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Enhance your prostate radiation treatment plan with the only rectal spacer that can be tailored to your anatomy. We call it personalized spacing.

If you or someone you love has recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer, we know you have important decisions to make regarding your treatment plan. There are several treatment options available. Radiation therapy is one option that can be highly effective at improving your prognosis and quality of life post treatment.

More than half of all people with cancer receive radiation More than half of all people with cancer receive radiation
More than half of all people with cancer receive radiation

as part of their treatment.2 But, there are potential side effects. Radiation beams can negatively affect healthy tissue nearby, which can result in short and long-term side effects.

Radiation beam exposure

Due to its close proximity
to the prostate, the rectum is most at risk for radiation exposure.

Possible side effects of radiation exposure to the rectum, include bowel problems: Possible side effects of radiation exposure to the rectum, include bowel problems:
Possible side effects of radiation exposure to the rectum, include bowel problems:
Protect against potential side effects Protect against potential side effects
Protect against potential side effects
Barrigel Hyaluronic Acid Rectal Spacer
Barrigel® Hyaluronic Acid Rectal Spacer

protects the rectum by moving it out of radiation beam exposure prior to radiation therapy. As a result, Barrigel has been proven to significantly reduce prostate radiation side effects in an FDA-reviewed controlled clinical trial.1

Philip Charlesworth, Consultant Urological Surgeon at Berkshire & London, UK

Philip Charlesworth, Consultant Urological Surgeon at Berkshire & London, UK, discusses the
benefits of rectal spacing

Personalized Protection Only With Barrigel
Personalized Protection Only With Barrigel

In rectal spacing, an even, symmetrical implant provides the most complete protection against unwanted radiation exposure.3 Barrigel gives the physician effective and proven control over the shape and placement of the implant.4* The result is an implant personalized to the unique contours of your anatomy.1

Watch the video to learn how Barrigel spacer works to
protect healthy tissue from unwanted radiation exposure.

Clinically Proven to Reduce Side Effects Clinically Proven to Reduce Side Effects
Clinically Proven to Reduce Side Effects
Safety and Stability Safety and Stability
Safety and Stability

Barrigel is the first and only hyaluronic acid rectal spacer. Made from a highly compatible, natural substance that is fully absorbed by the body over time, the gel implant is designed to provide protection throughout the duration of your radiation therapy.

* Data from the Barrigel Pivotal Study analyzed using the same methodology as the Fischer-Valuck study.

REFERENCES:

  1. Mariados NF, Orio PF III, Schiffman Z et al. Hyaluronic acid spacer for hypofractionated prostate radiation therapy: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Oncol. 2023: e1-e8.
  2. Key Statistics for Prostate Cancer. 2023. Available at: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/managing-cancer/treatment-types/radiation/basics. Accessed July 6, 2023.
  3. Williams J, Mc Millan K, Bolton D et al. Hyaluronic acid rectal spacer in EBRT: Usability, safety and symmetry related to user experience. J Med Imag and Radiat Sci. 2022;53:640-647.
  4. Fischer-Valuck BW, Chundury A, Gay H, Bosch W, Michalski J. Hydrogel spacer distribution within the perirectal space in patients undergoing radiotherapy for prostate cancer: Impact of spacer symmetry on rectal dose reduction and the clinical consequences of hydrogel infiltration into the rectal wall. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2017;7(3):195-202.