Focal Therapy with High-intensity-focused Ultrasound in the Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer

Abstract

In patients with low-risk prostate cancer, HIFU monotherapy resulted in comparable immediate cancer control with other modalities. Particularly, focal therapy might offer a feasible minimally invasive therapeutic option, which maintained serum testosterone level. To our knowledge, this is the first report that whole, but not focal, therapy affects the serum testosterone level.