Management of prostate cancer : advances and controversies / [edited by] Kenneth B. Cummings.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cummings, Kenneth B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prostate--Cancer.

Prostate.

Prostatic Neoplasms--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Prostatic Neoplasms--therapy.

Physical Description:

xiii, 405 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Marcel Dekker, 2005.

Summary:

Reflecting the evolution and advancement of best practices for the treatment of localized prostate cancer, this guide contains chapters by authorities in specific areas of treatment including urologic and radiation oncology. The management of PSA progression following local therapy, in the absence of defined metastatic disease is addressed by leaders in urologic and medical oncology. Particular focus is given to the timing of androgen deprivation. Each expertly authored chapter details the best choice of candidates, possible complications that one may encounter during treatment, and a clear layout of the clinical outcomes with survival and period follow-ups. This unique guide resolves some of the controversies surrounding the treatment of localized prostate cancer...discusses the timing and appropriateness of adjuvant radiation therapy for surgically treated patients...addresses the timing of hormonal deprivation in patients with PSA progression...contains discussions of nonhormonal therapies involving chemotherapy, as well as vaccines and immunotherapy-addressing the most currently disputed areas in both local treatment and the treatment of early progression of disease following failure of local treatment...and explores key areas of investigation including therapeutic interventions for improved survival rates and enhanced quality-of-life.

Contents:

1 Anatomic Radical Prostatectomy in the Management of Localized Prostate Cancer / Daniel W. Lin, James A. Eastham, Peter T. Scardino 1

Commentary / Robert P. Myers, Alan W. Partin 55

2 Radical Perineal Prostatectomy in the Management of Localized Prostate Cancer / Adrian H. Feng, Martin I. Resnick 63

Commentary / Michael J. Harris, Robert P. Gibbons, Phillip Dahm, David F. Paulson 97

3 Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy / Sidney C. Abreu, Andrew P. Steinberg, Inderbir S. Gill 123

Commentary

/ Joseph R. Wagner, Caner Z. Dinlenc, Bertrand Guillonneau 138

4 The VIP Approach to the Treatment of Localized Cancer of the Prostate: Robotic Radical Prostatectomy / Mani Menon, Ashok K. Hemal 147

Commentary / David B. Samadi 166

5 Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy: Practical Aspects, Therapeutic Ratio, and Future Directions / Parvesh Kumar 171

Commentary / Mark Shaves, Paul F. Schellhammer 197

6 Modern Prostate Brachytherapy / Haakon Ragde 205

7 Combined Modality Therapy With Brachytherapy and External Beam Irradiation in the Management of Localized Prostate Cancer / Richard G. Stock, Nelson N. Stone 233

Commentary / Michael J. Droller 249

8 Cryosurgical Ablation of the Prostate for Prostate Cancer: Background, Technique, and Results / Allan J. Pantuck, Amnon Zisman, Arie S. Belldegrun 257

Commentary / Louis Pisters 278

9 Postprostatectomy Radiotherapy / Hari Siva Gurunadha Rao Tunuguntla, Suzanne Generao, Ralph W. de Vere White 283

Commentary / H. Ballentine Carter 302

10 Androgen Deprivation for Men with PSA-Only Failure Following Radical Prostatectomy: When? / Donald L. Trump 307

Commentary / Mario A. Eisenberger, Edward M. Messing, E. David Crawford 319

11 Novel Therapies for PSA Propgression in the Absence of Imagable Disease Following Local Therapy / Robert S. DiPaola 339

Commentary / Neil H. Bander, Susan F. Slovin 357

12 Future Perspectives: Immunotherapy and Vaccines in Prostate Cancer / Johannes Vieweg, Jens Dannull 367.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0824754417

OCLC:

57414317