Francis Medical has obtained $80 million in venture capital funding to support the development of its water vapor ablation therapy for cancers of the prostate, kidneys and bladder. The series C ...

AA = androgen ablation; D90 = percent of the prescribed dose that ≥90% of the prostate received; EBRT = external beam radiotherapy; PSA = prostate-specific antigen; V100 = percent volume ...

The system, which was already FDA-cleared for the surgical ablation of soft tissue, is now indicated for prostate tissue ablation ... Conventional radical surgery or radiotherapy often results ...