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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 30.
Published in final edited form as: Eur Urol. 2020 Jun 10;78(3):371–378. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2020.05.018

Table 2 –

Focal therapy practice

Primarily used focal therapy modality (%) a
HIFU 41
Cryotherapy 36
Laser 27
IRE 13
Radiotherapy 11
PDT 6.3
Practice of focal therapy experts b
Number of patients followed on active surveillance on a yearly basis (%)
 <10 9.4
 10–50 36
 50–100 20
 >100 34
Number of patients treated with focal therapy on a yearly basis (%)
 <10 25
 10–50 59
 50–100 13
 >100 3.1
Number of patients treated with surgery on a yearly basis (%)
 <10 9.7
 10–50 18
 50–100 32
 >100 40

HIFU = high-intensity focused ultrasound; IRE = irreversible electroporation; PDT = photodynamic therapy.

a

Primarily used focal therapy modality of surveyed participants.

b

Practice of focal therapy experts surveyed: number of patients they follow on active surveillance, and treat with focal therapy or surgery.