Nasopharyngeal Cancer (cont.)
Treatment Options by Stage
Stage I Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Treatment of stage I nasopharyngeal cancer is usually radiation therapy to
the tumor and lymph nodes in the neck.
Check for clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that
are now accepting patients with stage I nasopharyngeal cancer.
Stage II Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Treatment of stage II nasopharyngeal cancer
may include the following:
- Chemotherapy combined with radiation therapy.
- Radiation therapy to the tumor
and lymph nodes in the neck.
Check for clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer
Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with stage II
nasopharyngeal cancer.
Stage III Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Treatment of stage III nasopharyngeal cancer
may include the following:
- Chemotherapy combined with radiation therapy.
- Radiation therapy to the tumor
and lymph nodes in the neck.
- Radiation therapy followed by surgery to remove
cancer-containing lymph nodes in the neck that remain or come back after
radiation therapy.
- A clinical trial of chemotherapy before, combined with, or
after radiation therapy.
This summary section refers to specific treatments
under study in clinical trials, but it may not mention every new treatment being
studied. Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI Web
site.
Check for clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that
are now accepting patients with stage III nasopharyngeal cancer.
Stage IV Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Treatment of stage IV nasopharyngeal cancer
may include the following:
- Chemotherapy combined with radiation therapy.
- Radiation therapy to the tumor
and lymph nodes in the neck.
- Radiation therapy followed by surgery to remove
cancer-containing lymph nodes in the neck that remain or come back after
radiation therapy.
- Chemotherapy for cancer that has metastasized (spread) to
other parts of the body.
- A clinical trial of chemotherapy before, combined with,
or after radiation therapy.
- A clinical trial of new radiation therapy such as
intensity-modulated radiation therapy.
This summary section refers to specific
treatments under study in clinical trials, but it may not mention every new
treatment being studied. Information about ongoing clinical trials is available
from the NCI Web site.
Check for clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that
are now accepting patients with stage IV nasopharyngeal cancer.
Treatment Options for Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Treatment of recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer may include the following:
- External radiation therapy plus internal radiation therapy.
- Surgery.
- Chemotherapy.
- A clinical trial of biologic therapy and/or chemotherapy.
This
summary section refers to specific treatments under study in clinical trials,
but it may not mention every new treatment being studied. Information about
ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
Check for clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that
are now accepting patients with recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer.
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