Treatments for extragonadal germ cell tumours of unknown primary
Extragonadal germ cell tumours of unknown primary are usually found at the back of abdomen (called the retroperitoneum) or in the middle of the chest (called the mediastinum).
Chemotherapy is the main treatment for extragonadal germ cell tumours of unknown primary.
If you were born with testicles, you may be offered chemotherapy for testicular cancer.
If you were born with ovaries, you may be offered chemotherapy for germ cell ovarian cancer.
Clinical trials
Talk to your doctor about clinical trials open to people with CUP in Canada. Clinical trials look at new ways to prevent, find and treat cancer. Find out more about clinical trials.
If you can’t have or don’t want cancer treatment
You may want to consider a type of care to make you feel better without treating the cancer itself. This may be because the cancer treatments don't work anymore, they're not likely to improve your condition or they may cause side effects that are hard to cope with. There may also be other reasons why you can't have or don't want cancer treatment.
Talk to your healthcare team. They can help you choose care and treatment for advanced cancer.
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