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. 2015 Dec 22;2015:346812. doi: 10.1155/2015/346812

Table 4.

The proposed intravesical treatments for radiation cystitis and their levels of evidence.

Intravesical agent Level of evidence Data
Botulinum toxin A 4 Increase in bladder capacity
Reduction in urinary frequency from 14 to 11 episodes
No side effects reported [19]

Hyaluronic acid 1b Significant reduction in voiding frequency
Significant reduction in pelvic pain
Reduction of haematuria equal to that of hyperbaric oxygen
Side effects: increased rate of UTIs at 6 months [20]

Chondroitin sulfate 2b Reduction in self-reported bladder symptoms
No side effects reported [21]

Formalin 4 Significant reduction in haematuria
High complication rate including mortality [2224]

Polydeoxyribonucleotides 3 Improvement in reported cystitis symptoms [25]

Early placental extract 3B Symptomatic improvement in radiation cystitis
Cystoscopic improvement in radiation cystitis [26]