Pros and Cons of Rectal Spacer Types in Prostate Cancer

The clearance is supported by data from the PRESERVE trial, which evaluated the safety and effectiveness of the NanoKnife System in patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer.

In this podcast episode, Adam B. Murphy, MD, MBA, MSCI, discusses the need to increase diversity in clinical trials, specifically focusing on studies in prostate cancer.

"That pan-tumor approval and this patient case really highlight that in prostate cancer, we should be checking HER2 by immunohistochemistry," says Maneesh R. Jain, MD.

Zeyad Schwen, MD, a urologic oncologist at Cleveland Clinic, discusses how patient factors and cancer characteristics are key to deciding between focal therapies and whole gland treatment for prostate cancer.

“The combination of pembrolizumab and chemotherapy presents a promising new treatment approach for these challenging-to-treat, rare cancers and could be a major breakthrough for patient care,” says Arnold I. Chin, MD, PhD.

"Most of the published data about HIFU tended to be with relatively short-term follow-up," says Ralph J. Miller Jr, MD.