Anal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
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Stage IIIA Anal Cancer
Stage IIIA anal cancer presents clinically as stage II in most instances and is determined to be IIIA by clinically evident perirectal nodal disease or adjacent organ involvement. Endorectal or endoanal ultrasound may aid in pretreatment staging.
Standard treatment options:
- As evidenced in the RTOG-8314trial, treatment used is the same as for stage I and II disease, including the use of radiation therapy plus chemotherapy. [1] [2]
- Radical resection is reserved for continued residual or recurrent cancer in the anal canal after nonoperative therapy.
Current Clinical Trials
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI’s PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with stage IIIA anal 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
This record was last updated on May 16th, 2008.
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