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July 9, 2012
                			
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				Vismodegib (Erivedge) for Basal Cell Carcinoma
July 9, 2012 (Issue: 1394)
				The FDA has approved vismodegib (vis moe deg´ ib;
Erivedge – Genentech), the first hedgehog (Hh) pathway
inhibitor, for oral treatment of metastatic basal cell
cancer, locally advanced basal cell carcinoma that has
recurred after surgery, or...more
        			
        			
					
					
				
        			
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