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There is no standard treatment for patients with central nervous system atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor. Combinations of treatments are used for patients with atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor.

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

Combinations of treatments are used for patients with atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor.

Because atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor is fast-growing, a combination of treatments is usually given. Most treatments include both surgery and chemotherapy. Treatments for AT/RT may include combinations of the following:

• Surgery.
• Chemotherapy.
• Radiation therapy.
• High-dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplant.

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

Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with childhood atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor. 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.

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