[Intraprostatic injection therapy in patients with benign prostatic syndrome]

Urologe A. 2013 Mar;52(3):354-8. doi: 10.1007/s00120-012-3091-3.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Intraprostatic injection therapy is a minimally invasive treatment of patients with lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia and could be a therapeutic alternative in increasingly older and co-morbid patients. Nowadays only botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT/A), absolute ethanol, NX-1207 and PRX302 are of relevance but none of these substances has yet been authorized for treatment use (off-label use). There have been only three randomized, placebo-controlled trials (RCTs) for BoNT/A, whereas none exist for ethanol and the results of existing studies are inconsistent and without convincing proof of efficacy. NX-1207 is a protein with selective pro-apoptotic properties and non-inferiority compared to finasteride has been demonstrated. PRX302 is a modified proaerolysin that can be activated by prostate-specific antigen and is therefore (prostate) cell-specific. Safety and efficacy are well documented; however, intraprostatic injection therapy should presently only be performed in clinical trials, irrespective of the substance used.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Toxins / administration & dosage*
  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A / administration & dosage*
  • Ethanol / administration & dosage*
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intralesional
  • Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms / diagnosis
  • Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms / etiology*
  • Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms / prevention & control*
  • Male
  • Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins / administration & dosage*
  • Prostatic Hyperplasia / complications*
  • Prostatic Hyperplasia / diagnosis
  • Prostatic Hyperplasia / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Bacterial Toxins
  • PRX302
  • Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins
  • Ethanol
  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A