Celeste Manfredi, Lorenzo Spirito, Francesco Paolo Calace, Raffaele Balsamo, Marco Terribile, Marco Stizzo, Lorenzo Romano, Luigi Napolitano, Gianluigi Califano, Luigi Cirillo, Giovanni Maria Fusco, Claudia Rosati, Carmelo Quattrone, Carmine Sciorio, Massimiliano Creta, Nicola Longo, Marco De Sio, Davide Arcaniolo
Intravesical chemotherapy may cause chemical cystitis and related lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). The aims of this study were to evaluate the efficacy and safety of an oral preparation of hyaluronic acid (HA), chondroitin sulfate (CS), curcumin, and quercetin (Ialuril® Soft Gels) to reduce the severity of LUTS in patients with a history of bladder cancer (BCa) undergoing intravesical chemotherapy. We designed a monocentric, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial. Patients referred to our institute between November 2016 and March 2018 were enrolled...
July 13, 2022: Pathophysiology: the Official Journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology