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Pregnant woman with acute promyelocytic leukemia delivers healthy twins and is cured successfully: A case report

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    • Wenpeng Ni
    • Kunyi Deng
    • Yanhui Chen
    • Lilian Li
    • Ji Liu
    • Wendong Ju
    • Li Wang
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    Affiliations: Clinical Laboratory, Boai Hospital of Zhongshan Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Zhongshan, Guangdong 528402, P.R. China, Department of Hematology, Boai Hospital of Zhongshan Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Zhongshan, Guangdong 528402, P.R. China
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Abstract

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) during pregnancy is rare and difficult to treat. To the best of our knowledge, there is little precedent for successful treatment with combined chemotherapeutic agents without affecting delivery. The present study reported the case of a 31‑year‑old woman pregnant with twins who presented to the antenatal service at 13‑week gestational age with complaints of vaginal bleeding, lower abdominal pain, bleeding gums and skin ecchymosis, and was eventually diagnosed with APL. After treatment with all‑trans‑retinoic acid (ATRA) and arsenic trioxide (ATO)‑based induction regimen, the patient achieved a complete remission (CR) and delivered two healthy male infants at 34 weeks of gestation. The use of ATRA and ATO for the treatment of APL is controversial due to teratogenic effects and lethal retinoic acid syndrome. However, the patient demonstrated that the chemotherapy regimen with ATRA and ATO during the second and third trimesters can result in a sustainable remission and successful pregnancy outcome.5
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Ni W, Deng K, Chen Y, Li L, Liu J, Ju W and Wang L: Pregnant woman with acute promyelocytic leukemia delivers healthy twins and is cured successfully: A case report. Exp Ther Med 25: 206, 2023.
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Ni, W., Deng, K., Chen, Y., Li, L., Liu, J., Ju, W., & Wang, L. (2023). Pregnant woman with acute promyelocytic leukemia delivers healthy twins and is cured successfully: A case report. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 25, 206. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2023.11905
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Ni, W., Deng, K., Chen, Y., Li, L., Liu, J., Ju, W., Wang, L."Pregnant woman with acute promyelocytic leukemia delivers healthy twins and is cured successfully: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 25.5 (2023): 206.
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Ni, W., Deng, K., Chen, Y., Li, L., Liu, J., Ju, W., Wang, L."Pregnant woman with acute promyelocytic leukemia delivers healthy twins and is cured successfully: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 25, no. 5 (2023): 206. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2023.11905
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Ni W, Deng K, Chen Y, Li L, Liu J, Ju W and Wang L: Pregnant woman with acute promyelocytic leukemia delivers healthy twins and is cured successfully: A case report. Exp Ther Med 25: 206, 2023.
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Ni, W., Deng, K., Chen, Y., Li, L., Liu, J., Ju, W., & Wang, L. (2023). Pregnant woman with acute promyelocytic leukemia delivers healthy twins and is cured successfully: A case report. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 25, 206. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2023.11905
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Ni, W., Deng, K., Chen, Y., Li, L., Liu, J., Ju, W., Wang, L."Pregnant woman with acute promyelocytic leukemia delivers healthy twins and is cured successfully: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 25.5 (2023): 206.
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Ni, W., Deng, K., Chen, Y., Li, L., Liu, J., Ju, W., Wang, L."Pregnant woman with acute promyelocytic leukemia delivers healthy twins and is cured successfully: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 25, no. 5 (2023): 206. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2023.11905
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