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Anal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Patient VersionHealth Professional VersionEn españolLast Modified: 03/11/2008



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General Information






Cellular Classification






Stage Information






Treatment Option Overview







Stage 0 Anal Cancer






Stage I Anal Cancer






Stage II Anal Cancer






Stage IIIA Anal Cancer






Stage IIIB Anal Cancer






Stage IV Anal Cancer






Recurrent Anal Cancer






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Stage 0 Anal Cancer

Current Clinical Trials

Stage 0 anal cancer is carcinoma in situ. Rarely diagnosed, it is a very early cancer that has not spread below the limiting membrane of the first layer of anal tissue.

Standard treatment options:

Surgical resection is used for treatment of lesions of the perianal area not involving the anal sphincter (approach depends on the location of the lesion in the anal canal).

Current Clinical Trials

Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with stage 0 anal 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.

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