Corifollitropin alfa doses based on body weight: Clinical overview of drug exposure and ovarian response

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 150-159

  Ledger, William L ^a   Fauser, Bart C J M ^b   Devroey, Paul ^c   Zandvliet, Anthe S ^d   Mannaerts, Bernadette M J L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

body weight; corifollitropin alfa; GnRH antagonist; IVF; ovarian response; pharmacokinetic pharmacodynamic profile

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORIFOLLITROPIN ALFA; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN B; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, HUMAN; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; OVULATION INDUCTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 79961107623     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.04.002     Document Type: Review

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