Noninvasive Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
Invasive Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
Recurrent Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma

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.

Treatment of noninvasive thymoma and thymic carcinoma may include the following:

• Surgery to remove the tumor.
• Radiation therapy.

Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with noninvasive thymoma and thymic carcinoma.

Treatment of invasive thymoma and thymic carcinoma that may be completely removed by surgery includes the following:

• Surgery followed by radiation therapy.
• A clinical trial of other new treatments.

Treatment of invasive thymoma and thymic carcinoma that cannot be removed completely by surgery includes the following:

• Surgery to remove part of the tumor, followed by radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy.
• A clinical trial of chemotherapy using one or more anticancer drugs.
• A clinical trial of chemotherapy before surgery, with or without radiation therapy.
• A clinical trial of combination chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy.
• A clinical trial of other new treatments.

Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with invasive thymoma and thymic carcinoma.

Treatment of recurrent thymoma and thymic carcinoma may include the following:

• Surgery with or without radiation therapy.
• Radiation therapy.
• Hormone therapy.
• A clinical trial of chemotherapy using one or more anticancer drugs.
• A clinical trial of other new treatments.

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

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