Stage I Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Standard treatment options:
- High-dose radiation therapy to the primary tumor site and prophylactic radiation therapy to the nodal drainage.[1]
Current Clinical Trials
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Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with stage I nasopharyngeal cancer. The list of clinical trials can be further narrowed by location, drug, intervention, and other criteria.
General information about clinical trials is also available from the NCI Web site.
References:
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