Progeny of survivors of acute lymphocytic leukemia

Eight successful pregnancies and one spontaneous abortion have been observed in 5 women belonging to a group of 212 Nordic children who had their antileukemic therapy discontinued before January 1, 1978. Furthermore a young leukemic man was the father of a healthy child after 4 years of intensive cytostatic therapy. No malformations have been observed in the progeny of these treated individuals.