Bowel Disorder Incidence and Rectal Spacer Use in Patients With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy
In this cohort study of patients with PCa receiving RT, those receiving a PHS had a significantly lower incidence of all-cause bowel disorders and related procedures compared with patients who did not receive a PHS over the 4-year follow-up. The incidence among patients with PHS was similar to the general population. These findings are consistent with prior phase 3 trial results, where patients receiving PHS experienced no decline in bowel quality of life.
Authors
- Daniel A. Hamstra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6291-3444)
- Danielle T. Vannan
- Samir Bhattacharyya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2534-0702)
- Michael R. Folkert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3062-9793)
- C Noriega
- James B. Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3119-3226)
- Ryoko Sato
Institutions
- Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Boston Scientific (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0491
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.41