Drs. Kristen Scarpato, David Ambinder Discuss Salvage Therapy Options for BCR Prostate Cancer

By Kristen Scarpato, MD, MPH, David Ambinder, MD - May 1, 2023

At an American Urological Association plenary session, a panel of experts debated salvage therapy options after RT failure for a patient with biochemically recurrent (BCR) prostate cancer. The panel weighed the pros and cons of surgery, cryotherapy, high intensity focused ultrasound, and ADT/observation.

David Ambinder, MD, New York Medical College/Westchester Medical Center, interviewed panelist Kristen Scarpato, MD, MPH, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, on when focal therapy and other treatment options should be recommended in this patient population.

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