Arvin K. George, MD, presented “Focal HIFU” during the 26th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium conference on April 13, 2023, in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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How to cite: George, Arvin K. “Focal HIFU.” April 13, 2023. Accessed Jul 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/focal-hifu-2/
Focal HIFU – Summary
Arvin K. George, MD, discusses the use of Focal High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) ablation for prostate cancer treatment. He begins by listing the indicators and guidelines for Focal HIFU, particularly after failed radiation therapy.
Dr. George then walks through the selection process for Focal HIFU. He presents the ideal patient and disease characteristics for HIFU ablation therapy, and contraindications for the treatment, including tumor size.
Turning to complications associated with HIFU ablation therapy, Dr. George discusses the common early-, medium-, and late-stage complications associated with Focal HIFU, the most common complications for Focal HIFU ablation therapy being urinary retention and erectile dysfunction. He discusses strategies for avoiding common complications from HIFU.
Dr. George concludes by reviewing patient outcomes of Focal HIFU ablation compared to other treatments for prostate cancer. He presents studies comparing failure-free survival outcomes between patients treated with Focal HIFU over three, five, and eight years compared to other established prostate cancer treatments.
About the 26th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium:
This conference educated attendees about advances in the management of localized and advanced prostate cancer, with a focus on imaging, technology, and training in the related devices. It included a scientific session, as well as live demonstrations of surgical techniques. You can learn more about the conference here.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Arvin George, MD, serves as Director of Prostate Cancer Programs and Associate Professor (PAR) of Urology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a urologic surgeon who specializes in the diagnosis and management of genitourinary cancers. After obtaining his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, he completed his urology residency at the Smith Institute for Urology at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. He remained there to complete his endourology fellowship in New York, gaining additional subspecialty expertise in robotic, laparoscopic, and percutaneous surgery. Subsequently, he completed a urologic oncology fellowship at the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. George’s research interests include minimally-invasive and image-guided treatments, functional prostate imaging, and focal therapy for prostate cancer. His research aims to identify appropriate use for imaging in diagnosis, risk stratification, and management of prostate cancer, including active surveillance and selection/treatment of patients with novel focal therapy modalities.
