Follow-up modalities in focal therapy for prostate cancer: results from a Delphi consensus project.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Focal therapy can offer the middle ground for treatment between active surveillance and radical therapy in patients with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer. Factors that prohibit focal therapy from being standard of care are numerous. Several consensus projects have been conducted to position the utilization of imaging and trial design in focal therapy. However, the literature is still scarce on patient follow-up after focal therapy. For these reasons, an international multidisciplinary consensus project was established in order to reach consensus about a uniform follow-up protocol after focal therapy.

Objective

To standardize patient follow-up after focal therapy.

Materials and methods

A literature study was performed, and a questionnaire was con

SUBMITTER: Muller BG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7721864 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature