A Study to Evaluate the Ease of Use, Local Tolerance, Safety and Effectiveness of Gonal-f® (Filled-by-mass in a Prefilled Pen)

Treatment of subfertility and infertility by assisted reproduction technologies (ART) such as IVF and embryo transfer (ET) requires multiple follicular development to increase the number of female gametes, and the chances of a successful treatment outcome. Ovarian stimulation in IVF or ICSI currently includes suppression of endogenous luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion by administration of a gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist, followed by stimulation of multiple follicular development by exogenous FSH administration. When adequate follicular development is achieved, a single dose of u-hCG (urinary-human chorionic gonadotropin) is administered to mimic the endogenous LH surge and induce final oocyte maturation. Recombinant-human FSH (r-hFSH) has been shown to be superior to u-hFSH (urinary-derived FSH) in terms of requiring fewer ampoules and more efficacious in terms of number of oocytes recovered and in terms of pregnancy rates.

Recently, a new formulation of follitropin alfa has been developed as the next step in innovation in Serono capitalized on the fact that Serono recognized that follitropin alfa manufacturing was highly controlled and with a controlled specific activity that allowed filling the product by mass guaranteeing the dose being delivered. Until now follitropin alfa has been produced as a lyophilisate for injection (either as single dose or multidose applications) in glass ampoules or in glass vials and administered using syringes. Today, Gonal-f® fill-by-mass is available as a new liquid formulation that can be administered with the pen device which is prefilled and hence the subject does not have to assemble the device making it simpler to use.

OBJECTIVES

Primary objective:

To evaluate the ease-of-use of Gonal-f® (filled by mass in a prefilled pen) in subjects undergoing IVF/ICSI.

Secondary objectives:

To evaluate the local tolerance, safety and effectiveness of Gonal-f® prefilled pens.

Inclusion criteria

• Pre-menopausal female subjects, between their 18th and 39th birthday
• Subjects with body mass index between 18-32 kilogram per square meter (kg/m^2)
• Subjects with FSH (on second day of menstrual cycle) less than 10 milli international unit per milliliter (mIU/ml)
• Subjects who required treatment with recombinant FSH for controlled ovarian hyperstimulation for IVF and/or ICSI
• Subjects who are able to communicate well with the investigator and to comply with the requirements of the entire study
• Subjects who have given written informed consent, prior to treatment, with the understanding that consent may be withdrawn by the subject at any time without prejudice

Exclusion criteria

• Subjects who are not pregnant or lactating
• Subjects with known allergic reaction against one of the ingredients
• Subjects with enlarged ovaries or cysts unrelated to polycystic ovaries (PCO)
• Subjects with gynecological bleeding of unknown origin
• Subjects who have ovarian, uterine, or mammary cancer
• Subjects with hyperprolactinemia
• Subjects with tumors of the hypothalamus or the pituitary gland