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Childhood Central Nervous System Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor Treatment (PDQ®)

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Last Modified: 04/13/2012

Treatment for Recurrent Childhood Central Nervous System Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor

There is no standard treatment for patients with recurrent childhood central nervous system atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor.

Clinical trials of new treatments should be considered for patients with recurrent atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor.

Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with childhood atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor 1. For more specific results, refine the search by using other search features, such as the location of the trial, the type of treatment, or the name of the drug. General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site 2.



Glossary Terms

atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AY-TIH-pih-kul TAYR-uh-toyd/RAB-doyd TOO-mer)
An aggressive cancer of the central nervous system, kidney, or liver that occurs in very young children. Also called AT/RT and ATT/RHT.
central nervous system (SEN-trul NER-vus SIS-tem)
The brain and spinal cord. Also called CNS.
clinical trial (KLIH-nih-kul TRY-ul)
A type of research study that tests how well new medical approaches work in people. These studies test new methods of screening, prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of a disease. Also called clinical study.
recurrent cancer (ree-KER-ent KAN-ser)
Cancer that has recurred (come back), usually after a period of time during which the cancer could not be detected. The cancer may come back to the same place as the original (primary) tumor or to another place in the body. Also called recurrence.
standard therapy (... THAYR-uh-pee)
Treatment that experts agree is appropriate, accepted, and widely used. Also called best practice, standard medical care, and standard of care.

Table of Links

1http://www.cancer.gov/Search/ClinicalTrialsLink.aspx?Diagnosis=38475&tt=1&a
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2http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials