Table 1.

Pregnancy outcomes in BCR-Abl1-negative MPNs

StudyPatients/ pregnancies (n)Diagnosis (n) molecular markers (%)Treatment during pregnancy (%)Maternal complications (%)Fetal complications (%)Live births (%)
Landtblom et al4  229/342 ET 158/229
PV 27/229
PMF 24/229
MPN-U 20/229 
NA Hemorrhage 14
Thrombosis 1
Preeclampsia, HELLP, and gestational HTN 6 
Preterm delivery 12
Stillbirth 0.6 
NA 
How et al10  52/121 ET 52/52
JAK2 56
CALR 11.5
MPL 0 triple neg 7.7 
ASA 61.2
IFN-α 1.6
LMWH 31.7 (before pregnancy: CRT 10.7) 
Hemorrhage 5.8
Thrombosis 2.5
Preeclampsia 3.3
Gestational HTN 0.8 
Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 32.2
Stillbirth 0.8
Preterm delivery 7.4
IUGR 2.5 
69 
Gangat et al11  55/95 ET 55/55
JAK2 45
CALR 35
Triple neg 12 
ASA 60
LMWH 9
IFN-α 15
Anagrelide 5
HU 2
Radioactive phosphorus 2 
Hemorrhage 7
Thrombosis 4
Preeclampsia 4
Placental abruption 2 
Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 31
Stillbirth 1
Preterm delivery 2
IUGR 3 
67 
4/5 PV 4/4 ASA 29
ASA+LMWH 29 
Thrombosis 20  100 
2/2 PMF 2/2
CALR 100 
ASA 100 NA  100 
Sokołowska and Jawniak12  60/104 ET 47/60
PV 3/60
PMF 10/60
JAK2 56.7
CALR 15 
LMWH 18.3
LMWH + ASA 9.6
ASA 23.1
IFN-α 46.2
Apheresis 1 
NA Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 18.3
Stillbirth 5.8 
72.1 
How et al13  58/130 ET 53/58
PV 5/58
JAK2 60.3
CALR 12.1 
ASA 58.5
IFN-α 1.5
LMWH 6.9 
Hemorrhage 6.9
Thrombosis 2.3 
Abortions 24.6 70 
Lapoirie et al14  14/27 ET 9/14
PV 5/14 
ASA 67
Heparin ± IFN-α 72 
Hemorrhage 11
Thrombosis 15
HELLP 15 
Abortion 22
Stillbirth 4
Preterm delivery 15
IUGR 15 
70 
Bertozzi et al15  15/24 PV 15/15
JAK2 V617F 85.7
JAK2 exon12 14.3 
ASA 67
ASA + LMWH 12
IFN-α 4 
Unspecified 16.7 Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 29.2
Stillbirth 8.3
Preterm delivery 20.8
IUGR 4.2 
62.5 
Alimam et al3  58/58 ET 47/58
PV 5/58
PMF 5/58
MPN-U 1/58
JAK2 58.3 
ASA 47
ASA + LMWH 38
LMWH 3
IFN-α 14 
Hemorrhage 13
Preeclampsia 9 
Preterm delivery 15
IUGR 23 
100 
Griesshammer and Schauer16  48/121
Only 109 pregnancies analyzed at time of abstract submission 
PV 48/48 IFN-α 11
ASA in most patients with already known MPN diagnosis
Venesection as required to target a hematocrit of 40% (mainly required in the first trimester) 
Hemorrhage 2.7
Minor bleeding 8.2
Thrombosis 2.7 
Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 23
Stillbirth 10 
67 
Palandri et al17  13/24 ET 13/13
JAK2 25 
IFN-α alone 4.2
IFN-α + ASA 8.3
ASA 37.5 
Placental abruption 4.2 Abortion 37.5 62.5 
Melillo et al18  92/122 ET 92/92
JAK2 51 
ASA 76.2
Additional LMWH in last week of pregnancy + postpartum 15.5
IFN-α 16.4 
Hemorrhage PPH 0.8
Thrombosis 4.1
Preeclampsia 2.5
Placental abruption 0.8 
Abortion 21.3
Stillbirth 3.3
Preterm delivery 9.8
IUGR 1.6 
75.4 
Gangat et al19  36/63 ET 36/36
JAK2 50 
ASA 69 (before pregnancy: CRT 31.7) Hemorrhage PPH 3
Preeclampsia 3 
Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 40 60 
Tulpule et al20  2/4 PMF 2/2
JAK2 and MPL neg 100 
ASA 25
ASA + LMWH 75 
Hemorrhage PPH 25 Abortion 25
Stillbirth 25 
50 
Passamonti et al21  58/96 ET 58/58
JAK2 49 
ASA 62
IFN-α 3 (before pregnancy: CRT 14) 
Preeclampsia 4
HTN 5 
Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 32.2
Stillbirth 3
IUGR 4 
64 
Robinson et al22  8/18 PV 18/18 Aspirin 61.1
