Efficacy of the Optilume paclitaxel drug-coated balloon after urethroplasty: short-term results from a multicenter study

Background: The Optilume ® paclitaxel drug-coated balloon (DCB) is a relatively new-to-market alternative in the management of male anterior urethral stricture disease. The pivotal trial excluded patients with a history of urethroplasty, although these strictures may be amenable to endoscopic manage...

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Main Authors: Maia VanDyke, Eshan Joshi, Brian Ceballos, Adam Baumgarten, Ethan Matz, Kayla S. Graham, Maxim J. McKibben, Ahmad Imam, Lucas Wiegand, Bryce Franzen, Steven Hudak
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Urology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/17562872241312522
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author Maia VanDyke
Eshan Joshi
Brian Ceballos
Adam Baumgarten
Ethan Matz
Kayla S. Graham
Maxim J. McKibben
Ahmad Imam
Lucas Wiegand
Bryce Franzen
Steven Hudak
author_facet Maia VanDyke
Eshan Joshi
Brian Ceballos
Adam Baumgarten
Ethan Matz
Kayla S. Graham
Maxim J. McKibben
Ahmad Imam
Lucas Wiegand
Bryce Franzen
Steven Hudak
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description Background: The Optilume ® paclitaxel drug-coated balloon (DCB) is a relatively new-to-market alternative in the management of male anterior urethral stricture disease. The pivotal trial excluded patients with a history of urethroplasty, although these strictures may be amenable to endoscopic management. Therefore, we sought to assess the efficacy of the DCB in the management of recurrent strictures following urethroplasty. Methods: A retrospective, multi-institutional review of male patients undergoing DCB dilation from 1/1/2022 to 11/1/2023 by five surgeons at four institutions was performed. Patients were stratified by history of urethroplasty; demographics, stricture characteristics, and outcomes (surgical success, time to recurrence). Success was defined as freedom from re-intervention in patients with at least 3 months of follow-up. Results: Among the 122 cases assessed, 33 (27.0%) had previously undergone urethroplasty. Patients in the urethroplasty group were younger than those in the control group (51.6 vs 58.8 years, p  = 0.022). The two groups were otherwise similar with regard to background characteristics and comorbidities. Patients in both groups had similar stricture characteristics with short bulbar strictures being the most common. When compared to the control group, those with a history of prior urethroplasty had a greater median number of interventions prior to DCB treatment (3 vs 1, p  < 0.001). Postoperative cystoscopy was performed in 37 cases, with similar patency rates between groups ( p  > 0.999). Early success rates were similarly high in both groups (80.0% post-urethroplasty vs 88.9% control, p  = 0.338), although follow-up was limited to a median of 3.5 months in the urethroplasty group and 2.9 months in the control group ( p  = 0.069). Conclusion: Despite a greater number of prior surgical interventions, patients with a history of urethroplasty achieve similarly high success rates after treatment with DCB compared to those without a history of urethroplasty.
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spelling doaj-art-ee5d70a9c6714b3683f8892512b1fb012025-01-17T09:03:31ZengSAGE PublishingTherapeutic Advances in Urology1756-28802025-01-011710.1177/17562872241312522Efficacy of the Optilume paclitaxel drug-coated balloon after urethroplasty: short-term results from a multicenter studyMaia VanDykeEshan JoshiBrian CeballosAdam BaumgartenEthan MatzKayla S. GrahamMaxim J. McKibbenAhmad ImamLucas WiegandBryce FranzenSteven HudakBackground: The Optilume ® paclitaxel drug-coated balloon (DCB) is a relatively new-to-market alternative in the management of male anterior urethral stricture disease. The pivotal trial excluded patients with a history of urethroplasty, although these strictures may be amenable to endoscopic management. Therefore, we sought to assess the efficacy of the DCB in the management of recurrent strictures following urethroplasty. Methods: A retrospective, multi-institutional review of male patients undergoing DCB dilation from 1/1/2022 to 11/1/2023 by five surgeons at four institutions was performed. Patients were stratified by history of urethroplasty; demographics, stricture characteristics, and outcomes (surgical success, time to recurrence). Success was defined as freedom from re-intervention in patients with at least 3 months of follow-up. Results: Among the 122 cases assessed, 33 (27.0%) had previously undergone urethroplasty. Patients in the urethroplasty group were younger than those in the control group (51.6 vs 58.8 years, p  = 0.022). The two groups were otherwise similar with regard to background characteristics and comorbidities. Patients in both groups had similar stricture characteristics with short bulbar strictures being the most common. When compared to the control group, those with a history of prior urethroplasty had a greater median number of interventions prior to DCB treatment (3 vs 1, p  < 0.001). Postoperative cystoscopy was performed in 37 cases, with similar patency rates between groups ( p  > 0.999). Early success rates were similarly high in both groups (80.0% post-urethroplasty vs 88.9% control, p  = 0.338), although follow-up was limited to a median of 3.5 months in the urethroplasty group and 2.9 months in the control group ( p  = 0.069). Conclusion: Despite a greater number of prior surgical interventions, patients with a history of urethroplasty achieve similarly high success rates after treatment with DCB compared to those without a history of urethroplasty.https://doi.org/10.1177/17562872241312522
spellingShingle Maia VanDyke
Eshan Joshi
Brian Ceballos
Adam Baumgarten
Ethan Matz
Kayla S. Graham
Maxim J. McKibben
Ahmad Imam
Lucas Wiegand
Bryce Franzen
Steven Hudak
Efficacy of the Optilume paclitaxel drug-coated balloon after urethroplasty: short-term results from a multicenter study
Therapeutic Advances in Urology
title Efficacy of the Optilume paclitaxel drug-coated balloon after urethroplasty: short-term results from a multicenter study
title_full Efficacy of the Optilume paclitaxel drug-coated balloon after urethroplasty: short-term results from a multicenter study
title_fullStr Efficacy of the Optilume paclitaxel drug-coated balloon after urethroplasty: short-term results from a multicenter study
title_full_unstemmed Efficacy of the Optilume paclitaxel drug-coated balloon after urethroplasty: short-term results from a multicenter study
title_short Efficacy of the Optilume paclitaxel drug-coated balloon after urethroplasty: short-term results from a multicenter study
title_sort efficacy of the optilume paclitaxel drug coated balloon after urethroplasty short term results from a multicenter study
url https://doi.org/10.1177/17562872241312522
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