Partial Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer

This Phase 2 study aims to evaluate the feasibility and standardization of robotic partial prostatectomy in patients with localized intermediate-risk prostate cancer. The study will enroll 50 patients who have undergone prostate biopsies, categorized as Gleason grade group 2 or 3, with image-guided fusion at the Cancer Institute of the State of São Paulo. Eligible patients must also have a multiparametric prostate MRI (mpMRI) with a PIRADS score of 3 to 5, consistent with the biopsy laterality. Surgeries will be performed at the Cancer Institute of the State of São Paulo by a high-volume robotic surgeon (Rafael Ferreira Coelho) using the da Vinci surgical system. Patients involved in this research will receive follow-up care in a specialized outpatient clinic, where multidisciplinary teams will administer questionnaires assessing urinary function, sexual function, perioperative pain, and quality of life, both preoperatively and postoperatively. Data will be collected in person and stored on the online REDCap® platform. Postoperative complications will be classified and assessed using the Clavien-Dindo scale during the first 90 days following surgery. Oncological follow-up will include quarterly PSA tests in the first year, every four months in the second year, and semi-annually from the third year onward, continuing until the end of the five-year follow-up period. A new mpMRI and protocol biopsy of the remaining prostate lobe will be performed at the 6th and 12th month of follow-up, respectively. Patients with negative biopsies for residual neoplasia will continue to be monitored with PSA. If residual neoplasia is detected, complementary treatment will be administered based on a shared decision-making process between the physician and the patient. This study will be conducted in compliance with Resolution 466/2012 of the National Health Council/Ministry of Health (CNS/MS) and the Declaration of Helsinki (2000), following approval from the Research Ethics Committee on Human Beings (CEPSH). The study anticipates that patients treated under this protocol will achieve satisfactory oncological outcomes, with minimal impact on functional aspects such as urinary incontinence or sexual dysfunction, and low rates of postoperative complications or negative effects on quality of life.