Outcomes and evidence

Meaningful outcome data are tumour-specific, stage-specific and reported from experienced centres. This page does not quote cure rates or complication percentages, because those numbers without full context can mislead.

What good evidence looks like

Peer-reviewed journal articles, conference abstracts that led to full papers, and prospectively collected institutional series each have strengths and limits. Regulatory databases list device indications that differ by country.

Follow-up after IRE

Your team will schedule imaging and blood tests according to the tumour type treated. The interval and modality (MRI, CT, ultrasound, PSA trajectory, etc.) are not the same for prostate, liver, pancreas or kidney.

Questions you can ask

  • What are the realistic alternatives for my stage of disease?
  • What symptoms or scan changes should prompt urgent review?
  • If the first treatment does not control the tumour, what is plan B?
  • Where was similar care published and what were the patient groups?
If peer-reviewed citations are added to this site in future, they will be listed with full references and patient-selection criteria so readers can compare apples with apples.

Considering focal therapy or IRE?

You can ask for a second opinion on imaging, diagnosis and treatment options before you decide.