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Stage IIIB
TNM Any T, N3, M0 or T4, any N, M0
The tumor cannot be removed because of technical reasons or because there would be no benefit to the patient.
Standard Treatment These tumors are best managed with radiation therapy . Surgery usually has no benefit at this stage.
Five-Year Survival Less than 5 percent
Investigational
• Trials are examining the effectiveness of chemotherapy
and/or radiation therapy before surgery. These treatments
have occasionally converted some patients to an operable
stage, but it is too soon to know if using this aggressive
approach will increase the rate of cure.