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High Intensity Focused Ultrasound forProstate Tissue Ablation

Patient Information

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CONTENT

Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3

The prostate ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4

What is cancer? ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Prostate cancer.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5

Assessment and diagnosis .................................................................................................................................................. 6

Classification ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7

Treatments of localized prostate cancer ................................................................................ 7

About Ablatherm HIFU procedure ............................................................................................... 8Ablatherm HIFU procedure step by step.................................................................. 12

The benefits ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14


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You have been diagnosed with prostate cancer and your urologist hassuggested an ablation using High Intensity Focused Ultrasound.

You probably have many questions concerning your disease, treatmentoptions and their possible effects.

This brochure contains information on prostate cancer, its diagnosis andthe various treatment options available, including High IntensityFocused Ultrasound (HIFU) ablation. It will help you understand whyyour urologist has recommended this particular approach.

Introduction


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The prostate is a part of the male reproductive system.

The prostate is not involved in sex-ual intercourse directly. Its function is to add nutrients and fluid to sperm.

Normally the size of a walnut, theprostate tends to grow with age. Itis located in front of the rectumand just below the bladder. It sur-rounds the urethra, the tube thatcarries urine and semen throughthe penis.

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All body organs are composed ofcells that are specialized to thetype of job that they do. Our cellsare dying and being replaced con-stantly and this process occurs bycell division.

Cancer is caused by a defect dur-ing the division of normal cellswhich turns them into malignant(cancerous) cells. Malignant cellsgrow much faster than healthyones and can spread into surrounding tissue.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men; responsi-ble for one in three of all male cancers. There are more cases ofprostate cancer every year thanlung and colon cancer.

The aggressiveness of prostate can-cer can vary; some cancers devel-op very slowly and have no symp-toms, whereas others spreadquickly, invading surrounding tissue and forming metastases.

Typically, malignant cells will grow and multiply forming a mass of tis-sue known as a tumor. First located in one organ, a tumor may grow into surrounding tissue and also spread throughout the body.

When tumor cells are transported through the blood and lymph systems to reach remote organs, we use the term metastases (from the Greek word meaning displace-ment).

The risk of prostate cancer increases with age. Prostate cancer is diag-nosed in about 1 of every 7 men during their lifetime but only 1 in 38 will die of the disease. There are generally no signs or symptoms dur-ing the early stages of the disease, and these appear depending on where the cancer is located in the prostate and whether it has spread.

What is cancer?

Prostate Cancer


If diagnosed early, the chance of recovery from prostate cancer is very high.

Prostate cancer can be detected in routine screening. A doctor willperform a digital rectal examination of the prostate to feelfor any abnormalities such ashardness or increased size. A doc-tor may also carry out a blood testto record levels of prostate specificantigen (PSA). PSA is a proteinproduced by both normal andcancerous prostate cells and highlevels of PSA can be a sign of cancer. The PSA test helps identifytumors that cannot be detected bydigital rectal examination (about

30% of cases of all prostate cancers). Some cancers are detect-ed during treatment of benign prostate hypertrophy.

Tests to check for cancer include:1. BiopsyA sample of prostate tissue is removed with a fine needle for examination.

2. MRI or CT scanImaging of all body organs to detect for possible cancer in the lymph nodes, liver or other organs.

3. Bone scanImaging of all bones to check for any cancer in the bones.

Assessment & diagnosis


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■ Treatments for prostate cancerinclude:

Surgery (radical prostatectomy)The whole prostate is removedwith the seminal vesicles (whichproduce semen), the connectedcanals (which carry the sperm),part of the neck of the bladder and

the surrounding lymph nodes.Surgery requires a general anes-thesia and lasts about three to fourhours.

External radiotherapyThis treatment involves the use ofradiation (very high energy rays)directed at the prostate gland to

Cancers are diagnosed at differentstages of development and pro-gression and are classified into:

■ Localized prostate cancer(stages T1 or T2).

The tumor is confined to the prostate itself (intracapsular).

Stage T1

Only a few cells haveturned cancerous andso cancer can only be

detected via blood tests or a biop-sy. The cancer is not revealed by arectal examination.

Stage T2The cancer is a littlebigger and makes theprostate gland harder.

A doctor can now detect the can-cer during a rectal examination.

■ Locally advanced prostatecancer (stages T3 and T4)

The tumor spreads into surround-ing organs

Stage T3

The prostate cancerhas spread to the shellof the prostate gland.

Stage T4The prostate cancerhas spread outside theprostate and possiblyto other organs.

