2008
Local therapy for Peyronie’s disease
Szobota J, Honig S. Local therapy for Peyronie’s disease. Current Sexual Health Reports 2008, 5: 70. DOI: 10.1007/s11930-008-0013-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeyronie's diseaseMechanical therapyLocal therapyEfficacious medical treatmentPlacebo-controlled trialFlu-like symptomsMulticenter clinical trialNoncontrolled trialsErectile functionIntralesional treatmentPenile curvatureClinical trialsInvasive modalitiesMedical treatmentTherapyNatural historyEnd pointDiseasePlaque sizeTrialsPositive resultsTreatmentShow promisePast yearMulticenter
2006
Single-Blind, Multicenter, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Intralesional Interferon α-2b for Minimally Invasive Treatment for Peyronie’s Disease
Hellstrom WJ, Kendirci M, Matern R, Cockerham Y, Myers L, Sikka SC, Venable D, Honig S, McCullough A, Hakim LS, Nehra A, Templeton LE, Pryor JL. Single-Blind, Multicenter, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Intralesional Interferon α-2b for Minimally Invasive Treatment for Peyronie’s Disease. Journal Of Urology 2006, 176: 394-398. PMID: 16753449, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(06)00517-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntralesional interferon alpha-2bAlpha-2bInterferon alpha-2bPeyronie's diseasePenile curvatureInterferon alpha-2b therapyPlaque sizeAlpha-2b therapyIntralesional interferon αMean International IndexErectile Function scoreFlu-like symptomsBlood flow improvementParallel studyPenile painPlacebo-ControlledPain resolutionConsecutive patientsErectile functionFunction scoresMean ageControl armInternational IndexInvasive treatmentStudy completion