Novel treatments to trigger final follicular maturation and luteal phase support
1. Novel
treatments
for
triggering
final
follicular
matura3on
and
suppor3ng
luteal
phase
Sandro
Esteves
Medical
&
Scien3fic
Director
ANDROFERT
-‐
Brazil
2. Learning
objec3ves
At
the
comple3on
of
this
presenta3on,
par3cipants
should
be
able
to:
• Appraise
novel
strategies
to
triggering
the
final
follicle
matura5on
and
suppor5ng
the
luteal
phase
as
per
a
quality
management
perspec5ve
• Individualize
trigger
and
luteal
phase
support
according
to
different
pa5ent
segments
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3. “Process”:
the
only
objec3ve
and
measurable
aspect
of
quality
Process = Any activity or set of activities that uses
resources to transform raw material, supplies and labor
(inputs) into products or services (outputs)
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4. Quality
of
trigger
and
LPS
methods
can
be
measured,
but
how?
Using
indicators
for
the
most
important
quality
dimensions
in
infer3lity
care…
Safety
Pa3ent-‐
centeredness
Effec3veness
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5. What
are
the
most
effec3ve,
safest
and
pa3ent-‐centered
strategies?
• Effec3veness:
technical
aspects
to
deliver
the
best
possible
outcome
(e.g.
pregnancy,
live
birth,
cumula5ve
LBR)
• Safety:
complica5ons
(OHSS),
adverse
effects,
risks
(pa5ent
&
offspring),
errors/
mistakes
• Pa3ent-‐centeredness:
convenience,
physical
burden,
invasiveness
of
techniques
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6. How
to
offer
the
most
effec3ve,
safest
and
pa3ent-‐
centered
trigger
and
LPS
methods?
Clinical
Needs
Standard
Opera3ng
Procedures
Results
• Agents
• Route of administration
• Dose
• Timing
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7. 14h
14h
20h
48h
0
20
h
Natural
LH
surge
hCG
Adapted
from
Chan
et
al.
Hum
Reprod.
2003;18:2294-‐7
Day
6
hCG
and
GnRHa
elicit
final
follicular
matura3on
as
surrogates
for
the
mid-‐cycle
LH
surge
GnRHa
36-48 h
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Day
8
8. Trigger
Prac3ces
at
Androfert
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High
responders
at
risk
of
OHSS
Fresh
ET
+
modified
LPS
FRALL
+
blastocyst
ET
ar3ficial
cycle
GnRH-‐a
trigger
(0.2
mg
triptorelin)
High*,
normal
and
poor
responders
FRALL
Fresh
D3/D5
ET
+
standard
LPS
Rec-‐hCG
trigger
(250
mcg)
*Low
OHSS
risk
9. Propor3on
of
total
immunoreac3vity
(%)
Pregnyl®
Choragon®
Profasi®
Ovitrelle®
Intact
bioac3ve
hCG
50
30
96
>99
Hyperglycosylated
hCG
0.6
4
0.5
<0.1
Free
β
subunit
6.2
8
2.4
<0.1
β-‐core
fragment1
43
58
1.2
-‐-‐
Epidermal
growth
factor2
181-‐204
154
4-‐10
-‐-‐
Gervais et al. Glycobiology 2003;13:179-89; Yarram et al. Fertil Steril 2004;82:232-3
1degradation product of hCG;
2EGF is a contaminant (ng/5000IU)
Func3onally
intact
hCG
and
contamina3on
in
hCG
formula3ons
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10. Farrag et al. JARG 2008; 25:461-6
8.4
7.3
7.1
4.7
0
2
4
6
8
10
No. Retrieved oocytes
No. MII with mature
cytoplasm
rec-hCG
(250 mcg;
n=42)
u-hCG
(10,000 IU;
n=47)
*p<0.01
*
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11. Effec3veness
of
hCG
trigger
RCT
comparing
trigger
with
rec-‐hCG
(250
mcg)
vs
u-‐hCG
(10,000
IU)
on
delivery
rates
in
eSET
antagonist
cycles
26.7%
44.1%
Delivery rate (%)
u-hCG
rec-hCG
N=119
aged<32
OR:
2.16
(95%
CI:
1.01-‐4.67;
p=0.04)
Papanikolaou
EG
et
al.
