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Gestational Trophoblastic Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)
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Cellular Classification






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Treatment Option Overview






Hydatidiform Mole







Placental-Site Gestational Trophoblastic Tumors






Nonmetastatic Gestational Trophoblastic Tumors






Good-Prognosis Metastatic Gestational Trophoblastic Tumors






Poor-Prognosis Metastatic Gestational Trophoblastic Tumors






Recurrent Gestational Trophoblastic Tumors






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Placental-Site Gestational Trophoblastic Tumors

Current Clinical Trials

Hysterectomy is the treatment of choice for patients with placental-site trophoblastic tumors. Although most reports have noted a benign course for these tumors, they are relatively resistant to chemotherapy and can be fatal.[1]

Current Clinical Trials

Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with placental-site gestational trophoblastic tumor. 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

  1. Lurain JR: Gestational trophoblastic tumors. Semin Surg Oncol 6 (6): 347-53, 1990.  [PUBMED Abstract]

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