A randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in embryo culture medium for in vitro fertilization

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2013

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Ziebe, S.
Loft, A.
Povlsen, B.
Erb, K.
Agerholm, I.
Aasted, M.
Gabrielsen, A.
Hnida, C.
Zobel, D.
Munding, B.

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Fertility and Sterility, 2013; 99(6):1600-1609

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Søren Ziebe, Anne Loft, Betina B. Povlsen, Karin Erb, Inge Agerholm, Michael Aasted, Anette Gabrielsen, Christina Hnida, Dorit P. Zobel, Bibi Munding, Susanne H. Bendz and Sarah A. Robertson

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<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the effect of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in embryo culture medium on ongoing implantation rate (OIR).<h4>Design</h4>Multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded prospective design.<h4>Setting</h4>Fourteen Scandinavian fertility clinics.<h4>Patient(s)</h4>A total of 1,332 women with indication for in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection; 1,149 received embryo transfer (GM-CSF: n = 564; control: n = 585).<h4>Intervention(s)</h4>Oocytes were fertilized, and embryos cultured and transferred in control medium or test medium containing 2 ng/mL GM-CSF.<h4>Main outcome measure(s)</h4>OIR at gestational week 7, with follow-up at week 12 and birth.<h4>Result(s)</h4>At week 7, OIRs were 23.5% (GM-CSF), and 20.0% (control) (odds ratio [OR] 1.26, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.91-1.75). At week 12, OIRs were 23.0% (GM-CSF) and 18.7% (control) (OR 1.35, 95% CI 1.06-1.72), and live birth rates were 28.9% and 24.1%, respectively (OR 1.35, 95% CI 1.03-1.78). The effect of GM-CSF was influenced by the human serum albumin concentration in the medium. Birth weight and abnormality incidence were similar in both groups. Exploratory analyses showed that GM-CSF increased OIR in women with previous miscarriage, especially in women with more than one miscarriage.<h4>Conclusion(s)</h4>Addition of GM-CSF to embryo culture medium elicits a significant increase in survival of transferred embryos to week 12 and live birth. Our results are consistent with a protective effect of GM-CSF on culture-induced embryo stress. GM-CSF may be particularly efficacious in women with previous miscarriage.<h4>Clinical trial registration number</h4>NCT00565747.

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