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.

Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with recurrent adrenocortical carcinoma.

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