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Vol. 37. Issue 10.
Pages 597-602 (November - December 2013)
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Vol. 37. Issue 10.
Pages 597-602 (November - December 2013)
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How will focal therapy fit in with existing treatments?
¿Cómo encajará la terapia focal en los tratamientos existentes?
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M. Embertona, F. Gómez-Veigab,
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fgveiga@telefonica.net

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, H. Ahmeda, L. Dickinsona
a Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, Londres, United Kingdom
b Servicio de Urología, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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The current management of localized prostate cancer is a therapeutic challenge with different options including active radicals or active follow-up. The aim of this paper is to analyze the feasibility and validity of the “Focal” active treatment versus the concept of active follow-up or Radical Treatment.

Evidence acquisition

We reviewed the literature on the various diagnostic methods, advantages, and difficulties of active follow-up and Radical Treatment, versus focal therapy with the possibilities of defining characteristics of aggressiveness and patient selection.

Evidence synthesis

The mesh biopsy techniques along with multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging and association of factors such as tumor size, length of affected cylinder and Gleason are parameters that allow us to define location and definition of clinically significant tumors and subsidiary of focal therapies.

Conclusions

The definition, location and aggressiveness of prostate cancer in low-intermediate risk tumors can be defined avoiding radical therapies with their side effects or the risks of underestimating tumors as in active follow-up without the minimum side effects.

Keywords:
Prostate cancer
Focal therapy
Adtive surviellance
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Contexto

El manejo actual del cáncer de próstata localizado supone un reto terapéutico con diferentes opciones, incluyendo las activas radicales o el seguimiento activo. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la posibilidad y validez del tratamiento activo «focal» frente al concepto de seguimiento activo o tratamiento radical.

Adquisición de evidencia

Realizamos una revisión de la literatura sobre los diferentes métodos diagnósticos, ventajas o dificultades del seguimiento activo y tratamiento radical frente a la terapia focal, con las posibilidades de definición de características de agresividad y selección de pacientes.

Síntesis de evidencia

Las técnicas de biopsia con rejilla junto con la resonancia nuclear magnética nuclear multiparamétrica y la asociación de factores como el tamaño del tumor, la longitud del cilindro afecto y Gleason son parámetros que nos permiten afinar en la localización y definición de tumores clínicamente significantes y subsidiarios de terapias focales.

Conclusiones

La definición, localización y agresividad del cáncer de próstata en tumores de riesgo bajo-intermedio puede ser definida evitando las terapias radicales con sus efectos secundarios, o los riesgos de subestimar tumores como en el seguimiento activo con los mínimos efectos secundarios.

Palabras clave:
Cáncer de próstata
Tratamiento focal
Seguimiento activo

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