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Efficacy and Safety of Vismodegib in Advanced Basal-Cell Carcinoma

2012; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 366; Issue: 23 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmoa1113713

ISSN

1533-4406

Autores

Aleksandar Sekulić, Michael R. Migden, Anthony E. Oro, Luc Dirix, Karl D. Lewis, John D. Hainsworth, James Solomon, Simon Yoo, Sarah T. Arron, Philip Friedlander, Ellen S. Marmur, Charles M. Rudin, Anne Lynn S. Chang, Jennifer A. Low, Howard Mackey, Robert L. Yauch, Richard Graham, Josina C. Reddy, Axel Hauschild,

Tópico(s)

Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies

Resumo

Alterations in hedgehog signaling are implicated in the pathogenesis of basal-cell carcinoma. Although most basal-cell carcinomas are treated surgically, no effective therapy exists for locally advanced or metastatic basal-cell carcinoma. A phase 1 study of vismodegib (GDC-0449), a first-in-class, small-molecule inhibitor of the hedgehog pathway, showed a 58% response rate among patients with advanced basal-cell carcinoma.

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