Culture Media with GM-CSF

Unique culture media for poor prognosis patients

SAGE® 1-Step™ GM-CSF, EmbryoGen® and BlastGen™ and  make up the first culture media suite containing the recombinant human cytokine Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF)

• Embryo−endometrial communication is key to successful pregnancy

• Cytokines play a critical role in driving this communication

• Culture media supplemented the GM-CSF has a positive effect on implantation and pregnancy rates

• Our innovative culture media suite offers GM-CSF solutions for both continuous and sequential embryo culture protocols.

Availability

SAGE 1-Step GM-CSF is only available for sale in selected countries worldwide.  EmbryoGen and BlastGen are available in selected countries worldwide.

Bring new hope to your patients

with our GM-CSF media solutions

SAGE 1-Step GM-CSF, EmbryoGen and BlastGen make up our novel culture media suite supplemented with the recombinant human cytokine GM-CSF. The inclusion of cytokines aims to reduce embryonic stress by creating a more physiological in vitro environment, increasing the chance of a successful implantation1.

This innovative media suite provides both a single-step and sequential solution, giving you an additional option for your poor prognosis patients without the need to change your existing protocol.

Recommended for patients who have2

  • Experienced recurrent clinical and biochemical pregnancy loss
  • Experienced recurrent implantation failure
  • Unexplained infertility
  • Advanced maternal age

CONTINUOUS

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SAGE 1-Step GM-CSF

The world’s first single-step culture medium containing the recombinant human cytokine GM-CSF

SEQUENTIAL

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EmbryoGen and BlastGen

The world’s first media suite containing the recombinant human cytokine GM-CSF

Communication is key for a successful pregnancy

Communication between the embryo and endometrium is crucial in creating the right environment for a successful pregnancy.

Compromised embryo competence, impacting the maternal-embryo dialogue, may lead to an increase in implantation failure, preclinical pregnancy loss and miscarriage.

Poor communication between embryo and endometrium may result in as much as:

40%

of unexplained infertility3,4

80%

of unexplained pregnancy losses3,4

44%

increase in ongoing implantation rate with GM-CSF containing media

Cytokines: a critical role in communications

Cytokines drive the dialogue between the embryo and endometrium and are increasingly expressed throughout embryo development5.

The cytokine GM-CSF is a natural signaling molecule that allows for both autocrine and paracrine communication between the embryo and endometrium.

Providing a more physiological in vitro environment

Our innovative culture media suite is supplemented with the cytokine GM-CSF to mimic the environment found
in the female reproductive tract at conception. Creating the best possible in vitro conditions for the embryo, with the use of this cytokine, will promote successful implantation through improved endometrial receptivity.

Fertilization

Day 0-1
Fertilization

For IVF or ICSI, media that supports both gametes during fertilization and promotes sperm function is recommended.

Following fertilization, the embryo immediately begins to communicate with its environment and should be moved to media that better supports the next stage
of its development.

Pre-implantation

Day 1-3
Initial dialogue

Cytokines are critical in the communication between the embryo and the endometrium prior to implantation and are naturally found in the reproductive tract at this stage.

In the laboratory setting, exposure of embryos to GM-CSF has been shown to promote blastocyst formation and alleviate the negative effects of in vitro culture.

Apposition, adhesion & trophoblast invasion

Day 3-6
Ongoing support

Maternal-embryo communication is essential for recognition and implantation of the embryo.

Continuing to culture in media containing GM-CSF supports the embryo’s development right through to the blastocyst stage.

Implantation

From embryo transfer onwards
Sustained dialogue

An environment that supports the dialogue between the embryo and endometrium is crucial for successful implantation, especially for poor prognosis patients. GM-CSF is known to play an important role in this dialogue, as well as the regulation of the maternal immune response.

Transferring embryos in media with GM-CSF ensures that the cytokine is present in the reproductive tract at this vital time.

GM-CSF culture media in the clinical setting

The introduction of a GM-CSF containing culture medium to the IVF world was based on the positive results of EmbryoGen in a prospective randomized clinical trial2, which showed its positive effect on ongoing implantation and live birth rates.

3 days of embryo culture in GM-CSF containing medium improved live birth rate2

Subgroup analysis (n=289 previous miscarriage patients) from a multi-center, randomized, controlled parallel group, double blinded trial with 1,300+ patients from 14 centers.

Data on the clinical use of the full GM-CSF media suite, EmbryoGen and BlastGen, demonstrates that culturing in GM-CSF containing media until the blastocyst stage increases pregnancy and implantation rates6.

