Data comprising 196 stroke patients (116 G-CSF, 80 placebo) revealed a mean age 67.1 (standard deviation, SD 12.9), 92% ischaemic stroke, mean NIHSS 10.3 (SD 5.8), and randomisation at 11 days (interquartile range, IQR, 4–238) post ictus (Table 2). This evidence concerns the gene CSF3 and ischemic stroke.