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Treatment of Recurrent Anal Cancer
Treatment of recurrent anal cancer may include:
- radiation therapy and chemotherapy, for recurrence after surgery
- surgery, for recurrence after radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy
- a clinical trial of radiation therapy with chemotherapy and radiosensitizers
- a clinical trial of chemotherapy options
- a clinical trial of immunotherapy
Learn more about these treatments in the Treatment Option Overview.
Use our clinical trial search to find NCI-supported cancer clinical trials that are accepting patients. You can search for trials based on the type of cancer, the age of the patient, and where the trials are being done. General information about clinical trials is also available.
This information is not intended to replace the advice of a doctor.
Navigating Care disclaims any liability for the decisions you make based on this information.
This information was sourced and adapted from Adapted from the National Cancer Institute's
Physician Data Query (PDQ®) Cancer Information Summaries on
www.cancer.gov.
This information updated
November 1, 2024.
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