Potential treatment break-through in patients with severe bladder pain
The successful outcome of a new treatment approach is now reported for patients with severe bladder pain. The publication presents data showing that an IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) reduces pain and increases the quality of life in this severely handicapped patient group. Preliminary findings were reported in 2020.The results are published in European Urology Open Science, a leading journal in the field of urology that publishes international discoveries with clinical relevance (Wullt et al. 2021. Immunomodulation - A Molecular Solution to Treating Patients with Severe Bladder Pain