Salvage Prostate Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy After Definitive Cryoablation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Whole gland cryoablation is a guideline-approved definitive treatment for localized prostate cancer, and is being explored for partial gland ablation. However, there is limited data regarding management of cryoablation failures. Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a well-established method of primary treatment for prostate cancer. Here we review salvage SBRT after cryoablation failures.

Methods and materials

A large database of patients treated with definitive SBRT was interrogated to identify those who underwent primary cryoablation. All patients were determined to have progressive disease based on a rising prostate specific antigen and/or postcryoablation biopsy. All patients were treated with SBRT over 5 treatment fractions using a robotic radiosurgical

SUBMITTER: Lischalk JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9133399 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature