Current Research

Research for GTT is ongoing. The following advances may still be under investigation in clinical trials and may not be approved or available at this time. Always discuss all diagnostic and treatment options with your doctor.

New therapies. New drugs that impair various processes in the cancer cell, including topoisomerase-I inhibitors (drugs that interfere with the replication of DNA, which affects cancer cell growth), angiogenesis inhibitors (drugs that stop the formation of blood vessels needed for the tumor to grow and spread), and microtubule agents (drugs that disrupt the structure of cancer cells), are being tested to treat GTTs. In addition, researchers are also studying the use of growth factors added to chemotherapy.