Skin carcinoma
MONDO:0002656A carcinoma that arises from epithelial cells of the zone of skin
Also known as: carcinoma of skin, carcinoma of the skin, carcinoma of zone of skin, non-melanoma cancer of skin, non-melanoma cancer of the skin, non-melanoma skin cancer, nonmelanoma skin cancer, skin cancer, non-melanoma
3020 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 34 tagged with Skin carcinoma itself.
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Browse by category →Sub-types of Skin carcinoma
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Skin squamous cell carcinoma 149 trials · 156 incl. sub-types
9 sub-types
- Skin squamous cell carcinoma in situ 4 trials · 6 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Anal margin squamous cell carcinoma 4 trials
- Acantholytic squamous cell skin carcinoma 1 trial
- Clear cell squamous cell skin carcinoma 1 trial
- Sarcomatoid squamous cell skin carcinoma 1 trial
- Plantar verrucous skin carcinoma 0 trials
- Pseudovascular skin squamous cell carcinoma 0 trials
- Skin adenosquamous carcinoma 0 trials
- Skin basaloid carcinoma 0 trials
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Cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma 78 trials
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Skin basal cell carcinoma 51 trials · 59 incl. sub-types
25 sub-types
- Nodular basal cell carcinoma 8 trials
- Superficial multifocal basal cell carcinoma 7 trials
- Basosquamous carcinoma 1 trial
- Morpheaform basal cell carcinoma 1 trial
- Skin infiltrative basal cell carcinoma 1 trial
- Adamantinoid basal cell epithelioma 0 trials
- Anal margin basal cell carcinoma 0 trials
- External ear basal cell carcinoma 0 trials
- Follicular atrophoderma-basal cell carcinoma 0 trials
- Follicular basal cell carcinoma 0 trials
- Infundibulocystic basal cell carcinoma 0 trials
- Metatypical basal cell carcinoma 0 trials
- Micronodular basal cell carcinoma 0 trials
- Penis basal cell carcinoma 0 trials
- Salivary gland basal cell adenocarcinoma 0 trials
- Sarcomatoid basal cell carcinoma 0 trials
- Scrotum basal cell carcinoma 0 trials
- Sebaceous basal cell carcinoma 0 trials
- Signet ring basal cell carcinoma 0 trials
- Skin adenoid basal cell carcinoma 0 trials Sub-types →
- Skin clear cell basal cell carcinoma 0 trials
- Skin cystic basal cell carcinoma 0 trials
- Skin fibroepithelial basal cell carcinoma 0 trials
- Skin pigmented basal cell carcinoma 0 trials
- Vulva basal cell carcinoma 0 trials
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Skin carcinoma in situ 3 trials · 9 incl. sub-types
1 sub-type
- Skin squamous cell carcinoma in situ 4 trials · 6 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
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Skin appendage carcinoma 4 trials · 6 incl. sub-types
3 sub-types
- Sebaceous adenocarcinoma 2 trials · 3 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Sweat gland carcinoma 1 trial · 2 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Skin pilomatrix carcinoma 0 trials
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Anal margin carcinoma 1 trial · 6 incl. sub-types
3 sub-types
- Anal margin squamous cell carcinoma 4 trials
- Perianal skin Paget disease 1 trial
- Anal margin basal cell carcinoma 0 trials
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Eyelid carcinoma 1 trial · 2 incl. sub-types
1 sub-type
- Eyelid sebaceous gland carcinoma 1 trial
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Cutaneous Paget disease 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types
1 sub-type
- Perianal skin Paget disease 1 trial
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Cutaneous mucoepidermoid carcinoma 0 trials
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Labia majora carcinoma 0 trials
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Labia minora carcinoma 0 trials
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Vulvar seborrheic keratosis 0 trials
1 sub-type
- Vulvar inverted follicular keratosis 0 trials
Most studied deeper sub-types
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Poop pills? stool transplants may ease immunotherapy side effects
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests whether a stool transplant (FMT) can help cancer patients who develop severe diarrhea or colon inflammation from immune-checkpoint inhibitor drugs. About 40 patients with various cancers will receive the transplant via colonoscopy. The main goal is to…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 20, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could existing cancer drugs tackle rare tumors? new trial aims to find out
Disease control Recruiting nowThis trial tests whether two approved drugs, dabrafenib and trametinib, can treat rare cancers that have a specific genetic change called BRAF V600. These drugs are already used for melanoma and lung cancer, but researchers want to see if they help people with other cancer types.…
Phase 2/3 • Sponsor: Cancer Research UK • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Laser rejuvenation may shield aging skin from cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether a single session of fractionated laser resurfacing on one forearm can reduce precancerous spots (actinic keratosis) and prevent future non-melanoma skin cancers in older adults with fair skin. Participants are at least 60 years old and have had actinic ke…
Sponsor: Wright State University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Electric shocks + chemo: new hope for inoperable tumors?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a treatment called electrochemotherapy for people with tumors in organs like the liver or pancreas that cannot be removed by surgery. The treatment uses short electrical pulses to help chemotherapy drugs enter cancer cells more effectively. The goal is to shrink …
