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# Skin cancer

Therapeutic area

Dermatology

Rare disease

No

## Definition and classification

**Definition**

A malignant neoplasm involving the zone of skin

**Genetic basis**

No

**Non-human condition**

No

**Rare disease**

No

**Listing at source**

Listed

**Condition name**

Skin cancer

**Therapeutic area**

Dermatology

### Alternative names (18)

- skin cancer
- cancer of zone of skin
- malignant neoplasm of skin
- malignant neoplasm of the skin
- malignant neoplasm of zone of skin
- malignant skin neoplasm
- malignant skin tumor
- malignant skin tumour
- malignant tumor of skin
- malignant tumor of the skin
- malignant tumour of skin
- malignant tumour of the skin
- malignant zone of skin neoplasm
- melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer
- skin cancer
- skin cancer, Including melanoma
- skin neoplasm, malignant
- zone of skin cancer

## Clinical profile

**Severity**

Severe

### All therapeutic areas (2)

- Dermatology
- Oncology

## Identifiers

**MONDO ID**

MONDO:0002898

Source: [monarchinitiative.org](https://monarchinitiative.org/MONDO:0002898)

**Parent condition**

MONDO:0000653

## Related records

### Broader conditions (12)

- [Cancer](https://trialight.com/data/condition/cancer-703b1dfc-4812-50eb-83f4-d7a205d16bdb.md)
- Cancer or benign tumor
- Disease
- Disease by body system or component
- Disease by etiologic mechanism
- Human disease
- Integumentary system cancer
- Integumentary system disorder
- Neoplasm
- Neoplastic disease or syndrome
- [Skin disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/skin-disorder-c8e27943-0efd-5c2b-abce-01c2ef37e853.md)
- [Skin neoplasm](https://trialight.com/data/condition/skin-neoplasm-b16c2929-b23f-5a5d-a969-c98d7c3350ea.md)

### Narrower conditions (132)

- Acantholytic squamous cell skin carcinoma
- Acral lentiginous melanoma
- Adamantinoid basal cell epithelioma
- Amelanotic skin melanoma
- Anal margin basal cell carcinoma
- Anal margin carcinoma
- Anal margin squamous cell carcinoma
- Apocrine adenocarcinoma
- Apocrine sweat gland cancer
- Balloon cell malignant melanoma
- Basosquamous carcinoma
- Borst-Jadassohn intraepidermal carcinoma
- Bowen disease of the skin
- Breast apocrine carcinoma
- Breast malignant eccrine spiradenoma
- CD4+/CD56+ hematodermic neoplasm
- Ceruminous carcinoma
- Cervical adenoid basal carcinoma
- Clear cell squamous cell skin carcinoma
- Cutaneous adenocystic carcinoma

### Trials (293)

- 3D Printed Rigid Bolus Versus Silicone Bolus for Treatment of Tumors Involving the Skin: A Comparative Study
- A Beta-only IL-2 ImmunoTherapY Study
- A Community-based Educational Initiative to Raise Awareness of Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers.
- A Comparison of Skin Grafts Versus Local Flaps for Facial Skin Cancer From the Patient Perspective: A Feasibility Study
- A Comprehensive Study to Isolate Tumor-initiating Cells From Human Epithelial Malignancies
- [A Dose Escalation and Dose Expansion Study of Intratumoral ONM-501 Alone and in Combination With Cemiplimab in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors and Lymphomas.](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-dose-escalation-and-dose-expansion-study-of-intratumoral-7ff04566-d63e-405b-be58-a6b39637fe93.md)
- A Model for Genetic Susceptibility: Melanoma
- A Non-Interventional Pilot Study to Explore the Skin Microbes in Skin Cancer
- A PD-1 Checkpoint Inhibitor (Cemiplimab) for High-Risk Localized, Locally Recurrent, or Regionally Advanced Skin Cancer
- A Personal Cancer Vaccine (NEO-PV-01) w/ Nivolumab for Patients With Melanoma, Lung Cancer or Bladder Cancer
- A Phase 0 Window of Opportunity Trial of Intratumoral Seasonal Influenza Immunization in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (CSCC) Patients Awaiting Curative Excision
- A Pilot Study to Evaluate Optical Spectroscopy of Pigmented Skin Lesions
- A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Sutures vs Staples for High Tension Closures
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of Topical 5% Niacinamide for Skin Cancer Prevention in Transplant Recipients
- A Study Evaluating Efficacy of ABT-888 in Combination With Temozolomide in Metastatic Melanoma
- A Study of Oral 7HP349 (Alintegimod) in Combination With Ipilimumab Followed by Nivolumab Monotherapy
- A Study of Radiation Therapy and Cemiplimab for People With Skin Cancer
- A Study to Evaluate Neoadjuvant Sonidegib Followed by Surgery or Imiquimod in the Management of Basal Cell Carcinoma
- ACCEPTABILITY AND WRITING FREQUENCY OF ADVANCED DIRECTIVES IN ONCO-DERMATOLOGY PATIENTS
- Adaptive BRAF-MEK Inhibitor Therapy for Advanced BRAF Mutant Melanoma

### Approved drugs (6)

- Avobenzone
- [Dimethicone](https://trialight.com/data/asset/dimethicone-69d6e114-fcad-4460-99f1-adc88a287789.md)
- Octinoxate
- Salicylic acid
- Titanium dioxide
- Zinc oxide

### Drugs in development (49)

- [Acetaminophen](https://trialight.com/data/asset/acetaminophen-04ea33a5-49ee-4a1b-ad16-54627012140e.md) Phase 3
- Aldesleukin Phase 3
- [Atezolizumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/atezolizumab-2cce6944-73b7-49f4-8125-4e6747997b82.md) Phase 1
- [Avelumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/avelumab-7197343d-e77c-45d7-978a-ad6cf91f6437.md) Phase 2
- [Capecitabine](https://trialight.com/data/asset/capecitabine-a5be3dfa-a85f-4c85-8c62-f4ceb74e5f99.md) Phase 2
- [Carboplatin](https://trialight.com/data/asset/carboplatin-91aa6947-1cbb-486a-b5c6-aaaa6868e24e.md) Phase 3
- [Cemiplimab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/cemiplimab-1c235a93-9b2c-4db0-9980-a78a93354b46.md) Phase 2
- [Cetuximab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/cetuximab-a1f8c65c-bae1-4b77-9491-dca37aeeaa3c.md) Phase 2
- [Cholecalciferol](https://trialight.com/data/asset/cholecalciferol-c9dc6a9a-8bc7-4070-a34e-535013073648.md) Phase 1
- [Cisplatin](https://trialight.com/data/asset/cisplatin-e039621a-d679-4740-88ac-94842bf4a91e.md) Phase 3
- Cobimetinib Phase 1
- [Cyclophosphamide](https://trialight.com/data/asset/cyclophosphamide-25b75968-e3cd-410a-9b24-0c349d8f7663.md) Phase 2
- Cyclosporine Phase 3
- Dacarbazine Phase 3
- [Diclofenac](https://trialight.com/data/asset/diclofenac-6bb6f2bf-7068-41cb-8e1d-c1c073cf27b3.md) Phase 2
- Diclofenac sodium Phase 2
- [Durvalumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/durvalumab-bca7c265-7862-46e1-bf29-3dd2fdda4954.md) Phase 1
- Eflornithine hydrochloride Phase 2
- Erlotinib Phase 2
- Erlotinib hydrochloride Phase 1

### Other linked drugs (3)

- Imiquimod
- Rasagiline
- UAB-30

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