title: Successful pregnancy involving a man with chronic myeloid leukemia on dasatinib.
abstract: Dasatinib is a highly potent Bcr-Abl inhibitor that is approved for the treatment of imatinib-resistant or -intolerant chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The potential effects of dasatinib on sperm counts, sperm function, and fertility have not been studied yet. There is only one report in the medical literature of successful pregnancies while patients were taking dasatinib, thus making our case the second report. Here, we present the case of a 38-year-old man who conceived a healthy baby while on dasatinib therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Houssam
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oweini
authors.forename: Zaher K
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Otrock
authors.forename: Rami A R
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Mahfouz
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bazarbachi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000069439:Dasatinib; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D011743:Pyrimidines; D013844:Thiazoles; D000069439:Dasatinib