Patients undergoing high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) or irreversible electroporation (IRE) for prostate cancer will be invited to consent to have their data collected in a detailed comprehensive system to record and store patient, disease, and treatment-related characteristics. No treatment will be given, no randomization will occur, and each patient seen and treated for prostate cancer specifically with HIFU and IRE method in the Department of Urology division of Urologic Oncology within Columbia University Irving Medical Center will be eligible to be enrolled in the database.
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate surgical, oncologic, functional, and quality-of-life outcomes following focal treatment with high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) or irreversible electroporation (IRE) in patients with localized prostate cancer. The study will assess the feasibility and efficacy of focal prostate tissue ablation using these treatment approaches. Multiparametric MRI will be used to identify regions of interest within the prostate and to support treatment planning and targeting. The investigators aim to further characterize outcomes after focal ablation with HIFU and IRE, including treatment-related effects, cancer control, and patient-reported quality-of-life measures. In addition, the study will examine factors associated with ablation success, including targeting strategy and post-treatment assessment methods. Follow-up biopsy protocols will also be evaluated to determine their role in assessing treatment efficacy and confirming lesion ablation after focal therapy.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,000
Focal ablation of prostate cancer using IRE or HIFU
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York, United States
RECRUITINGFailure free survival
Time frame: 10 years
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