Journal article
Best practices in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: Recommendations of the Pasadena consensus panel
F Montorsi, TG Wilson, RC Rosen, TE Ahlering, W Artibani, PR Carroll, A Costello, JA Eastham, V Ficarra, G Guazzoni, M Menon, G Novara, VR Patel, JU Stolzenburg, H Van Der Poel, H Van Poppel, A Mottrie
European Urology | Published : 2012
Abstract
Context: Radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) has long been the most common surgical technique used to treat clinically localized prostate cancer (PCa). More recently, robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) has been gaining increasing acceptance among patients and urologists, and it has become the dominant technique in the United States despite a paucity of prospective studies or randomized trials supporting its superiority over RRP. Objective: A 2-d consensus conference of 17 world leaders in prostate cancer and radical prostatectomy was organized in Pasadena, California, and at the City of Hope Cancer Center, Duarte, California, under the auspices of the European Association of Urol..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Francesco Montorsi certifies that all conflicts of interest, including specific financial interests and relationships and affiliations relevant to the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript (eg, employment/affiliation, grants or funding, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, royalties, or patents filed, received, or pending), are the following: Francesco Montorsi, Giorgio Guazzoni, and Alexandre Mottrie acknowledge receiving research grants from Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA, USA. Walter Artibani was lecturer for Astellas, Ipsen, Zambon. Vincenzo Ficarra was speaker for Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA, USA. Giacomo Novara was lecturer/advisory board member for Astellas, Eli Lilly, Pierre Fabre, Provenge, Recordati Int., Takeda. Medical writer Stephen R. Braun provided valuable editorial assistance in the preparation of this white paper. The Pasadena Consensus Conference was organized by New England Research Institutes, Inc. (Watertown, MA, USA) and funded entirely through a grateful patient donation to City of Hope National Medical Center (Duarte, CA). No representatives of the company producing the only robotic system currently on the market attended the conference. In addition, no commercial sponsors were accepted in connection with the conference.