Fer&l
Steril
2010;
94:2902-‐4
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12. RCT
N
Odds-‐ra3o
Local
site
reac3ons*
rec-‐hCG
vs.
u-‐hCG
3
374
0.39
95%
CI:
0.25
to
0.61
Driscoll
et
al.
2000:
27%
vs
42%
ERHCG
group
2000:
23%
vs
45%
Abdelmassih
et
al.
2005:
23%
vs
45%
Youssef et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011; 13(4):CD003719
* Pain and/or inflammation
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13. hCG
preferences
in
treatment-‐
experienced
pa3ents
at
Androfert
Total (n=76)
60%
29%
3%
8%
prefer new pen
prefer pre-filled syringe
prefer lyophilized powder to reconstitute
Not matter
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RCT
comparing
rec-‐hCG
(ovitrelle;
250
mcg)
vs
GnRH
agonist
(0.2
mg
triptorelin)
trigger
in
oocyte
dona3on
cycles
12
11.4
8
7.5
67.8
71.1
rec-‐hCG
GnRHa
N
oocytes
N
mature
oocytes
%2PN
Galindo
et
al.
Gynecol
Endocrinol.
2009;25(1):60-‐6
N=257;
p=NS
15. Reasons
for
trigger
failure
with
hCG
and
GnRHa
Empty
follicle:
Ø
hCG:
0.1%-‐2.0%1,2
Ø
GnRHa:
0.6%-‐3.5%3,4
Root
causes:
• Human
errors
• High
BMI
• Low
baseline
LH
levels*
• Less
bioac5ve
LH*
1Quintans et al. 1998; 2Zegers Hochschild et al. 1995;
3Castillo et al. 2012; 4Kummer et al. 2013.
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*GnRHa
16. <34h
34-‐35h
35.5h
>35.5-‐36h
>36-‐38h
63%
73%
76%
79%
82%
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Oocyte
maturity
by
interval
between
trigger
(rec-‐hCG
250
mcg)
and
oocyte
retrieval
in
antagonist
cycles
Androfert;
N=2,230
cycles
17. GnRH-‐agonist
vs
hCG
trigger
Fresh
autologous
cycles
Moderate/
severe
OHSS
OR
0.10
0.01-‐0.82
Live
birth
OR
0.44
0.29-‐0.68
Youssef et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011
High
responders
Fresh ET Freeze all
GnRH-a trigger
GnRH-‐a
trigger
in
IVF
cycles
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18. Agents
Effec3veness
Safety
Pa3ent-‐
centeredness
Rec-‐hCG
✔✔✔
✔✔
✔✔✔
u-‐hCG
✔✔
✔
✔✔
GnRH-‐a
✔✔
✔✔✔
✔
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How
to
offer
the
most
effec3ve,
safest
and
pa3ent-‐centered
trigger
method?
19. Abnormal
luteal
phase
in
s3mulated
cycles
• Supraphysiologic
steroid
levels
(by
mul3follicular
development)
inhibits
LH
secre3on
• Low
LH
levels
causes
luteolysis,
shortened
luteal
phase,
and
may
result
in
implanta3on
failure
Jones
1996;
Albano
et
al
1998;Tavaniotou
et
al
2000;
Fauser
&
Devroey
2003;
Trinchard-‐Lugan
et
al
2002;
Sherbahn
2013
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20. Corpus
luteum
func3on
depend
on
pulsa3le
LH
release
from
pituitary
Mid-‐cycle
LH
levels
Natural
cycle
6.0
IU/l
hCG
trigger
0.2
IU/l
GnRHa
trigger
1.5
IU/l
Tavaniotou & Devroey, 2003; Humaidan et al. 2005
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21.
