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Treatment of Stage IV Soft Tissue Sarcoma
For information about the treatments listed below, see Treatment Option Overview. To learn about the cancer stages, see Stages of Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
Treatment of stage IV soft tissue sarcoma may include the following:
- Chemotherapy.
- Surgery to remove cancer that has spread to the lungs.
- Targeted therapy with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (pazopanib or imatinib).
Use our clinical trial search to find NCI-supported cancer clinical trials that are accepting patients. You can search for trials based on the type of cancer, the age of the patient, and where the trials are being done. General information about clinical trials is also available.
This information is not intended to replace the advice of a doctor.
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This information was sourced and adapted from Adapted from the National Cancer Institute's
Physician Data Query (PDQ®) Cancer Information Summaries on
www.cancer.gov.
This information updated
November 1, 2024.
Learn more:
- General Information About Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Stages of Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Treatment Option Overview
- Treatment of Stage I Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Treatment of Stage II Soft Tissue Sarcoma and Stage III Soft Tissue Sarcoma That Has Not Spread to Lymph Nodes
- Treatment of Stage III Soft Tissue Sarcoma That Has Spread to Lymph Nodes (Advanced)
- Treatment of Stage IV Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Treatment of Recurrent Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- To Learn More About Soft Tissue Sarcoma
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