EmbryoGen and BlastGen have a positive effect on pregnancy rate and increase the chances of obtaining a live birth6

Blastocyst transfer (frozen-thawed) success rates from a prospective randomized clinical trial with 90 Single Embryo Transfer (SET) cycles using sibling oocytes.

Definitions
Pregnancy rate: Women with positive hCG at week 2 per women with transfer. Implantation rate: Number of sacs at week 7 per transferred embryo. Ongoing implantation rate: Number of sacs with heart beat at week 7 per transferred embryo. Live birth rate:
Live births per transferred embryo.

Order Codes

Reference Description Size HSA mg/ml Shelf Life Guarantee*
12062003 EmbryoGen & BlastGen 2x 3 ml 5 mg/mL Minimum 8 weeks
12040003 EmbryoGen 3 ml 5 mg/mL Minimum 8 weeks
12050003 BlastGen 3 ml 5 mg/mL Minimum 8 weeks

*Minimum time to expiry

  • Albumin
  • Calcium pantothenate
  • Calcium pyruvate
  • D-(+)-glucose
  • EDTA
  • Essential amino acids
  • GM-CSF
  • Folic acid
  • Gentamicin sulfate
  • L-alanyl-L-glutamine
  • Magnesium Sulfate heptahydrate
  • Non-essential amino acids
  • Sodium Bicarbonate
  • Sodium chloride
  • Sodium dihydrogen Phosphate dihydrate
  • Sodium hyaluronate
  • Sodium pyruvate
  • Tri-sodium citrate dehydrate

EmbryoGen only

  • Potassium chloride
  • Taurine

BlastGen only

  • Choline chloride
  • D-Biotin
  • Inositol
  • Niacinamid
  • Potassium Sulphate
  • Pyridoxine HCL
  • Riboflavin
  • SSR™ (Synthetic Serum Replacement)
  • Thiamine HCL

SAGE 1-Step™ GM-CSF only

Acida aminica: alanylglutaminum, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cystinum, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr, Val, Acidum edeticum; Aqua;
Gentamicinum; Glucosum; KCl; KH2PO4; Lactas; MgSO4; NaCl; Na2HPO4;NaHCO3; Plasma interdum fractionis; Plasma Protein Fraction; Pyruvas; Phenolsulfonphthaleinum; Sargramostimum.

Sargramostim (GM-CSF) 2 ng/ml
Human Albumin Solution (HAS) 5 mg/ml
Gentamicin sulphate 10 μg/ml

SAGE 1-Step™ GM-CSF with SPS only

Acida aminica: alanylglutaminum, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cystinum, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr, Val, Acidum edeticum; Aqua;
Gentamicinum; Glucosum; KCl; KH2PO4; Lactas; MgSO4; NaCl; Na2HPO4;NaHCO3; Plasma interdum fractionis; Plasma Protein Fraction; Pyruvas; Phenolsulfonphthaleinum; Sargramostimum.

Plasma Protein Fraction (SPS) 5 mg/ml
Sargramostim (GM-CSF) 2 ng/ml
Gentamicin sulphate 10 μg/ml

  • Sterility tested (Ph. Eur., USP)
  • Osmolality tested (Ph. Eur., USP)
  • pH tested (Ph. Eur., USP)
  • Endotoxin tested < 0.15 EU/ml (Ph. Eur., USP)
  • Mouse Embryo Assay (MEA)

SAGE 1-Step™ GM-CSF 

Sterility tested (Ph.Eur., USP<71>)
GM-CSF: ELISA, TF-1 assay
Osmolality tested 257-273 mOsm/kg (Ph.Eur., USP<785>)
pH tested 7.2-7.4 (Ph.Eur., USP<791>)
Endotoxin tested < 0.15 EU/mL (Ph.Eur., USP<85>)
1-cell MEA: ≥80% blastocysts at 96h

1. Chine et al., Stress response genes are suppressed in mouse pre-implantation embryos by granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factors GM-CSF, Human Reproduction, 2009, September 8, 24(12), 2997-3009

2. Ziebe et al., A randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in embryo culture medium for in vitro fertilization. Fertil Steril. 2013 May;99(6):1600-9.

3. Roussev et al. Laboratory Evaluation of Women Experiencing Reproductive Failure, Am. J. Reprod. Immunol., 1996; 35:415-420

4. Adapted from The International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination, Inc. (INCIID), www.inciid.org

5. Zhao,Y. and Chegini,N. (1999). The expression of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and receptors in human endometrium. Am. J. Reprod. Immunol. 42, 303-311.

6. ORIGIO®, data on file