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Adrenocortical Carcinoma Treatment (PDQ®) - Treatment Options for Recurrent Adrenocortical Carcinoma

Treatment of recurrent adrenocortical carcinoma may include the following as palliative therapy to relieve symptoms and improve the quality of life:

Surgery to remove the tumor.
Surgery to remove the cancer from places where it has spread.
A clinical trial of chemotherapy or biologic 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 recurrent adrenocortical carcinoma.

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Last Updated: July 18, 2007

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