Patient Preferences for Benefit and Risk Associated With High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for the Ablation of Prostate Tissue in Men With Localized Prostate Cancer

• Published in: Clinical genitourinary cancer Vol. 22; no. 4; p. 102113
• Main Authors: Babalola, Olufemi, Gebben, David, Tarver, Michelle E., (Joyce) Lee, Ting-Hsuan, Wang, Shu, Siddiqui, M. Minhaj, Sonn, Geoffrey A., Viviano, Charles J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2024
• Subjects: Benefit-risk assessment; Patient preference; Product development; Prostate cancer; Regulatory decision making; Benefit-risk assessment; Product development; Patient preference; Prostate cancer; Regulatory decision making

•When considering high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation therapies, patients marginally prioritized urinary incontinence (UI) over prostate biopsy outcomes, and erectile dysfunction (ED) was the least important outcome.•Patients are willing to accept increased risk of ED or UI to obtain a...