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Stage IV Penile Cancer
Current Clinical Trials
Stage IV penile cancer is defined by the following TNM classifications:
- T4, any N, M0
- Any T, N3, M0
- Any T, any N, M1
No standard treatment exists that is curative for patients with stage IV penile cancer.
Therapy is directed at palliation, which may be achieved either with surgery or
radiation therapy.
Standard treatment options:
- Palliative surgery may be considered for control of the local penile lesion
and even for the prevention of the necrosis, infection, and hemorrhage that
can result from neglected regional adenopathy.
- Radiation therapy may be palliative for the primary tumor, regional adenopathy,
and bone metastases.
Treatment options under clinical evaluation:
- Clinical trials combining chemotherapy with palliative methods of local control
are appropriate for such patients (tested chemotherapeutic drugs with some
efficacy include vincristine, cisplatin, methotrexate, and bleomycin). The
combination of vincristine, bleomycin, and methotrexate has been effective both
as adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy.[1]
Current Clinical Trials
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with stage IV penile 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
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Pizzocaro G, Piva L: Adjuvant and neoadjuvant vincristine, bleomycin, and methotrexate for inguinal metastases from squamous cell carcinoma of the penis. Acta Oncol 27 (6b): 823-4, 1988.
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