IFN-α 16.7
LMWH 16.7
Venesection 22.2 
Thrombosis 5.6
Preeclampsia 16.7
Placental abruption 11.1 
Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 22.2
Stillbirth 16.7
Preterm delivery 16.7
IUGR 16.7 
61.1 
Niittyvuopio et al23  16/40 ET 16/16 ASA alone 20
ASA + IFN-α 5 (before pregnancy: CRT 21) 
Preeclampsia 5
Eclampsia 2.5 
Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 32.5
Stillbirth 5
Preterm 5 
57.5 
Wright and Tefferi24  20/43 ET 20/20 ASA 44
LMWH 2 (before pregnancy: CRT 58) 
Placental abruption 2 Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 44
Stillbirth 5
Preterm 2 
51 
Cincotta et al25  12/30 ET 12/12 ASA only 23
IFN-α 13
Heparin 3 (before pregnancy: HU 8) 
Placental abruption 16.6 Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 20
Stillbirth 23.3 
56.6 
Bangerter et al26  9/17 ET 9/9 ASA alone 6
ASA + LMWH 29 (before pregnancy: HU 11) 
Hemorrhage 29
Transient ischemic attack 6 
Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 35
Preterm 18 
65 
Randi et al27  13/16 ET 13/13 ASA 43.8 Thrombosis 18.8 Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 9.1
Preterm delivery 9.1 
81.3 
Pagliaro et al28  9/15 ET 9/9 ASA 20
ASA + heparin 46.7 
Hemorrhage 6.6
Thrombosis 26.6 
Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 20
Stillbirth 20
Preterm 20
IUGR 13.3 
60 
Beressi et al29  18/34 ET 18/18 ASA 55.5 Hemorrhage 50
Thrombosis 33.3
Placental abruption 3 
Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 44
Stillbirth 3
Preterm 3 
50 
StudyPatients/ pregnancies (n)Diagnosis (n) molecular markers (%)Treatment during pregnancy (%)Maternal complications (%)Fetal complications (%)Live births (%)
Landtblom et al4  229/342 ET 158/229
PV 27/229
PMF 24/229
MPN-U 20/229 
NA Hemorrhage 14
Thrombosis 1
Preeclampsia, HELLP, and gestational HTN 6 
Preterm delivery 12
Stillbirth 0.6 
NA 
How et al10  52/121 ET 52/52
JAK2 56
CALR 11.5
MPL 0 triple neg 7.7 
ASA 61.2
IFN-α 1.6
LMWH 31.7 (before pregnancy: CRT 10.7) 
Hemorrhage 5.8
Thrombosis 2.5
Preeclampsia 3.3
Gestational HTN 0.8 
Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 32.2
Stillbirth 0.8
Preterm delivery 7.4
IUGR 2.5 
69 
Gangat et al11  55/95 ET 55/55
JAK2 45
CALR 35
Triple neg 12 
ASA 60
LMWH 9
IFN-α 15
Anagrelide 5
HU 2
Radioactive phosphorus 2 
Hemorrhage 7
Thrombosis 4
Preeclampsia 4
Placental abruption 2 
Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 31
Stillbirth 1
Preterm delivery 2
IUGR 3 
67 
4/5 PV 4/4 ASA 29
ASA+LMWH 29 
Thrombosis 20  100 
2/2 PMF 2/2
CALR 100 
ASA 100 NA  100 
Sokołowska and Jawniak12  60/104 ET 47/60
PV 3/60
PMF 10/60
JAK2 56.7
CALR 15 
LMWH 18.3
LMWH + ASA 9.6
ASA 23.1
IFN-α 46.2
Apheresis 1 
NA Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 18.3
Stillbirth 5.8 
72.1 
How et al13  58/130 ET 53/58
PV 5/58
JAK2 60.3
CALR 12.1 
ASA 58.5
IFN-α 1.5
LMWH 6.9 
Hemorrhage 6.9
Thrombosis 2.3 
Abortions 24.6 70 
Lapoirie et al14  14/27 ET 9/14
PV 5/14 
ASA 67
Heparin ± IFN-α 72 
Hemorrhage 11
Thrombosis 15
HELLP 15 
Abortion 22
Stillbirth 4
Preterm delivery 15
IUGR 15 
70 
Bertozzi et al15  15/24 PV 15/15
JAK2 V617F 85.7
JAK2 exon12 14.3 
ASA 67
ASA + LMWH 12
IFN-α 4 
Unspecified 16.7 Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 29.2
Stillbirth 8.3
Preterm delivery 20.8
IUGR 4.2 
62.5 
