Treatment of Stage IV Penile Cancer

Treatment of stage IV penile cancer is usually palliative (to relieve symptoms and improve the quality of life). Treatment may include:

• surgery (wide local excision and removal of lymph nodes in the groin)
• radiation therapy
• a clinical trial of chemotherapy before or after surgery
• a clinical trial of new drugs or new kinds of surgery

Learn more about these treatments in the Treatment Option Overview.

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.