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Targeted therapy

Source: Skin Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)–Patient Version, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: May 1, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.

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Context: Treatment Option Overview / The following types of treatment are used:

Targeted therapy is a type of treatment that uses drugs or other substances to identify and attack specific cancer cells.

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Signal transduction inhibitor therapy: This treatment block signals that are passed from one molecule to another inside a cell. Blocking these signals may kill cancer cells. Vismodegib and sonidegib are signal transduction inhibitors used to treat basal cell carcinoma.

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See Drugs Approved for Basal Cell Carcinoma for more information.

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