Table 2. . Pregnancy cases of bosutinib exposure: abortions.
| Setting | Age (years) | Starting bosutinib dose (mg/day) | Indication | Therapy duration† (months) | Action taken | Relationship to bosutinib exposure | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure via the mother | |||||||
| Spontaneous report from a contactable physician received via a sales representative | – | 300 | – | – | – | A drug-event causal association cannot be ruled out | The patient became pregnant while on bosutinib for an unspecified condition. The patient’s pregnancy was aborted on an unspecified date at the patient’s request |
| Clinical trial | 35 | 400 | 1st-line CML | ∼24 | Bosutinib permanently discontinued after elective abortion | Unrelated | The patient became pregnant while receiving bosutinib. The patient chose to have an elective abortion at week 5 due to her personal decision not to have more children Concomitant medication included oral bendroflumethiazide 2.5 mg q.d. and oral enalapril 10 mg q.d. for hypertension, oral loperamide hydrochloride 2 mg prn, oral clemastine fumarate 1 mg prn and oral desloratadine 5 mg prn |
| Clinical trial | 34 | 500 | 1st-line CML | <1‡ | Dose not changed | Unrelated | The patient was thought to have become pregnant prior to enrolling in the study. Upon examination on a date after the patient began bosutinib therapy, the patient’s physician reported a suspected spontaneous abortion of an ectopic pregnancy |
| Clinical trial | 23 | 400 | 1st-line CML | ∼23 | Bosutinib permanently discontinued ∼7 weeks' gestational age | Unrelated | The patient became pregnant while receiving bosutinib. The outcome of the pregnancy was partial molar pregnancy requiring dilation and curettage Concomitant medication included diphenhydramine hydrochloride, acetylsalicylic acid, caffeine, paracetamol, salicylamide, ondansetron, sumatriptan and ferrous sulfate |
| Exposure via the father | |||||||
| Clinical trial | – | 500 | ≥2nd-line CML | – | Bosutinib continued unchanged | Unrelated | The patient began taking bosutinib for CML in February 2009. On an unknown date in 2009, a pregnancy of the patient’s partner was confirmed. On June 20, 2009, an elective abortion was carried out |
| Clinical trial | 35 | 500 | ≥2nd-line CML | ∼22§ | Bosutinib continued unchanged | Unrelated | The patient’s partner became pregnant ∼22 months after the patient began therapy. On December 18, 2009, the partner underwent a medical abortion of the pregnancy |
| Clinical trial | 32 | 500 | ≥2nd-line leukemia (unspecified) | ∼5 | Bosutinib continued unchanged | Unrelated | The patient began taking bosutinib in August 2007. In January 2008, a pregnancy of the patient’s partner was confirmed. The partner experienced a spontaneous abortion in May 2008. Fetal biopsy revealed basal deciduitis with necrosis foci and bleeding |
| Clinical trial | 39 | 400 | 1st-line CML | ∼7 | Bosutinib continued unchanged | Unrelated | The patient began taking bosutinib in April 2015 for CML. An unintended pregnancy of the patient’s partner was confirmed in December 2015. Three weeks later, the partner underwent an elective termination via curettage induced abortion Concomitant medication was prednicarbate |
| Clinical trial | 26 | 400 | 1st-line CML | ∼7 | – | Unrelated | The patient began taking bosutinib for CML in August 2015. In February 2016, a pregnancy of the patient’s partner with a gestational age of 8 weeks was confirmed. A week later, the partner communicated to the patient that the fetus was not growing and an abortion of the pregnancy would be performed. No congenital abnormality was confirmed No concomitant medication |
From start of treatment to discontinuation of bosutinib/pregnancy confirmation.
At diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy.
At estimated date of conception.
CML: Chronic myeloid leukemia; prn: As needed; q.d.: Daily.