Treatment decision satisfaction and regret after focal HIFU for localized prostate cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Focal therapies (FTs) are investigated within prospective studies on selected patients treated for localized prostate cancer (PCa). Benefits are preservation of genitourinary function and reduced complications, but follow-up is elaborate and is associated with uncertainty as cancer-free survival appears to be lower compared to standard radical treatments. The aim of this study was to analyse patient-reported acceptance of FT and evaluate factors associated with treatment decision regret.

Methods

52 patients who received focal high-intensity focused ultrasound for low- to intermediate-risk PCa between 2014 and 2019 within two prospective trials were eligible for a survey regarding PCa-related treatment regret and quality-of-life (Clark's scale) and the following poten

SUBMITTER: Westhoff N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8124049 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature