Soroush Rais-Bahrami, MD presented “The When and How of Post-Ablation Surveillance” during the 2023 Frontiers in Oncologic Prostate Care and Ablative Local Therapy symposium on November 10, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois.
How to cite: Rais-Bahrami, Soroush. “The When and How of Post-Ablation Surveillance.” November, 2023. Accessed Aug 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/the-when-and-how-of-post-ablation-surveillance/
The When and How of Post-Ablation Surveillance – Summary
Soroush Rais-Bahrami, MD, provides a detailed examination of the timing and methodologies for post-ablation surveillance in prostate cancer care. His discussion emphasizes the critical importance of effective monitoring to ensure the success of ablative therapies and the early detection of any recurrence or progression of the disease.
Dr. Rais-Bahrami outlines the primary goals of post-ablation surveillance, including assessing treatment efficacy, identifying complications, and detecting residual or recurrent disease. He discusses various imaging modalities used in post-ablation surveillance, with multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) playing a central role. Dr. Rais-Bahrami also addresses the utility of PET-CT scans, particularly PSMA PET-CT. In addition to imaging, Dr. Rais-Bahrami highlights serum biomarkers, such as prostate-specific antigen (PSA), in surveillance protocols. He also discusses the timing of surveillance to ensure the detection of any issues and allow for prompt intervention.
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.
