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- Title
High-Intensity Focused-Ultrasound Focal Therapy Versus Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: A Comparison of Oncological and Functional Outcomes in Low- and Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients.
- Authors
Nyk, Łukasz; Michalak, Wojciech; Szempliński, Stanisław; Woźniak, Rafał; Zagożdżon, Bartłomiej; Krajewski, Wojciech; Kryst, Piotr; Kamecki, Hubert; Poletajew, Sławomir
- Abstract
To compare oncological and functional outcomes of high-intensity focused-ultrasound (HIFU) focal therapy (FT) versus laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) in patients treated for low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer (PCa), we retrospectively analyzed data of consecutive patients comprising 30 men, who underwent HIFU-FT, and 96 men who underwent LRP, in an academic center. Oncological outcomes were assessed based on the follow-up prostate-specific antigen values. We used the International Index of Erectile Function short form score to assess erectile function (EF). Urinary continence status was defined based on the number of pads used per day. Median follow-up was 12.5 and 19.1 months in the LRP and HIFU-FT groups, respectively. The effects were computed after propensity score matching and expressed as average treatment effect (ATE). Compared to LRP, HIFU-FT was associated with increased risk of treatment failure (ATE 0.103–0.164, depending on definition, p < 0.01) and lower risk of urinary incontinence (ATE −0.808 at 12 months, p < 0.01). Risk of erectile dysfunction was higher in the LRP group (ATE 5.092, p < 0.01). Our results demonstrate that HIFU-FT may be a reasonable treatment option in selected PCa patients, willing to preserve their EF and urinary continence yet accepting a higher risk of treatment failure.
- Subjects
PROSTATE cancer patients; RADICAL prostatectomy; ARTIFICIAL sphincters; FUNCTIONAL status; PROPENSITY score matching; PROSTATE-specific antigen
- Publication
Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2022, Vol 12, Issue 2, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2075-4426
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/jpm12020251