DOXORUBICIN IN PREGNANCY - POSSIBLE TRANS-PLACENTAL PASSAGE

  • 1 January 1983
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 67  (9) , 773-777
Abstract
Two pregnant women with lymphoproliferative disorders [acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphadenopathy] were treated with doxorubicin-containing regimens. Both patients delivered shortly after a dose of doxorubicin. One child was healthy and the other was stillborn. Measurements of anthracycline levels in placental, cord and fetal tissues by high-performance liquid chromatography suggest that doxorubicin may be transported across the placenta.