Chart 1.
List of the studies that evaluated the use of G-CSF in women submitted to assisted fertilization, which held thin endometrium and repeated failures
First author/Year Geographic Region | Study Type | Participants number | Average age | G-CSFmethod of use Date | Endometrium thikness after G-CSF (average) | Pregnancy rates (%) |
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Sarvi et al., 2017 Iran | RCT | TG: 13 CG: 15 | TG:31.2 CG: 31.6 | TG: 300 mcg IU GC: Saline | TG: 5±1.4 mm | CG: 20 TG: 15.3 ** |
Eftekhar et al., 2016b Iran | RCT | TG: 44 CG: 45 | TG: 32.5 CG: 31.7 | 300 mcg IU | CG: 8.8 TG: 9.1 ** | TG: 28.8 CG: 1.3 * |
Xu B et al., 2015 China | Non-randomized CT | TG: 41 CG: 65 | TG: 31.4 CG: 32.0 | 300 mcg IU | 5.7mm antes 8.4 mm após* | TG: 48 CG: 25* |
Tehraninejad et al., 2015 Iran | Non-randomizedCT | 15 | 35.13 | 300 mcg IU eggs collecting day | 3.6mm antes 7.1mm após* | 20 |
Eftekhar et al., 2014 Iran | Non-randomized CT | TG: 34 CG: 34 | TG: 30.8 CG: 28.6 | 300 mcg IU 12th to 13th day | 5.6 CG 5.8: TG ** | CG:28.6 TG:30.8 ** |
Shah et al., 2014 India | Prospective cohort study | EG: 231 NEG: 117 | 33.5 | 300 mcg IU 10 days from estrogen onset | < 8mm before 10.9mm after * | 37 |
Gleicher et al., 2013 USA | Prospective cohort study | 21 | 40.5 | 300 mcg IU on hCG day | 5.7mm before 9.3mm after* | 19.1 |
Gleicher et al., 2011 USA | Prospective cohort study | 4 | 38.3 | 300mcg IU 48 h beforeET | 4.9mm before 8.7mm after* | 100 (1 ectopic) |
Mishra et al., 2016 India | Cross-sectional study | 35 | 30.5 | 300 mcg IU on 14th day of cycle | 5.9mm before 6.6mm after * | Zero |
Kunicki et al., 2014 Poland | Cross-sectional study | 37 | 34.7 | 300 mcg IU on hCG day | 6.7 before 8.4 after * | 19.1 |
RCT: Randomized clinical trial. IU: intrauterine; ET: Embryo Transfer; CT: Clinical Trial;
SD: Standard Deviation; IR: implantation Rate;
Significant;
not significant.
TG: Treated Group.
CG: Control Group, EG: Exposed Group; NEG: Non-Exposed Group.