Classification

Treatments for localizedprostate cancer


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■ High Intensity FocusedUltrasound

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is a minimally-invasive ablation which can be used for cases of localized (contained) prostate cancer. Ultrasound waves are focused with extreme preci-sion instantly and effectively destroying the targeted cells with-in the prostate.

The ultrasound waves are delivered via a probe which is inserted into the rectum. The procedure lasts one to three hours and can be per-formed under general or spinal anesthesia.

■ About Ablatherm HIFU

Ablatherm HIFU is a minimally-invasive medical device whichuses HIFU (High IntensityFocused Ultrasound) to ablateprostate tissue.

The procedure requires only ashort hospital stay and has a low complication rate. The prostate tis-sue will be destroyed by the ther-mal effect of HIFU (temperaturerising to 85°C), therefore there isno radiation involved.

■ Who should undergo HIFU?

Your urologist may recommend Ablatherm HIFU if you require treat-ment for localized prostate cancer for the first time and want a minimally invasive treatment.

kill cancerous cells. Most healthycells have a special repair mecha-nism if affected by this type ofradiation but cancer cells do notso are killed. Radiotherapy doesnot require anesthesia and treat-ment is generally given during reg-ular visits over several weeks.

BrachytherapyThis treatment is performed undergeneral anesthesia most of the

time and involves the implantationof tiny radioactive seeds directlyinto the prostate gland to irradiateand destroy the cancer cells.

CryotherapyGuided by ultrasound, the prostategland is frozen solid killing the cancerous cells. The procedure isdone under general or spinal anes-thesia.

About Ablatherm® HIFUprocedure


■ Are there reasons why orcircumstances in which HIFUprocedure is not a possibleoption?

Almost none – this type of proce-dure is not the most appropriate for men with very large prostates, but if is the case, a TURP (Transurethral Resection of the Prostate) or hormone treatment can be given to reduce the size of the gland so that the Ablatherm HIFU procedure is made possible. In some cases Ablatherm HIFU is not recommended for men who have experienced hardening of the rectal wall due to previous cancer treatments.

■ Is HIFU FDA approved?

The first treatment was performedin 1993 and the latest generationof Ablatherm HIFU device wasgiven market approval for Europe(CE) in 2005 and for the USA(FDA) in 2015.As of 2015, over 45,000 patientshave benefited from AblathermHIFU in 250 centers across theworld.

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■ How does Ablatherm HIFUwork?

The doctor uses the AblathermHIFU device to ablate prostate tis-sue. The doctor inserts a probeinto the rectum. This probeincludes an imaging componentwhich allows the doctor to viewthe treatment area on a computerscreen. The probe also includes atransducer which emits thefocused ultrasound waves.

The doctor inputs a treatment planinto the computer which then con-trols and aims the ultrasoundwaves. These are focused withextreme precision onto the targetedcancerous cells in the prostate,causing a very brief rise in temper-ature (around 85° C). The targetedtissue is then instantly and effec-tively destroyed, while the sur-rounding tissue is preserved.

The Ablatherm HIFU machinehas numerous safety checks whichare constantly monitored through-out the procedure to ensurepatient safety. This means that thetreatment is always delivered to thesame high standard and quality.

■ Procedure

You will be asked to come into the hospital the night before your treatment. You will be given a digestive preparation (enema) to prepare the rectum. The procedure is generally performed under local (epidural) or general anesthesia to ensure you remain completely still. You will lie on your right-hand side and the doctor will place a gel-coated probe into your rectum. The doctor locates your prostate and the area to be treated. The HIFU procedure can then start - 400 to 600 shots of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound

The targeted prostatic volume islocalized with a transrectal ultrasound imaging probe.

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At the focal point of the ultrasoundbeam, a sharp temperature risedestroys the cancer cells.

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waves are generally given. Theprocedure can last between oneand three hours.

■ Why is catheterization needed?

The prostate swells after treatmentand presses on the urethra (canalwhich discharges urine from thebladder) so catheterization toremove urine is necessary until theswelling subsides.

To reduce the need for catheteri-zation after treatment, atransurethral resection of theprostate (TURP) can be performedbefore the procedure. TURPinvolves removing the part of theprostate which presses on the ure-thra by passing a thin tube up theurethra via the penis.

■ Is the Ablatherm HIFUprocedure painful?

The procedure itself is not painfulas it is carried out under spinalanesthetic (epidural) or general

anesthetic. Pain at the end of thetreatment is rare, although mostpatients feel a slight discomfortwhich disappears after a few days.The procedure is minimally inva-sive so there are no wounds andpatients do not experience theburning sensation often associatedwith radiotherapy.

