New and established technology in focal ablation of the prostate: a systematic review

M Valerio, Y Cerantola, SE Eggener, H Lepor… - European urology, 2017 - Elsevier
Context Focal therapy of prostate cancer has been proposed as an alternative to whole-
gland treatments. Objective To summarize the evidence regarding sources of energy …

[HTML][HTML] The role of focal therapy in the management of localised prostate cancer: a systematic review

M Valerio, HU Ahmed, M Emberton, N Lawrentschuk… - European urology, 2014 - Elsevier
Context The incidence of localised prostate cancer is increasing worldwide. In light of recent
evidence, current, radical, whole-gland treatments for organ-confined disease have being …

[PDF][PDF] Immunological responses triggered by photothermal therapy with carbon nanotubes in combination with anti‐CTLA‐4 therapy to inhibit cancer metastasis

C Wang, L Xu, C Liang, J Xiang, R Peng… - Advanced …, 2014 - drive.google.com
DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201402996 subcutaneous injection, promising the use of CNTs for
cancer immunotherapy.[11] Despite the above encouraging results, whether and how CNT …

Multifocality and prostate cancer detection by multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging: correlation with whole-mount histopathology

JD Le, N Tan, E Shkolyar, DY Lu, L Kwan, LS Marks… - European urology, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mp-MRI) is increasingly used in
prostate cancer (CaP). Understanding the limitations of tumor detection, particularly in …

Cancer theranostics with near-infrared light-activatable multimodal nanoparticles

MP Melancon, MIN Zhou, C Li - Accounts of chemical research, 2011 - ACS Publications
Nanomaterials that interact with light provide a unique opportunity for applications in
biophotonic nanomedicine. Image-guided therapies could be designed based on …

Development and applications of photo-triggered theranostic agents

P Rai, S Mallidi, X Zheng, R Rahmanzadeh… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2010 - Elsevier
Theranostics, the fusion of therapy and diagnostics for optimizing efficacy and safety of
therapeutic regimes, is a growing field that is paving the way towards the goal of …

[HTML][HTML] Focal therapy for localised unifocal and multifocal prostate cancer: a prospective development study

HU Ahmed, RG Hindley, L Dickinson… - The lancet …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Radical whole-gland therapy can lead to significant genitourinary and rectal
side-effects for men with localised prostate cancer. We report on whether selective focal …

[HTML][HTML] Laser ablation for cancer: past, present and future

E Schena, P Saccomandi, Y Fong - Journal of functional biomaterials, 2017 - mdpi.com
Laser ablation (LA) is gaining acceptance for the treatment of tumors as an alternative to
surgical resection. This paper reviews the use of lasers for ablative and surgical …

Ultra‐small iron oxide doped polypyrrole nanoparticles for in vivo multimodal imaging guided photothermal therapy

X Song, H Gong, S Yin, L Cheng… - Advanced Functional …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, near‐infrared (NIR) absorbing conjugated polymeric nanoparticles have received
significant attention in photothermal therapy of cancer. Herein, polypyrrole (PPy), a NIR …

[HTML][HTML] Contemporary treatments in prostate cancer focal therapy

M Ahdoot, AH Lebastchi, B Turkbey… - Current opinion in …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Prostate cancer focal therapy is an attractive option for well-selected patients because of its
low complication profile; however, long-term oncologic outcome is still lacking and early …