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Treatment of Stage IVB and Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Cancer
For information about the treatments listed below, see the Treatment Option Overview section.
Treatment of stage IVB (metastatic) or recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer may include:
- intensity-modulated radiation therapy, stereotactic radiation therapy, or internal radiation therapy
- surgery
- chemotherapy
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.
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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
December 1, 2024.
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