Clinic for Individualised Therapies for Prostate Cancer
At Vitus Private Clinic, we offer state-of-the-art, gentle therapies for prostate cancer that preserve quality of life while ensuring effective treatment. As pioneers in focal therapies and immunotherapies, we are continuously developing innovative solutions to treat prostate cancer in a targeted manner with minimal side effects.
The VITUS success story: Innovations in prostate cancer treatment
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2010
IRE introduced for the treatment of prostate cancer
The VITUS Clinic is founded and is the first in Europe to offer Irreversible Electroporation (Nanoknife). This innovative method is and remains one of the most effective treatments, almost completely eliminating side effects such as impotence and incontinence.
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2015
IR-ECT – combination of IRE and ECT
VITUS develops IR-ECT and thus creates a new solution for the treatment of tumors in sensitive areas.
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2016
First prostate electrochemotherapy
The clinic carries out the world’s first electrochemotherapy (ECT) for prostate cancer – an ideal treatment for larger or more complex tumors.
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2022
Immunotherapy with Keytruda introduced
VITUS combines Keytruda with focal therapy to boost the immune response and fight advanced, metastatic prostate cancer and reduce the risk of recurrence.
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2023
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) introduced
Photodynamic therapy (PDT), a gentle, laser-activated treatment, is available for suitable patients . It preserves the ability to ejaculate and enables shorter recovery times.
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2024
Introduction of immunotherapy priming
VITUS is developing priming, an innovative method for preparing the immune system prior to focal therapy through the targeted release of tumor antigens. In combination with immunotherapy, we have observed impressive results to date .
Advantages of our focal therapies:
Preserving sexual function: Our treatments are designed to preserve sexual function*.
Maintaining continence: We prioritize treatments that minimize the risk of incontinence so that you can maintain your quality of life.
Comprehensive care at all stages: We treat prostate cancer at all stages, from early detection to advanced and complex cases.
*Based on a case study of IRE Nanoknife therapy, potency preservation is 90-95%, while continence is 100% preserved.¹ Our other treatments (ECT, IR-ECT and PDT) are expected to perform as well, if not better, based on current clinical data.
IRE, the Gentle Local Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Irreversible electroporation (IRE)’ allows prostate cancer to be treated specifically and gently, without the undesirable side effects of conventional treatments.
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IRE provides reliable local tumor destruction, without the risk of incontinence and with a very low risk of impotence – less than 10 percent. This is achieved by IRE selectively destroying cells but preserving tissue infrastructure. This does not damage nerves, vessels or other organ structures. At the VITUS Prostate Center, depending on the size and aggressiveness of the tumor, we use different variants of electroporation, including electrochemotherapy (ECT) and IR-ECT, a combination of IRE and ECT.
Over 1700 successful operations for prostate cancer
With our innovative methods, we are among the world’s leading experts in the minimally invasive treatment of prostate cancer. Our success is based on close collaboration with experienced physicians and renowned scientists such as Prof. Boris Rubinsky from the University of California, Berkeley, and is confirmed by patients from all over the world.
We not only treat small, early prostate carcinomas with IRE and ECT, but also use these methods as “problem solvers” for advanced tumors (stage T3 and T4) that have already grown into the bladder, rectum or pelvic floor and can usually no longer be treated surgically. Carcinoma recurrences after radical prostatectomy, radiotherapy and HIFU, as well as lymph and bone metastases can also be treated gently with IRE and ECT.
Your advantages
- No surgical intervention
- Short treatment duration (48h)
- Precise diagnostics (MRI, biopsy)
- Erectile dysfunction 0 – max. 10%
Immunotherapy, The perfect complement to focal therapy
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Immunotherapy is used in combination with our gentle focal therapies such as irreversible electroporation (IRE) to make the treatment of prostate cancer even more effective. While focal therapy destroys tumor cells locally, immunotherapy activates the body’s own immune system to specifically combat remaining cancer cells and possible metastases.
Advantages of combination therapy
- Maximizing treatment success through synergy of local tumor destruction and systemic immune response
- Strengthening the immune system for long-term cancer control
Do you have problems urinating?
Water Vapour for Benign Enlargement of the Prostate
This new treatment method uses steam to gently reduce the size of the prostate.
Unpleasant side effects, such as incontinence or impotence, can usually be avoided.
Your advantages
- minimally invasive treatment
- no retrograde ejaculation
- Maintains the prostate urethra
- fewer complications *compared to alternative treatment methods
- short stay
- short catheter time
- No scarring of bladder neck
For gentle reduction of the prostate
GREENLIGHT LASER therapy
With this gentle therapy, BPH (benign enlargement of the prostate) can be treated minimally invasively and gently.
Your advantages
- Minimally invasive treatment
Greenlight laser therapy is minimally invasive and does not require large incisions like open surgical procedures. Instead, a laser light is used to vaporize the prostate tissue. - Faster recovery
Most patients can go home within a few days of the procedure and resume their normal activities more quickly than with traditional therapies. - Lower risk of complications
As Greenlight laser therapy is less invasive than traditional surgical procedures, there is a lower risk of complications such as bleeding, infection or incontinence. - Preserving sexual function
Compared to some other prostate cancer treatments that can impair sexual function, Greenlight laser therapy has a lower risk of impairing sexual function. - Treatment of larger prostate volumes
Greenlight laser therapy can also be effective for men with larger prostate volumes, making it an attractive option for patients with more advanced prostatic hyperplasia. - Less blood loss
Compared to traditional surgical procedures, which can be associated with significant blood loss, Greenlight laser therapy is associated with less blood loss, reducing the risk of anemia and other complications associated with blood loss.
Patient Stories
Conclusion: After now one year after the IRE treatment, all urological functions (urination, erection, ejaculation with the above mentioned) work completely without any problems, my PSA level is 1.0 and all post-op MRIs did not show any pathological changes. So everything top! My express thanks here to Dr. Zapf and Dr. El Idrissi for the very successful treatment and the aftercare consultations with e.g. dietary recommendations, sports recommendations etc. In addition, I am of course very grateful to Prof. Dr. Stehling and again to Dr. Zapf for their pioneering work in the field of IRE in general. More
W. from Hannover
That IRE that got me back from a cancer diagnosis on March 26, 2013. This date is also deeply etched in my memory, almost like my birthday. It was and still is a miracle for me! To this day, I am grateful to Professor Stehling and his great team every time I live and act as a man ... More
Michael
I had decided on this new treatment method after my previous urologist in Berlin had advised me to have my prostate radically removed, but I was not particularly happy with this “solution”. From the very first personal contacts with PC staff, I felt a firm confidence in the treatment path proposed to me... More
A patient from Berlin
Overall, I can only say that from the first telephone inquiry at the Prostate Center, through all examinations and treatment steps, to the follow-up, every step was well explained, the care was extraordinarily professional and at the same time humanly very empathetic. After all, this disease is also psychologically difficult for a man to deal with... More
Michael Kirchsteiger
I was lucky that there are doctors like you who have the courage to expand the status quo knowledge, to practice it without stochastic long-term confirmation. This demand is in itself a contradiction, as the new and long-term experience do not go together in principle. Looking back, I would like to tell you with humility and gratitude, not to be confused with flattery, about my experience of how your treatment at the VITUS Private Clinic affected me and how I fared as a patient... More
W.H.