Incidence of ideal candidates for focal therapy: A scoping study following the FALCON Consensus Statements
FT may be considered in up to 50% of patients with intermediate risk disease, while ideal candidates for functional preservation constitute a smaller number. Review of both targeted and systematic biopsy cores is crucial in determining FT candidacy.
Authors
- Edward M. Schaeffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0699-1899)
- Ridwan Alam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7805-9596)
- Hiten D. Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4028-010X)
- Kent T. Perry
- Sai Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3577-3543)
- Ashley E. Ross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2456-3636)
- Clayton Neill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3603-9580)
- Nicole Handa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0700-7200)
- Jae Woong Jang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6898-6785)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJUI Compass
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bco2.70121
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94
Funders
- Prostate Cancer Foundation
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center