Sponsor: Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:06 UTC
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Immune cell therapy takes on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new treatment called EBNK-001, made from donor immune cells (natural killer cells), in people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to standard therapies. Participants receive the cells after chemotherapy to prepare the body, along with low-dose in…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Essen Biotech • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:06 UTC
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Vitamin B3 pill may shield CLL patients from skin cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether taking nicotinamide (a form of vitamin B3) twice daily for one year can reduce the number of new non-melanoma skin cancers in people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who have already had at least one such skin cancer. About 86 participants will be …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: University of Utah • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:01 UTC
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Can light detect skin cancer without a biopsy?
Diagnosis Recruiting nowThis study aims to create a detailed database of how healthy, precancerous, and cancerous skin interacts with light. Researchers will collect optical data from 140 patients with skin carcinomas or actinic keratoses. The goal is to identify unique light patterns (spectroscopic sig…
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Régional Metz-Thionville • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New light device could spot skin cancer without cutting
Diagnosis Recruiting nowThis study is testing a device that shines a special light on skin growths to see if they are cancerous or harmless. The device looks for low oxygen levels, which can be a sign of cancer. Researchers will compare the device's results with standard biopsy results in 125 adults who…
Sponsor: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:02 UTC
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Laser resurfacing may shield aging skin from cancer
Prevention Recruiting nowThis study tests whether a laser treatment called fractionated laser resurfacing (FLR) can protect the forearms of older adults from precancerous spots (actinic keratoses) and non-melanoma skin cancer. Participants are 60 or older with fair skin and at least five precancerous spo…
Sponsor: Wright State University • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jul 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Simple cream may shield transplant patients from skin cancer
Prevention Recruiting nowThis study tests whether a daily application of 5% niacinamide cream can prevent skin cancer in organ transplant recipients, who are at high risk due to long-term immune-suppressing drugs. Twenty adult transplant recipients with a history of precancerous skin spots and at least o…
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: Marissa Lobl • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:03 UTC
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Vitamin d and light therapy: a new One-Two punch against skin cancer?
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study tests whether taking high-dose vitamin D for 6 days before photodynamic therapy (PDT) can improve the immune system's ability to fight nonmelanoma skin cancer. About 54 adults scheduled for Mohs surgery will be randomly assigned to vitamin D or placebo. Researchers wil…
Sponsor: Case Comprehensive Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 20, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Scientists launch massive skin cancer biobank to fuel Tomorrow's discoveries
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study is creating a large collection of blood and tissue samples from people with skin cancer and healthy volunteers. Researchers will store these samples and medical data to support future studies on skin cancer. The goal is to provide a valuable resource for translational …
Sponsor: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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Researchers ask patients: how good is your new lip?
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study is checking how well lower lip reconstruction works after skin cancer removal. About 20 patients who had the surgery will fill out questionnaires about how their lip looks and works, and how it affects their daily life. Doctors will also review the results to help impr…
Sponsor: Hôpital NOVO • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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Personalized letters could ease skin cancer patient worries
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study tests whether a personalized discharge letter helps low-risk skin cancer patients feel more reassured and understand their condition better. About 150 patients will receive either standard advice or a tailored letter generated by an AI system and reviewed by a doctor. …
Sponsor: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:36 UTC
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New study aims to uncover cancer genes in underrepresented populations
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study is looking at how cancer genetic testing works in people from different ethnic backgrounds. Researchers will collect blood samples and genetic information from 1,800 adults with various solid tumors. The goal is to find cancer-related gene mutations and see if current …
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:03 UTC