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underStandInG and ManaGInG
InterStItIal cyStItIS:
a perSonalIZed approach
J. curtis nickel Md
Professor of Urology, Queen’s University at Kingston CanadaCIHR Canada Research Chair in Urologic Pain and InflammationKingston General Hospital, Kingston Ontario Canada K7L 2V7Phone: 613-548-2497Email: jcn@queensu.ca IntroductIon:
cystitis are angry. Physicians managing continues to improve, the two most Beyond the Bladder
umbrella of IC. Many small treatment trials have shown promising results, the Snow Flake
hypotheSIS
to large well designed multi-center placebo controlled clinical trials. We have come to accept that we will likely presenting with the characteristic will “cure” all patients diagnosed with actually a completely unique individual well as at least one irritative voiding [3,4]. Each patient likely has a slightly name interstitial cystitis do it justice? Or are the recently introduced terms of find a single universal theory that diagnosed with interstitial cystitis have 6-point UPOINT (urinary, psychosocial, an anaesthetic challenge test (200
organ Specific, Infection neurologic/
floor neuromuscular dysfunction which systemic and tenderness) Phenotypic
bladder will only benefit those patients expected that most, if not all patients, to the criteria we use clinically to make who have confirmed significant social interactions [6]. It appears that If patients are much more complicated patients who report pain with clInIcal phenotypInG
anesthesia) and/or patients with typical uSInG upoInt
biopsy. It is likely that future studies FaIlure oF tradItIonal
therapy.
Interstitial Cystitis [4]. In developing bladder pain, pelvic muscle pain/spasm hydroxyzine, antibiotics and various traditional IC bladder centric therapies efficacy. In fact the large NIH clinical reported trials have suggested benefits sulphate), hydroxyzine for those trials will show a differential treatment on cystosopic and/or biopsy findings).
to treat bacteriuria in IC patients with tarGeted therapy
effect problems and would not be universally applicable to all patients. phenotypes. The UPOINT phenotyping therapy would include medical treated in order to achieve a successful Tenderness: Therapy for this domain In the same trial, patients treated with “real-life” clinical practice studies. with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and patients according to phenotypes the Future
and probably the Tenderness Domains, findings (including biomarkers). We Figure: UPOINT phenotypic domains (“the
Snow Flake” Hypothesis)
UPOINT: THE SNOW FLAKE HYPOTHESIS
Clinical Phenotyping of
Patients with Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome
TENDERNESS
PSYCHOSOCIAL
NEUROLOGIC/
ORGAN CENTRIC
SYSTEMIC
INFECTION
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