Prostate cancer treatment with fewer side-effects for patients launches in UK

A groundbreaking trial for a prostate cancer treatment with fewer side-effects has launched in the UK, researchers have said.

Backed by the Government-funded National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the trial will examine whether Aquablation – a therapy using robotics, AI and real-time imaging – works as well or better than traditional surgery, known as radical prostatectomy.

With radical prostatectomy, the entire prostate gland is removed in a bid to cure men of prostate cancer.

The treatment is suitable for men whose cancer has not spread outside of the prostate gland or has spread to the area just outside the gland.

However, the operation carries a risk of serious side-effects, such as infection, erectile dysfunction and urinary problems.

With Aquablation, experts hope to minimise these issues.

The therapy is currently used in some centres to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Aquablation involves a robotic-assisted, high-pressure waterjet. Surgeons can also map the entire prostate in real time with ultrasound.

Using the technique, medics find cancerous tissue to remove while avoiding surrounding nerves and muscles associated with erectile function and the bladder.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in London is the first hospital in Europe to recruit a patient to the trial, which is being run in seven countries.

Overall, 280 patients will be recruited globally, all with early-stage, localised prostate cancer who have already decided to have surgery.

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