Freddie Hamdy, MD presented “KEYNOTE LECTURE: Too Little or Just Enough? The Role of Focal Therapy in ProtecT Era” during the 2023 Frontiers in Oncologic Prostate Care and Ablative Local Therapy symposium on November 10, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois.
How to cite: Hamdy, Freddie “KEYNOTE LECTURE: Too Little or Just Enough? The Role of Focal Therapy in ProtecT Era” November, 2023. Accessed Aug 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/keynote-lecture-too-little-or-just-enough-the-role-of-focal-therapy-in-protect-era/
KEYNOTE LECTURE: Too Little or Just Enough? The Role of Focal Therapy in ProtecT Era – Summary
Freddie Hamdy, MD, presents an insightful analysis of the role of focal therapy in the treatment of prostate cancer within the ProtecT era. He explores the balance between overtreatment and undertreatment, emphasizing the need for tailored approaches that maximize patient outcomes while minimizing unnecessary interventions.
Dr. Hamdy discusses the ProtecT trial’s findings, which highlight the benefits and limitations of active monitoring, surgery, and radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer. Focal therapy emerges as a promising middle ground. His presentation covers various focal therapy techniques, including high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), cryotherapy, and focal laser ablation.
Dr. Hamdy stresses the importance of accurate patient selection, including diagnostic evaluations, multiparametric MRI, and targeted biopsies, for focal therapy. He also addresses the necessity of follow-up protocols including regular PSA testing and imaging.
Frontiers in Oncologic Prostate Care and Ablative Local Therapy (FOCAL) is an outstanding program on prostate imaging, transperineal interventions, and ablative treatments for prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Bringing together community-based, academic, and industry partners, FOCAL offers lectures by world-renowned faculty and hands-on training workshops on in-office transperineal interventions, fusion-guided prostate ablation and state-of-the-art BPH management with novel technologies.
