Functional outcomes and safety of focal therapy for prostate cancer: a systematic review on results and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs).
Rossella NicolettiAndrea AlbertiDaniele CastellaniChi-Hang YeeKai ZhangDarren M C PoonPeter Ka-Fung ChiuRiccardo CampiGiulio Raffaele RestaEdoardo DibilioGiacomo Maria PirolaGiuseppe ChiacchioDemetra FuligniCarlo BroccaCarlo GiulioniVirgilio De StefanoSergio SerniVineet GauharChi-Fai NgMauro GacciJeremy Yuen Chun TeohPublished in: Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases (2023)
FT is a promising treatment for localized PCa, achieving excellent results in terms of safety and functional outcomes. There is a wide heterogeneity in the definition of PROMS and time of collection between studies. High quality comparative studies with standard treatments are needed to reinforce these findings.