Ectopic pregnancy in a breast cancer patient receiving trastuzumab

Cervico-isthmic pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy with a poor obstetrical prognosis, whose mechanism remains unclear. Preclinical data indicate that HER-2 plays a major role in embryo implantation. We report a case of cervico-isthmic pregnancy occurring during treatment with trastuzumab...

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Published in:Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2008-02, Vol.25 (2), p.286-288
Main Authors: Berveiller, Paul, Mir, Olivier, Sauvanet, Eric, Antoine, Eric-Charles, Goldwasser, François
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antibodies, Monoclonal - adverse effects
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects
Biological and medical sciences
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy
Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy
Ectopic pregnancy
Embryology: invertebrates and vertebrates. Teratology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
HER-2
Humans
Implantation
Mammary gland diseases
Medical sciences
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic - drug therapy
Pregnancy, Ectopic - chemically induced
Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta
Teratology. Teratogens
Toxicology
Trastuzumab
Tumors
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