Overview
- The first book to focus on the state of art of overall focal therapy techniques
- The first book to address this topic in depth
- Presents contributions by the world’s best teams involved in this new therapy development ?
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
Focal therapy is a promising option for selected patients who have localized low or intermediate-risk prostate cancer, providing a compelling alternative between active surveillance and radical therapies by targeting the index lesion and preserving as much tissue as possible. Numerous cohort studies have already investigated multiple focal techniques, such as cryotherapy, high-intensity focused ultrasound, brachytherapy, photodynamic therapy, laser therapy, irreversible electroporation and cyberknife methods, all of which have demonstrated positive oncological outcomes with 70 to 90 % negative follow-up biopsy.
These various ablative techniques have produced only minor side-effects concerning urinary function, a low rate of erectile dysfunction, and have demonstrated a limited rectal toxicity.
As a result, the primary end-point has now shifted and a new strategy needs to be established for patient follow-up and for defining treatment failure.
Written by international experts in the field, this book is mainly focused on new techniques, all of which are amply illustrated. Technical Aspects of Focal Therapy in Localized Prostate Cancer will be of great practical value to all urologists and oncologists.
Reviews
“Recognized experts in the field describe the potential clinical impact of an emerging technology for the treatment of prostate cancer, focal therapy. … This is a very good reference for those who are contemplating including focal therapy for prostate cancer into their treatment paradigm and need a review of the contemporary issues.” (Costas D. Lallas, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2015)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr Eric Barret is a well-known urologist at Montsouris Institut in Paris, France and Dr Matthieu Durand is an urologist at Nice University hospital in France and specialist in cryotherapy. Prof. Guy Vallancien (Institut Montsouris, Paris, France) will write the Foreword. He is head of urology department at Montsouris Institut, Professor at Paris Descartes University, President of the European School of Surgery and Member of the Executive Committee of the French Urological Association.
International leaders in urology contribute to the book: Frank Bladdou (Mc Gill University, Montreal, Quebec), Mark Emberton (UCL, London, UK), Vladimir Mouraviev (University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA), Jean DelaRosette (AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Raphaelle Renard-Penna (Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France), R. Renard-Penna (Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France), Hedvig Hricak (MSKCC, NYC, USA), Petr Macek (University Hospital, Pragua, Czech Republic), Albert Gelet (University Hospital, Lyon, France) Jean Marc Cosset (Institut Curie, Paris, France), Hashim Ahmed (UCL, London, UK), Scott Eggener (University of Chicago Medicine, USA), Michael J Zelesky (MSKCC, NYC, USA), Duke Bahn (PIOA, Ventura, USA), Arnaud Villers (University Hospital, Lille, France), Shahrokh Shariat (Weill Cornell Medical Center, NYC, USA), John Trachtenberg (Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Canada), Laurence Klotz (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Technical Aspects of Focal Therapy in Localized Prostate Cancer
Editors: Eric Barret, Matthieu Durand
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0484-2
Publisher: Springer Paris
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag France 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-2-8178-0483-5Published: 04 March 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-2-8178-0556-6Published: 06 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-2-8178-0484-2Published: 29 January 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 246
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 39 illustrations in colour
Topics: Oncology, Urology, Imaging / Radiology, Ultrasound, Interventional Radiology, Surgical Oncology