Focus on Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Therapy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 817
Special Issue Editors
Interests: prostate cancer; prostate imaging; image-guided and focal treatments for prostate cancer
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the Special Issue in Cancers, titled “Focus on Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer”. Prostate cancer remains one of the most common malignancies diagnosed worldwide, with substantial treatment challenges. Traditionally, whole-gland therapies such as radical prostatectomy and radiation therapy have demonstrated strong efficacy in controlling the disease. However, these approaches are often accompanied by significant side effects, particularly impacting urinary and sexual function. With advancements in prostate imaging and growing evidence suggesting prognosis is related to the index lesion in prostate cancer, more patients are turning to focal therapy, which targets the lesion instead of the entire gland. Focal therapy has emerged as a promising alternative, potentially minimizing side effects and improving the quality of life for carefully selected patients.
This Special Issue aims to explore the latest advancements in focal therapy treatment. We invite submissions that discuss innovations in the field, such as new techniques, patient selection, functional outcomes, surveillance, and long-term efficacy. This Special Issue will highlight the potential of focal therapy to bridge the gap between active surveillance and radical treatments, offering an individualized approach to prostate cancer care.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Advancements in focal therapy techniques;
- Imaging technologies;
- Oncological and functional outcomes;
- Surveillance following focal therapy treatment;
- Comparative studies of focal therapy vs. whole-gland therapies.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Abhinav Sidana
Dr. Samuel Tremblay
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- focal therapy
- prostate cancer treatment
- image-guided therapy
- oncological outcomes
- functional outcome
- patient selection
- surveillance
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