|Videos|September 14, 2021

Dr. Ehdaie weighs in on focal therapy with MRgFUS for GG2/3 prostate cancer

“This device is unique in that because it's done during real-time MRI imaging while the patient is in the MRI machine, [we] can monitor the temperatures achieved by our treatment in real time and make adjustments in real time. What that means is that we're able to determine areas that will be sensitive to the treatment, both cancer and areas from a quality-of-life perspective,” says Behfar Ehdaie, MD.

In this video, Behfar Ehdaie, MD, MPH, compared magnetic resonance (MR)–guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) with other forms of focal therapy used to treat prostate cancer as well as the learning curve associated with this specific therapy.

During the 2021 AUA Annual Meeting, Ehdaie presented a study showing that in some men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer, MRgFUS focal therapy may be an effective alternative to radical therapy that improves quality-of-life measures such as sexual function and urinary incontinence.

Ehdaie is an assistant member of the urology service department of surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York.

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