Expert discusses studies of Optilume drug-coated balloon for urethral strictures

Urinary symptoms were not significantly improved from local estrogen use in most studies, though an improvement in vaginal symptoms was observed.

“This technique is feasible, it is very well tolerated, and there’s not much of a complication rate, so it appears to be very safe,” says Amy D. Dobberfuhl, MD, MS.

Following the positive recommendation, the European Commission will now review the application for vibegron for potential approval in the OAB setting in all EU member states, as well as in Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

“We need to improve the fact that 75% of these patients are untreated [or] unmanaged and frustrated,” says Alexandra Rogers, MD.

Findings from the study showed a clinical response rate of 76.4% and 78.4% at 6- and 12-months following activation of the device among patients in the intent-to-treat population.

"There are plenty of articles written about stress-induced urgency. I, at the time, only found 1 article written in the gynecologic literature about what they called stand-up urgency," according to Colin Goudelocke, MD.