Radiation proctitis after iodine-125 low-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy utilizing SpaceOAR hydrogel.

Masashi MoritaAya HiramatsuKota NishimuraWahei YanagidaSaori NakamuraJin YamatoyaTetsuo NoguchiMayo TanabeTakashi FukagaiJohn L Lederer

Published in: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (2024)

The use of SOAR significantly reduced the incidence of radiation proctitis in patients undergoing LDR-BT monotherapy and combined EBRT. Inflammation primarily occurred directly above the DL; further examination is necessary to clarify its cause.

Keyphrases

low dose
high dose
patients undergoing
prostate cancer
oxidative stress
radiation therapy
drug delivery
risk factors
radiation induced
combination therapy
benign prostatic hyperplasia
squamous cell carcinoma
hyaluronic acid
magnetic resonance imaging
clinical trial
computed tomography
randomized controlled trial