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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Follow-Up of Men Who Have Undergone Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer with HIFU-A Real-World Experience.

Katharina Sophie Mala, Henning Plage, Lukas Mödl, Sebastian Hofbauer, Frank Friedersdorff, Martin Schostak, Kurt Miller, Thorsten Schlomm, Hannes Cash

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Katharina Sophie MalaDepartment of Urology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4218-0196
Henning PlageDepartment of Urology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Lukas MödlInstitute of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Sebastian HofbauerDepartment of Urology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Frank FriedersdorffDepartment of Urology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Martin SchostakDepartment of Urology, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8717-2096
Kurt MillerDepartment of Urology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Thorsten SchlommDepartment of Urology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Hannes CashDepartment of Urology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEAturo · DEEvangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge · DEOtto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg · DEZimmer Biomet (Germany) · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo determine oncological and functional outcomes and side effects after focal therapy of prostate cancer (PCa) with high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU).

methodsThis retrospective single-center study included 57 consecutive patients with localised PCa. Aged 18-80 with ≤2 suspicious lesions on mpMRI (PIRADS ≥ 3), PSA of ≤15 ng/mL, and an ISUP GG of ≤2. HIFU was performed between November 2014 and September 2018. All men had an MRI/US fusion-guided targeted biopsy (TB) combined with a TRUS-guided 10-core systematic biopsy (SB) prior to focal therapy. HIFU treatment was performed as focal, partial, or hemiablative, depending on the prior histopathology. Follow-up included Questionnaires (IIEF-5, ICIQ, and IPSS), prostate-specific antigen (PSA) measurement, follow-up mpMRI, and follow-up biopsies.

resultsThe median age of the cohort was 72 years (IQR 64-76), and the median PSA value before HIFU was 7.3 ng/mL (IQR 5.75-10.39 ng/mL). The median follow-up was 27.5 (IQR 23-41) months. At the time of the follow-up, the median PSA value was 2.5 ng/mL (IQR 0.94-4.96 ng/mL), which shows a significant decrease (

conclusionsHIFU as a therapy option for nonmetastatic, significant prostate cancer is effective in the short term for carefully selected patients and shows a low risk of adverse events and side effects.

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focal therapyHIFUMRIprostate cancer

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PMID38002699
PMCPMC10672492
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