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Re: Light A, Peters M, Gopalakrishnan A, et al. Oncological Outcomes Following Focal HIFU and Cryotherapy for Treatment of Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer in the United Kingdom: An Updated Analysis of 3477 Patients from the Prospective HEAT and ICE Registries. Eur Urol. In press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2026.05.007
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Re: Light A, Peters M, Gopalakrishnan A, et al. Oncological Outcomes Following Focal HIFU and Cryotherapy for Treatment of Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer in the United Kingdom: An Updated Analysis of 3477 Patients from the Prospective HEAT and ICE Registries. Eur Urol. In press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2026.05.007

European Urology·September 11
Urology & NephrologyLimited evidenceProstate CancerLetter / CommentaryLetter / EditorialLetter To The EditorCryotherapyHigh-Intensity Focused UltrasoundAdult

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What was studied

This is a letter to the editor responding to a registry-based study evaluating oncological outcomes of focal HIFU and cryotherapy for nonmetastatic prostate cancer in 3,477 patients from the UK HEAT and ICE prospective registries.

Study limitations

The source text is a correspondence letter only; the full content, arguments, and any data presented in the letter are not available for extraction.

Caveats

  • No sample size, outcomes data, or population details from this correspondence could be extracted; all summary fields are set to null to avoid speculation.
  • Only the citation metadata is available — the full text of this letter is not provided. No specific arguments, data, or conclusions from the letter itself can be extracted or summarized.
  • Publication date (2026-09-11) is 10 days before today's date; this is a very recently published item.
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  • Study design labeled as 'Letter to the Editor' based on DOI format and context; this may warrant verification if the full text contains original analysis.
  • The DOI and publication date (September 2026) are consistent with a very recent correspondence piece; content may not yet be fully indexed.
  • The referenced index article (Light et al., Eur Urol 2026) with n=3,477 is the primary study; this record is a commentary on it, not an original data paper.
  • The referenced primary article (Light et al., Eur Urol, in press) covers 3,477 patients from the HEAT and ICE registries — tags reflect that study's scope, as this letter directly pertains to it, but primary data cannot be attributed to this DOI.
  • The referenced primary study (Eur Urol, in press, DOI 10.1016/j.eururo.2026.05.007) is a prospective registry analysis — summaries and tags here reflect only what can be inferred from the citation metadata, not from the full text of either paper.
  • This paper appears to be a correspondence (letter or editorial response) referencing a primary registry study (Light et al., HEAT and ICE registries, n=3477), not a standalone original research article. The abstract/body text was not provided, so structured summary fields cannot be populated from direct source content.
  • This paper appears to be a letter or commentary (indicated by 'Re:') responding to a registry study — not the primary study itself. No abstract or body text was provided, so all summary fields are null. The primary study (Light et al., Eur Urol, in press) covers focal HIFU and cryotherapy outcomes in 3,477 patients from the HEAT and ICE registries, but its data cannot be attributed to this commentary without the full text.
  • This record appears to be a letter or correspondence (re: commentary) responding to the Light et al. registry study — not the primary study itself. The full text of this commentary was not provided, so all summary fields are null due to insufficient content to extract.

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Publication Details

Year
2026
Journal
European Urology
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