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ReviewAbdominal radiology (New York)2025

Focal therapy for prostate cancer.

Sana Basseri, Nathan Perlis, Sangeet Ghai

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Review in Abdominal radiology (New York), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Focal Cryotherapy in Prostate Cancer. Does Gleason Impact Results?International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Sana BasseriDivision of Abdominal Radiology, Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network - Mt Sinai Hospital - Women's College Hospital - University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Nathan PerlisDivision of Urology, Department of Surgical Oncology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Sangeet GhaiDivision of Abdominal Radiology, Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network - Mt Sinai Hospital - Women's College Hospital - University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. Sangeet.Ghai@uhn.ca.ORCID 0000-0001-9451-0594

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traditional treatments for localized prostate cancer include radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy but pose challenges due to treatment related side effects, namely erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence. In recent years, focal therapy has emerged as a viable treatment option for localized low-intermediate risk prostate cancer in carefully selected patients. Short and medium-term studies show acceptable cancer control outcomes and reduced morbidity when comparing focal therapy to whole gland treatment for prostate cancer, however there is paucity of long-term studies. Here we review focal ablative therapies commonly used, discuss the role of imaging in monitoring treatment, and summarize oncologic outcomes based on studies to date.

Indexed as

Ablation TechniquesProstatic NeoplasmsHumansMaleFocal ablative therapyProstate cancer

Identifiers

PMID39162800

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