Table 1 Ideal candidate for focal therapy
From: Focal cryosurgical ablation of the prostate: a single institute’s perspective
Serum PSA | PSA < 10 ng/mL, PSAD < 0.15 ng/mL/g |
Clinical stage | T1NxMx or T2aNxMx |
Pathologic evaluation/Gleason score** | 3 + 3 or less (no grade 4 or 5) |
No more than 2 adjacent regions positive for cancer | |
Total length of cancer <10 mm total and <7 mm in any 1 core; <1/3 of cores positive for cancer |