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Efficacy and safety of combination therapy with alfuzosin (Alfuprost® MR) and solifenacin (Vesigamp) in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and overactive bladder: first results of the observational multicenter «AVIATOR» study

A. Sivkov

Experimental and Сlinical Urology, 2023

208 participants

Abstract

Introduction. Combination therapy of lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH) with the use of α1-adrenoblockers and anticholinergic drugs has become the standard of treatment and is widely used in clinical practice. Materials and methods. An observational prospective multicenter study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of combined alfuzosin (Alfuprost ® MR) 10 mg/day and solifenacin (Vesigamp) 5 mg/day in patients with BPH and overactive bladder (OAB) with moderate and severe symptoms in real outpatient practice. The study included 208 patients with LUTS/BPH 60.7±6.4 years old with the following average indicators: international prostate symptom score (IPSS) – 20.2±4.9 points; obstructive symptoms – 10.8±4.2 and irritative symptoms – 9.4±2.1 (nocturia 2.8±1.0); quality of life (QoL) - 4.8±0.5; the prostate volume is 49.9±12.0 cm3 ; intravesical prostatic protrusion 10 mm was applied as a non-inclusion criterion. The therapy demonstrated: high and significant efficacy in relation to LUTS (irritative and obstructive), objective voiding parameters and impact on patient’s quality of life; high adherence to treatment, safety, tolerability and satisfaction with its results by doctors and patients. The effectiveness and safety of treatment in this study was achieved due to the combination of drugs used for the first time, careful selection of patients and exclusion of persons with severe mechanical bladder outlet…

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