Drug shrinks skin cancer before surgery, may reduce cutting

NCT ID NCT02667574

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested the drug vismodegib given before surgery to people with advanced basal cell carcinoma (a type of skin cancer). The goal was to see if the drug could shrink the tumor enough to allow for a smaller, less invasive surgery. 55 participants took the drug for a period before their planned operation. The study measured how much the required surgery changed compared to what was originally planned.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

basal cell carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CH de Boulogne sur mer

    Boulogne-sur-Mer, Boulogne Sur Mer, 62321, France

  • CHU - Hôpital d'Estaing

    Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, 63003, France

  • CHU Ambroise Paré

    Paris, Paris, 92104, France

  • CHU Bocage

    Dijon, Dijon, 21079, France

  • CHU de Besançon

    Besançon, Besançon, 25030, France

  • Centre hospitalier Lyon Sud

    Pierre-Bénite, Pierre-benite, 69495, France

  • Clinique de Dermatologie

    Lille, Lille, 59037, France

  • Hôpital Bichat

    Paris, PARIS, 75018, France

  • Hôpital Haut-Lévêque

    Pessac, Pessac, 33604, France

  • Hôpital Pontchaillou

    Rennes, Rennes, 35033, France

  • Hôpital Robert Debré

    Reims, Reims, 51100, France

  • Hôpital Saint Eloi

    Montpellier, Montpellier, 34295, France

  • Hôpital Saint-Louis

    Paris, PARIS, 75475, France

  • Hôpital St André

    Bordeaux, Bordeaux, 33075, France

  • Hôpital de la Timone

    Marseille, Marseille, 13885, France

  • Hôpitaux de Brabois

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, Vandoeuvre LES Nancy, 54500, France

  • Institut Gustave Roussy

    Villejuif, Villejuif, 94805, France