Narrative review-focal therapy: are we ready to change the prostate cancer treatment paradigm?

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Prostate cancer (PCa) has seen improved detection methods with a subsequent rise in disease prevalence, making novel prostate cancer treatment options an exciting yet controversial topic. Current treatment modalities encompass traditional approaches, namely surgery (radical prostatectomy) and radiation therapy. While heralded as a standard of care, these modalities may come with significant risk profiles, primarily sexual (erectile dysfunction) and urinary incontinence. Advances in technology and imaging, specifically multi-parametric MRI, have afforded great leaps in targeted focal therapy as a primary treatment option for localized PCa. This review identifies and highlights published data for novel and emerging PCa focal therapy (FT) modalities.

Method

SUBMITTER: Williams TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9906217 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature