Treatment Options by Stage
Stage I Laryngeal Cancer
Stage II Laryngeal Cancer
Stage III Laryngeal Cancer
Stage IV Laryngeal Cancer
A link to a list of current clinical trials is included for each treatment section. For some types or stages of cancer, there may not be any trials listed. Check with your doctor for clinical trials that are not listed here but may be right for you.
Stage I Laryngeal Cancer
Treatment of stage I laryngeal
cancer depends on where cancer is found in the larynx.
If cancer is in the supraglottis, treatment may include the
following:
If cancer is in the glottis, treatment may include the
following:
If cancer is in the subglottis, treatment may include the following:
- Radiation therapy with or without surgery.
- Surgery alone.
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with stage I laryngeal cancer.
Stage II Laryngeal Cancer
Treatment of stage II laryngeal
cancer depends on where cancer is found in the larynx.
If cancer is in the supraglottis, treatment may include the
following:
If cancer is in the glottis, treatment may include the
following:
If cancer is in the subglottis, treatment may include the
following:
- Radiation therapy with or without surgery.
- Surgery alone.
- A clinical trial of radiation therapy.
- A clinical trial of chemoprevention.
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with stage II laryngeal cancer.
Stage III Laryngeal Cancer
Treatment of stage III laryngeal
cancer depends on where cancer is found in the larynx.
If cancer is in the supraglottis or glottis, treatment may include the
following:
If cancer is in the subglottis, treatment may include the
following:
- Laryngectomy plus total thyroidectomy and removal of lymph nodes in the throat, usually followed
by radiation therapy.
- Radiation therapy with or without surgery.
- A clinical trial of radiation therapy.
- A clinical trial of chemotherapy.
- A clinical trial of radiosensitizers.
- A clinical trial of chemoprevention.
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with stage III laryngeal cancer.
Stage IV Laryngeal Cancer
Treatment of stage IV laryngeal
cancer depends on where cancer is found in the larynx.
If cancer is in the supraglottis or glottis, treatment may include the
following:
If cancer is in the subglottis, treatment may include the
following:
- Laryngectomy plus total thyroidectomy and removal of lymph
nodes in the throat, usually with radiation therapy.
- Radiation therapy.
- A clinical trial of radiation therapy.
- A clinical trial of chemotherapy combined with radiation
therapy.
- A clinical trial of chemotherapy.
- A clinical trial of radiosensitizers.
- A clinical trial of chemoprevention.
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with stage IV laryngeal cancer.
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