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Pituitary Tumors Treatment (PDQ®) - ACTH-Producing Pituitary Tumors

Treatment may be one of the following:

  1. Surgery to remove the tumor (usually transsphenoidal surgery) with or without radiation therapy.
  2. Radiation therapy alone.
  3. Drug therapy to stop the tumor from making ACTH.
  4. A clinical trial of stereotactic radiation surgery.

Check for clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with pituitary tumor.

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Last Updated: July 19, 2007
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