Treatment Options for Testicular Cancer

Specific treatment for testicular cancer will be determined by your physician based on:

  • Your age, overall health, and medical history
  • Extent of the disease
  • Your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
  • Expectations for the course of the disease
  • Your opinion or preference

There are several types of treatments for testicular cancer, including:

Chemotherapy

The use of anticancer drugs to shrink or kill cancerous cells and reduce cancer spreading to other parts of the body.

High-dose chemotherapy followed by stem cell transplantation: Removing stem cells from the patient's bone marrow or blood stream before chemotherapy and re-infusing them into the patient to help in production of healthy blood cells.

External radiation (external beam therapy)

A treatment that sends precise high levels of radiation directly to the cancer cells.

Nerve-sparing retroperitoneal lymph node dissection 

Radical inguinal orchiectomy surgery

A surgical procedure to remove the tumor and the testicle.

Various treatments for testicular cancer may affect fertility and sexual function, so it is important to discuss thoroughly with your doctor.

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Clinical Trials

Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate a new medical approach, device, drug, or other treatment. As a Stanford Health Care patient, you may have access to the latest, advanced clinical trials.

Open trials refer to studies currently accepting participants. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but may open in the future.

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