Alimam et al3  58/58 ET 47/58
PV 5/58
PMF 5/58
MPN-U 1/58
JAK2 58.3 
ASA 47
ASA + LMWH 38
LMWH 3
IFN-α 14 
Hemorrhage 13
Preeclampsia 9 
Preterm delivery 15
IUGR 23 
100 
Griesshammer and Schauer16  48/121
Only 109 pregnancies analyzed at time of abstract submission 
PV 48/48 IFN-α 11
ASA in most patients with already known MPN diagnosis
Venesection as required to target a hematocrit of 40% (mainly required in the first trimester) 
Hemorrhage 2.7
Minor bleeding 8.2
Thrombosis 2.7 
Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 23
Stillbirth 10 
67 
Palandri et al17  13/24 ET 13/13
JAK2 25 
IFN-α alone 4.2
IFN-α + ASA 8.3
ASA 37.5 
Placental abruption 4.2 Abortion 37.5 62.5 
Melillo et al18  92/122 ET 92/92
JAK2 51 
ASA 76.2
Additional LMWH in last week of pregnancy + postpartum 15.5
IFN-α 16.4 
Hemorrhage PPH 0.8
Thrombosis 4.1
Preeclampsia 2.5
Placental abruption 0.8 
Abortion 21.3
Stillbirth 3.3
Preterm delivery 9.8
IUGR 1.6 
75.4 
Gangat et al19  36/63 ET 36/36
JAK2 50 
ASA 69 (before pregnancy: CRT 31.7) Hemorrhage PPH 3
Preeclampsia 3 
Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 40 60 
Tulpule et al20  2/4 PMF 2/2
JAK2 and MPL neg 100 
ASA 25
ASA + LMWH 75 
Hemorrhage PPH 25 Abortion 25
Stillbirth 25 
50 
Passamonti et al21  58/96 ET 58/58
JAK2 49 
ASA 62
IFN-α 3 (before pregnancy: CRT 14) 
Preeclampsia 4
HTN 5 
Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 32.2
Stillbirth 3
IUGR 4 
64 
Robinson et al22  8/18 PV 18/18 Aspirin 61.1
IFN-α 16.7
LMWH 16.7
Venesection 22.2 
Thrombosis 5.6
Preeclampsia 16.7
Placental abruption 11.1 
Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 22.2
Stillbirth 16.7
Preterm delivery 16.7
IUGR 16.7 
61.1 
Niittyvuopio et al23  16/40 ET 16/16 ASA alone 20
ASA + IFN-α 5 (before pregnancy: CRT 21) 
Preeclampsia 5
Eclampsia 2.5 
Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 32.5
Stillbirth 5
Preterm 5 
57.5 
Wright and Tefferi24  20/43 ET 20/20 ASA 44
LMWH 2 (before pregnancy: CRT 58) 
Placental abruption 2 Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 44
Stillbirth 5
Preterm 2 
51 
Cincotta et al25  12/30 ET 12/12 ASA only 23
IFN-α 13
Heparin 3 (before pregnancy: HU 8) 
Placental abruption 16.6 Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 20
Stillbirth 23.3 
56.6 
Bangerter et al26  9/17 ET 9/9 ASA alone 6
ASA + LMWH 29 (before pregnancy: HU 11) 
Hemorrhage 29
Transient ischemic attack 6 
Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 35
Preterm 18 
65 
Randi et al27  13/16 ET 13/13 ASA 43.8 Thrombosis 18.8 Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 9.1
Preterm delivery 9.1 
81.3 
Pagliaro et al28  9/15 ET 9/9 ASA 20
ASA + heparin 46.7 
Hemorrhage 6.6
Thrombosis 26.6 
Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 20
Stillbirth 20
Preterm 20
IUGR 13.3 
60 
Beressi et al29  18/34 ET 18/18 ASA 55.5 Hemorrhage 50
Thrombosis 33.3
Placental abruption 3 
Miscarriage/ectopic/abortion 44
Stillbirth 3
Preterm 3 
50 

ASA, aspirin; CRT, cytoreductive therapy; HELLP, haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets; HTN, hypertension; HU, hydroxyurea; IFN-α, interferon alfa; IUGR, intrauterine growth restriction; MPN-U, myeloproliferative neoplasm, unspecified; NA, not available; PPH, postpartum hemorrhage.

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