Damewood
et
al.,
1989;
Gonen
et
al.,
1990;
Itskovitz
et
al.,
1991;
Weissman
et
al.,
1986
;
Bonduelle
et
al.,
1988
In
s3mulated
cycles,
there
is
a
period
of
deficient
LH
ac3vity
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Day 6
Trigger
Luteal
phase
length
(days)
hCG
Day 8
LH activity deficient period
Day 14
28-32h
GnRHa LH activity deficient period
22. Clinical
Needs
Standard
Opera3ng
Procedures
Pa3ent
subgroups
How
to
offer
the
most
effec3ve,
safest
and
pa3ent-‐
centered
LPS?
•
Agents
•
Routes
of
administra3on
•
Dose
•
When
to
start
•
When
to
stop
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23. GnRHa
trigger
§ Vaginal
P
gel
90
mg
2x/d
§ Onset
day
OPU
§ Cessa3on
~9th
week
if
pregnancy
hCG
trigger
§ Vaginal
P
gel
90
mg
1x/d
§ Onset
day
OPU
§ Cessa3on
~9th
week
if
pregnancy
2
hCG
bolus
1,500
IU
(rec-‐
hCG;
6
clicks
pen
of
250
mcg
OPU)
§ Vaginal
P
gel
90
mg
1x/d
§ ET
5
days
ater
P
§ Cessa3on
~9th
week
if
pregnancy
FET
Ar3ficial
cycle:
Transdermal
estradiol
step-‐up
regimen
(100mcg/d
up
to
300
mcg/d)
3
1
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LPS
SOP
at
Androfert
standardized steps, which are used every time the task is
done, to ensure the process is done the same way each time
24. In
FET
cycles,
all
of
the
current
methods
of
endometrial
prepara3on
appear
to
be
equally
effec3ve
in
terms
of
ongoing
pregnancy
rate*
• Meta-‐analysis
of
20
compara3ve
studies
• ~13,000
cycles
• Natural
and
ar3ficial
cycles
with
and
w/o
GnRHa
• Safety
and
pa3ent-‐centeredness
not
addressed
Groenewoud ER et al. Hum Reprod Update. 2013;19:458-70
*in eumenorrhoic patients
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3
25. Gelbaya et al Fertil Steril. 2008; Kolibianakis et al Hum Reprod. 2008;
Jee et al Fertil Steril. 2010; van der Linden et al Cochrane Database 2011
High-‐quality
evidence
on
effec3veness
of
LPS
methods
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26. P routes & types Evidence Effect Conclusion
Vaginal as effective
as IM/oral
13 RCT; 2
MA; >2,000
cycles
Similar CPR, LBR
& miscarriage True
Vaginal safer and
more patient-
friendly than IM/oral
3 RCT; 1
MA; >2,000
cycles
Lower side effects;
Increased patient
satisfaction
True
Schoolcraft et al 2000; Yanushpolsky et al-2008; Zarutskie & Phillips 2009; Polyzos et al 2010;
van der Linden et al Cochrane 2011
High-‐quality
evidence
on
safety
&
pa3ent-‐
centeredness
of
progesterone
usage
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2
27. 0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
IM P Vaginal P
ng/mL
Endometrial Levels
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
IM P Vaginal PngP/mgprotein
Serum Levels
P<0.0001
P<0.0001
Ficicioglu et al. Gynecol Endocrinol 2004; 18: 240-3
P in oil (50mg) vs. P gel (vaginal; Crinone 8%)
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28. • Vaginal
pessaries/tablets/suppositories
– can
be
required
t.i.d.
– lay
flat
for
30
minutes
following
inser5on
– messy,
vaginal
discharge
• vaginal
itching
and
perineal
irrita5on
• CRINONE
gel
– 90mg
once
daily
dosage
• some
women
may
need
90mg
twice
daily
– no
need
to
lay
flat
afer
administra5on
Vaginal
delivery
op3ons
Lan
VTN.
Repro
BioMed
Online.
2008;
Simunic
V
et
al.
Fer9l
Steril.
2007
Ludwig
M
&
Diedrich
K.
Acta
Obs
Gyn
Scand.
2001;
Penzias
AS.
Fert
Steril.
2002.
