Skip to main content
. 2009 Dec 16;2:9329. doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-9329

Table 1.

Trastuzumab use during pregnancy

Case 1 Case 2 Watson5 Fanale9 Waterston10 Bader4 Shrim11 Sekar12 Witzel13 Pant14
Maternal age 33 38 28 29 30 38 32 28 ~32 ~33

Stage IV III II IV II IV IV IV IV IV

Treatment T T T T/V T T/P T T/D T T

Initiation 2nd trimester Pre Pre 27/40 Pre 25/40 Pre 23/40 Pre Pre

Completion 29/40 6/40 20/40 34/40 1/40 28/40 24/40 27/40 NS 30/40

Antenatal complications None 1 of 2 viable fetal sacs None Oligo None Anhydramnios
"Renal failure"
None Anhydramnios Oligo, Vaginal Bleeding Oligo

Delivery CS VD VD VD VD CS CS CS CS VD

Gestation 29 39 37.5 34+5 Term 32+1 37 36+2 28 32+1

Perinatal Comp. Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Fetal distress Breech Breech Bleeding Nil

Sex F F F M F M F M F F

Birthweight 1220 g 2940 g 2960 g 2270 g NS 1460 g 2600 g 2230 g 1015 g 1810 g

Neonatal RDS Normal Normal Normal NS Sepsis, RDS RDS Normal Multiorgan Failure Normal

Outcome Nil significant Normal Normal Normal NS Normal Normal Normal Neonatal death Normal

Duration of follow-up 3 years 2 years 6/12 6/12 NS 3/12 2/12 NS 21 weeks 60/12

T = Trastuzumab, V = Vinorelbine, P = Paclitaxel, D = Docetaxel, Pre = Pre-pregnancy, NS = Not stated, Oligo = Oligohydramnios, CS = Caesarean section, VD = Vaginal Delivery, RDS = Respiratory Distress Syndrome