Focal therapy of prostate cancer enables treatment of the index lesion while sparing the rest of the gland and surrounding vital structures, thereby decreasing the risk of morbidity. As clinicians acknowledge its potential, the recently published multidisciplinary consensus is timely and provides new insight into trial design for focal therapy.
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Ghai, S., Trachtenberg, J. A consensus on trial design for focal therapy. Nat Rev Urol 11, 190–192 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2014.64
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