■ What happens after treatment?

Most patients can go back to eating normal food the evening after treat-ment and are discharged from hos-pital the next day. The urinary catheter is generally removed three or four days later. Medication may be prescribed after HIFU to prevent any infection of the urethra or bladder. In the period after treatment you may experience some discomfort including mild bleeding at the start of urination, frequent and some-times urgent urination, urine leak-age during physical exertion or coughing and sometimes the elimi-nation of dead cancer cells in the urine. Infections with fever are rare but possible and require antibiotics. These side effects disappear in the weeks following the treatment.

■ What long-term follow up isrequired?

Usually PSA levels are checkedevery three months and a biopsy isundertaken six months after treatment.

The Ablatherm HIFU probe is controlled bya computer to generate the ultrasound waves.


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Ablatherm HIFU Treatment step by step

1 The patient lies down on his righthand side and stays in this positionthroughout the treatment.

2 This picture illustrates the positionof the probe in relation to the rectum and the prostate (here in orange colour).

3 Due to the closeness of theprostate to the rectal wall, thetreatment is performed optimallyusing the transrectal approach.

4 The probe is lubricated and theninserted into the rectum via theanus. The prostate is then accessiblefor ultrasound ablation.


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5 The imaging transducer in themiddle of the probe allows avery precise three-dimensionalreconstruction of the area to betreated and to be seen on amonitor.

6 The whole prostate is scannedand visible on the computerscreen.

7 On the screen, the surgeonplans each step of the treatmentwith a microscope precision.

8 Finally, the machine producesHigh Intensity FocusedUltrasound waves which destroythe cancer cells.


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The benefits

The ablation of prostate tissue with High Intensity Focused Ultrasound isan option with many advantages:

■ Non-invasive procedure

■ Destruction of the cancerous tissue with minimal effect to thesurrounding organs

■ Does not use radiation

■ Can be performed under spinal anesthesia

■ Can be performed in one session

■ Requires only a short stay in hospital

■ Other therapeutic alternatives can be considered if results areunsatisfactory


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Clifford D. Gluck, M.D., F.A.C.S.EDUCATIONB.S., Stanford University (Honors)M.D., University of California, Los Angeles Residency - Harvard Program in Urology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital

SPECIALITIESHIFURobotic SurgeryProstate Cancer

AWARDS America’s Top Urologists, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014,2015America’s Top Surgeons, Urology, 2010, 2011, 2012,2013, 2014, 2015, 2016Hartwell Harrison, M.D. Award for Excellence in Urologyat Brigham and Women’s Hospital (1990)

BIOGRAPHYAfter finishing his training at the Harvard Program inUrology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Children’sHospital, and the Dana Farber Institute, Dr. Gluck hasbeen practicing urology in the Boston area since 1990. Hereceived his laser certification and advance laparoscopicsurgery training at Harvard Medical School. With Dr.James Lin, Dr. Gluck co-founded the robotics urology pro-gram at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Milton in 2008.Dr. Gluck also served as Chief of Urology at both CarneyHospital and Milton Hospital.

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONSBeth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Carney Hospital, BethIsrael Deaconess - Milton Hospital, South Shore Hospitaland Eastern Massachusetts Surgery Center

SERVICE ADDRESS(ES)100 Highland Street – Milton Medical Bldg – Suite 126 Milton, MA 02186-3879(P): (617) 696 1826 – (F): (617) 696 7380

72 Sharp Street – Suite A-10Hingham, MA 02043-4362(P): (781) 337 6737 – (F): (781) 337-6742

James C. Lin, M.D.EDUCATIONB.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteM.D., Albany Medical College, Albany NYResidency - Wayne State University/Detroit Medical CenterGeneral Surgery Residency and Urology Residency

SPECIALITIESHIFUMRI Fusion Guided Prostate Biopsy (URONAV)Men’s HealthProstate Cancer

BIOGRAPHYAfter finishing his training at Albany Medical College, Dr.Lin has been practicing urology in the Boston area since2002. With Dr. Clifford Gluck, Dr. Lin co-founded therobotics urology program at Beth Israel DeaconessHospital in Milton in 2008.

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONSMilton Hospital, Carney Hospital, South Shore Hospitaland Eastern Massachusetts Surgery Center

SERVICE ADDRESS(ES)100 Highland Street – Milton Medical Bldg – Suite 126 Milton, MA 02186-3879(P): (617) 696 1826 – (F): (617) 696 7380

72 Sharp Street – Suite A-10 – Hingham, MA 02043-4362(P): (781) 337 6737 – (F): (781) 337-6742


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