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29. High
vs
low
dosage
vaginal
delivery
with
applicator
Khan
et
al.
Fer5l
Steril
2009;
91:2245-‐50
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30. 1
hour
3
hours
2
hours
4
hours
Time
Vaginal
bioadhesion
essen3al
because
it
takes
~4h
to
reach
steady
state
in
the
uterus
(first-‐pass
effect)
Bullek
C
et
al.
Hum
Reprod
1997
aqueous
lipid
3ssue
micronized
progesterone
in
an
‘oil-‐in-‐water’
emulsion
(Crinone®
8%)
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31. Vaginal
P
started
at
the
3me
of
OPU
reduces
uterine
contrac3ons
at
the
3me
of
ET
4.6
2.8
4.5 4.2
UC on day of hCG UC on day of ET
Crinone started on the day of OPU (n=43)
Crinone started on the evening of ET (n=41)
P<0.001
Fanchin
et
al.
Fer3l
Steril
1999;
Fanchin
et
al
Hum
Reprod
1998
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High
uterine
contrac3ons
(UC)
at
the
3me
of
ET
decrease
IR
32. Similar
outcome
early
vs.
late
cessa3on
pregnancy
test
or
clinical
pregnancy
vs.
6-‐7
week
gesta5on
Outcome Evidence Conclusion
OPR
2 RCT; 1 MA; >350
cycles No difference
Miscarriage
6 RCT; 1 MA;
>1,000 cycles No difference
LBR
8 RCT; 1 MA;
>1,200 cycles No difference
Liu et al. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2012; 10:107
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33. Vaisbuch
et
al.
Reprod
Biomedicine
Online
28:
330-‐5,
2014.
Worldwide
prac3ces
favor
longer
dura3on
LPS
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34. Luteal-‐placental
shit
on
P
produc3on
occurs
around
7-‐12th
gesta3onal
week
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
E2(pg/mL)
P(ng/mL)
Gestational age in weeks P E2
Scott et al. Fertil Steril 1991; 56:481
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35. Bleeding
before
P
discon3nua3on
consequence
(not
a
cause)
of
non-‐
pregnancy
state
• Reflect
lack
of
a
viable
pregnancy
rather
than
deficient
LPS
• Usually
seen
in
women
with
lower
estradiol
levels
Onset of menses following HCG (day 0)
in non-pregnant womenn
=
63
Roman E et al. Hum Reprod. 2000
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36.
Modified
LPS
in
GnRH-‐a
trigger
(fresh
ET)
No.
follicles
day
OPU*
1,500
IU
hCG
at
OPU
&
1,000
OPU+5
&
LPS
with
P
gel
90
mg
bid
≤
14
1,500
IU
hCG
at
OPU
+
LPS
with
P
gel
90
mg
bid
OR
Freeze
all
15-‐25
Freeze
all
>26
*Modified
from
Humaidan
et
al.
Hum
Reprod.
2013;28(9):2511-‐21
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14h
14h
20h
48h0
20
h
4h
GnRHa
Natural
LH
surge
Luteal
phase
defect
1
37. P
agents
and
routes
Effec3ve-‐
ness
Safety
Pa3ent-‐
centeredness
Intramuscular
✔✔✔
✔
✔
Oral
✔✔
✔
✔
Subcutaneous
?
?
?
Vaginal
pressaries/
tablets
✔✔✔
✔✔✔
✔✔
Vaginal
gel
✔✔✔
✔✔✔
✔✔✔
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40. Conclusions
• Our
ul5mate
goal
is
to
deliver
the
highest
quality
in
infer5lity
care
– Consider
safety
and
pa9ent-‐centeredness,
in
addi9on
to
effec9veness,
when
choosing
methods
for
trigger
and
LPS
• These
quality
dimensions
offer
an
unique
opportunity
to
beoer
individualize
trigger
and
LPS
according
to
different
pa5ent
segments
using
novel
tools
and
devices
Novel
treatments
to
triggering
final
follicular
matura3on
and
suppor3ng
luteal
phase
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41. Thank you спасибо Obrigado
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