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  • Urologic pelvic pain: Diagnosis and management


    Urologic pelvic pain is a debilitating condition that affects significant numbers of men and women during their lifetime. Diverse disease states, physiologic conditions, and lifestyle factors may cause or exacerbate pain, challenging diagnosis and treatment efforts. We outline the fundamentals of a multimodal approach to managing urologic pelvic pain.

    IC patients show marked improvement with lidocaine treatment


    Treatment options are few for interstitial cystitis patients, especially for those with refractory disease. Frustratingly, trial after trial of promising therapies have shown no real improvement compared with placebo. But yesterday, that changed with presentation of the results of a trial of intravesical alkalinized lidocaine.

    IC/BPS research, therapies push treatment frontier



    In 2008, urology is focusing on interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) in earnest, with important clinical trial results.

    Studies probe pain, pathogen origins, interactions



    In chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS), two pivotal clinical trials "are going to have an immediate impact on the way you practice," said Anthony J. Schæffer, MD, professor and chairman of the department of urology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago.

    Company halts study of IC drug due to positive results


    Urigen Pharmaceuticals has announced the early closure of its study of a drug known as URG101 due to positive, statistically significant interim analysis results in both the primary and all secondary endpoints. Top-line results of the interim analysis, which was planned at 50% enrollment, were previously released March 12.

    Investigational agent improves interstitial cystitis pain


    An investigational bladder instillation appears to improve daytime pain in patients with painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis in a single dose, according to interim results of a phase II study.

    Guidelines direct treatment for three types of UTIs


    Thomas Hooton, MD, discusses the Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines on three common urologic infections.

    Does post-neuromodulation APF signal interstitial cystitis treatment success?



    Interstitial cystitis biomarkers didn't change with long-term neuromodulation in a surprising study.

    Cyclosporine shows 'dramatic' results in severe interstitial cystitis


    For the first time in years, patients with interstitial cystitis, especially those with the worst cases, may have an effective new treatment.

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