meta-analysis was undertaken. Clinical decision-making is chiefly driven by gestational age and the immediacy of disease control. In acute leukemia, timely induction is often required to preserve maternal prognosis. First-trimester diagnoses pose the greatest teratogenic risk; when standard induction cannot be deferred, termination is commonly recommended, whereas pregnancy continuation typically involves intensive counseling and postponement of induction until organogenesis is complete. In the second and third trimesters, anthracycline/cytarabine-based regimens are frequently feasible with obstetric timing adaptations; chemotherapy should be avoided within approximately 3 weeks of delivery, which is ideally planned during hematologic recovery. Acute promyelocytic leukemia requires urgent coagulopathy management; all-trans retinoic acid is a cornerstone after the first trimester, while arsenic trioxide is generally deferred when feasible. For chronic myeloid leukemia, sustained deep molecular response enabling treatment-free remission is preferred preconception; during pregnancy, interferon-α and/or leukapheresis are typical bridging strategies, with cautious consideration of imatinib after organogenesis if response is lost, whereas dasatinib and later-generation TKIs should be avoided. Among survivors, pregnancy is often achievable but warrants preconception risk assessment and high-risk surveillance for cardiomyopathy, venous thromboembolism, and placental dysfunction/fetal growth restriction. A gestational age-stratified, MDT-led pathway aligning leukemia therapy with obstetric timing may preserve maternal curative intent while reducing fetal and neonatal risks. Progress will depend on global registries and long-term offspring follow-up, particularly after in utero TKI exposure.

Indexed as

Gestational AgeLeukemiaPregnancy Complications, NeoplasticFemaleHumansPregnancyPregnancy OutcomeSurvivorsAcute leukemiaChronic myeloid leukemiaLeukemiaPregnancySurvivorshipTyrosine kinase inhibitors

Identifiers

PMID42001344
PMCPMC13342337

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.