A REVOLUTION IN THE TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER
Focal treatment with NanoKnife
With prostate cancer, most patients believe they have to choose between surgery or radiotherapy.
With NanoKnife or one of our other focal therapies, we can destroy the cancer in a targeted manner while preserving your prostate and your quality of life. In combination with immunotherapy, metastases can also be treated and the likelihood of recurrence reduced.
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Advantages of our Approach
A quick and gentle treatment.
90-95% potency maintenance rate*
100% continence preservation rate**, ***
- No surgical incisions, no scars
- Treatment in just one day
- NanoKnife can also be used for relapses after surgery or radiotherapy
- Most men (90-95 percent) treated with the NanoKnife procedure retain potency.
- * Urinary incontinence is the lack or inability of the body to safely store and self-directly empty the contents of the bladder. This leads to involuntary loss of urine. While there are several possible definitions of incontinence, a long-term study of incontinence after prostatectomy** concludes that a reasonable definition of incontinence is when a patient requires 2 or more pads per day 12 months after prostate surgery.
- **** Sacco E, Prayer-Galetti T, Pinto F, et al. Urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy: incidence by definition, risk factors, and temporal trend in a large series with a long-term follow-up. BJU Int. 2006;97:1234-41.
- Syan, Raveen, and Victor W. Nitti. “Post-prostatectomy Incontinence Initial Evaluation.” Urinary Dysfunction in Prostate Cancer. Springer, Cham, 2016. 15-30.
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Meet our doctor, Professor Michael Stehling
Prof. Dr. mult. In the course of his scientific and clinical career, Michael Stehling has worked with renowned researchers and doctors worldwide – including Nobel Prize winners and the pioneers of magnetic resonance imaging. For many years, he has focused on the further development of modern therapies for prostate cancer. He founded the VITUS Prostate Center 15 years ago, where he has treated over 2,000 patients from all over the world. He is particularly interested in combining basic physical research with medical practice. Patients benefit from his many years of experience and his continuous involvement with new therapeutic approaches.
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Frequently asked questions
NanoKnife is a modern procedure for the targeted destruction of tumor cells using so-called irreversible electroporation (IRE). Short, precise electrical impulses are used to create tiny pores in the cell membranes of the cancer cells, triggering their natural cell death. Healthy tissue, such as nerves or blood vessels, remains undamaged. This allows us to treat prostate cancer effectively while preserving important functions such as potency and continence.
Our clinic has performed the most NanoKnife treatments worldwide and has excellent results in terms of low side effects (incontinence, impotence) and oncological control.
In order to assess your eligibility for focal therapy, we would need to take a closer look at your medical records. In order to better assess your situation, contact us.
In addition to NanoKnife therapy, we also offer combined treatment concepts, for example the combination of NanoKnife with immunotherapies. We can also successfully treat recurrences – i.e. relapses after surgery, radiotherapy or HIFU treatment – with NanoKnife. Our aim is always to find the best and most gentle therapy for our patients.
The costs vary depending on the individual treatment plan and scope of therapy. Contact us for a better estimate.