Faculty Appointments
Patient Care Settings
Surgery, Urology
Biography
Doctor Thomas Frye currently serves as Associate Professor of Urology and Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs for the Department of Urology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Dr. Frye, is a Urologic Oncologist who specializes in both minimally invasive urologic oncology (robotic surgery of prostate and kidney cancers), and advanced open pelvic and retroperitoneal cancer surgery. He has a special interest and expertise in the management of localized prostate cancer with focal therapy. Dr. Frye has the most comprehensive focal therapy program in upstate New York and offers High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), cryotherapy, as well as other ablative technologies. He also participates in national clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of focal therapy for prostate cancer.
Dr. Frye was the valedictorian of his class where he graduated with a Doctor of Osteopathy degree from Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. He went on to complete his urology residency at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Dr. Frye was chosen for the prestigious fellowship training in Urologic Oncology within The National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.
Dr. Frye’s research projects focus on optimizing the screening, diagnosis and treatment of men with prostate cancer. During his fellowship, he worked extensively in refining the use of prostate MRIs in men on active surveillance. Dr. Frye's clinical research interest also includes advanced imaging for prostate cancer as well as focal therapy of prostate cancer.
Dr. Frye is involved in multiple specialty societies including the American Urological Association (AUA), Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO), American Society of Clinical Oncology, and Focal Therapy Society.
Credentials
Specialties
Education
2009
DO | Midwestern University
Post-doctoral Training & Residency
07/01/2014 - 06/30/2016
Fellowship in Urologic Oncology at National Cancer Institute/National Institute of Health
06/26/2010 - 06/26/2014
Residency in Urology at Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine
07/01/2009 - 06/25/2010
Internship in Urology at Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine
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Clinical Trials
Phase III Trial of Immunotherapy-Based Combination Therapy With or Without Cytoreductive Nephrectomy for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (PROBE Trial)
Lead Researcher: Thomas P Frye
This phase III trial compares the effect of adding surgery to a standard of care immunotherapy-based drug combination versus a standard of care immunotherapy-based drug combination alone in treating patients with kidney cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, ipilimumab, pembrolizumab, and avelumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Axitinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Surgery to remove the kidney, called a nephrectomy, is also considered standard of care; however, doctors who treat kidney cancer do not agree on its benefits. It is not yet known if the addition of surgery to an immunotherapy-based drug combination works better than an immunotherapy-based drug combination alone in treating patients with kidney cancer.
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Prospective, Multicenter, Single-Arm Study of VanquishTM Water Vapor Ablation for PrOstate CanceR
Lead Researcher: Thomas P Frye
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Vanquish Water Vapor Ablation Device ("Vanquish") in treating subjects with Gleason Grade Group 2 (GGG2) localized intermediate-risk prostate cancer.
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Publications
Journal Articles
9/16/2020
Ghazi A, Melnyk R, Hung AJ, Collins J, Ertefaie A, Saba P, Gurung P, Frye T, Rashid H, Wu G, Mottrie A, Costello T, Dasgupta P, Joseph J. "Multi-institutional validation of a Perfused Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy Procedural Simulation platform utilizing clinically relevant objective metrics of simulators (CROMS)." BJU international.. 2020 Sep 16; Epub 2020 Sep 16.
6/17/2020
Gurung PMS, Frye TP, Rashid HH, Joseph JV, Wu G. "Robot-assisted Synchronous Bilateral Nephrectomy for Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: a Stepwise Description of Technique." Urology.. 2020 Jun 17; Epub 2020 Jun 17.
2/2020
Witthaus MW, Farooq S, Melnyk R, Campbell T, Saba P, Mathews E, Ezzat B, Ertefaie A, Frye TP, Wu G, Rashid H, Joseph JV, Ghazi A. "Incorporation and validation of clinically relevant performance metrics of simulation (CRPMS) into a novel full-immersion simulation platform for nerve-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (NS-RARP) utilizing three-dimensional printing and hydrogel casting technology." BJU Int. 2020; .
Books & Chapters
2012
Chapter Title: Neuropsychology of Genitourinary Malignancies
Book Title: Neuropsychology of Cancer and Oncology
Author List: Frye TP, Miller J, Tarter TH
Published By: Springer Publishing Company 2012
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