SUO 2016: Partial gland ablation and focal therapies: current consensus and the SUO - Session Highlights
San Antonio, Texas USA (UroToday.com) Scott Eggener, University of Chicago, discussed focal therapy in the management of prostate cancer. WE currently lag approximately 50 years behind our counterparts in breast cancer management in regards to focal therapy.
Focal therapy consensus statements have focused on biopsy strategies, imaging and characterizing cancer better. Specifically, inclusion criteria have been patients PSA<15 ng/ml, life expectancy > 10 years and localized prostate cancer deemed low to intermediate risk. In versus out of field failures have been defined as well as specific follow-up recommendations. There is an agreement that intermediate risk cancers are ideal. There is lack of long term data at present and concern regarding over treatment of indolent disease with potential under treatment of more aggressive cancer.
Presented by: Scott Eggener, University of Chicago
Written By: Stephen B. Williams, MD and Ashish M. Kamat
17th Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic Oncology - November 30 -December 2, 2016 – San Antonio, Texas USA