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Treatment Options for Stage IVB and Recurrent Cervical Cancer
Source: Cervical Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: May 13, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Treatment of Stage IVB and Recurrent Cervical Cancer
With the exception of immunotherapy, which has provided prolonged disease-free survival, other options are unlikely to result in curative outcomes and are mostly applied for palliative purposes.
Treatment options for stage IVB and recurrent cervical cancer include:
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Immunotherapy.
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Radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
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Palliative chemotherapy and other systemic therapy.
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Pelvic exenteration.
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Phase I and phase II clinical trials of new anticancer drugs.
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