Association Between Perirectal Spacer Use and Short-Term Complications Following Prostate Radiation Therapy in a National Claims Based Analysis
In this large observational claims-based study, perirectal spacer use during prostate radiotherapy was associated with reduced short-term urinary toxicities and healthcare costs, but not with a statistically significant difference in rectal toxicity, the primary FDA-approved indication.
Authors
- Jaime A. Cavallo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8980-8414)
- Tamás Fazekas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0068-4089)
- Brandon Ward
- S. Aneja
- Nethusan Sivanesan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3691-3987)
- Xiwen Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8464-2402)
- Xiangyi Xi
- Yi An
- Pawel Rajwa
- Shayan Smani
- Marcin Miszczyk
- Isaac Y. Kim
- Peter S. Palencia
- Michael S. Leapman
- Gabriela M. Diaz
Institutions
- Semmelweis University (HU)
- Yale University (US)
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (US)
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna (AT)
- WSB University (PL)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Urology Practice
- Published
- 2026-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/upj.0000000000000996
- Primary Topic
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00