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Condition (MeSH)

Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 35 trials for Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome or a narrower condition beneath it.

MeSH D001478 Neoplasms Neoplasm C04 C05 C07 C16 C17 Listed by Orphanet as a rare disease
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Phase 1 Phase 1 3 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 2 Phase 2 Phase 2 15 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 1 Phase 3 Phase 3 4 Not applicable Not applicable 3 Observational Observational 7 Phase 1 Phase 1 3 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 2 Phase 2 Phase 2 15 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 1 Phase 3 Phase 3 4 Not applicable Not applicable 3 Observational Observational 7

Trials per phase

35 of the 35 trials are tagged with Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome trials start? (15)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 3
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 3

2004: 3 trials (Observational 1, Phase 2 2) 2009: 3 trials (Observational 1, Phase 2 2) 2011: 2 trials (Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2012: 1 trials (Phase 2 1) 2013: 1 trials (Phase 2 1) 2014: 3 trials (Not applicable 2, Phase 2 1) 2015: 2 trials (Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 1) 2016: 3 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 2 2) 2017: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 1/2 1) 2018: 1 trials (Phase 1 1) 2019: 3 trials (Phase 3 1, Phase 2 2) 2020: 2 trials (Phase 3 1, Phase 2 1) 2021: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 2 1) 2023: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2024: 3 trials (Observational 2, Phase 3 1)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2024 3
2023 1
2021 2
2020 2
2019 3
2018 1
2017 2
2016 3
2015 2
2014 3

No forecast is made for this condition: it averages 1.0 trial starts a year over the five years to September, under the 5 a year the method needs.

Recruitment duration, a model prediction: none of the 35 trials evaluated at the 2026-10-09 snapshot is predicted and still running. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome trials in? (7)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 3
Phase 1/2 2
Phase 2 15
Phase 2/3 1
Phase 3 4
Not applicable 3
Observational 7

How many Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome trials are recruiting? (7)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Recruiting 3
Enrolling by invitation 1
Completed 22
Suspended 1
Terminated 5

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which lead sponsors run the most Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome trials? (7)

Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.

Lead sponsors
Sponsor Trials
Novartis Pharmaceuticals 4
Sol-Gel Technologies, Ltd. 4
Ascend Biopharmaceuticals Ltd 3
PellePharm, Inc. 2
Children's Oncology Group 1

Which drugs are being tested for Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome? (4)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
Vismodegib 4
Gusacitinib 3
Tazarotene 2
Patidegib 2

Interventions as named in the registry (11)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
LDE225B 4
Patidegib Topical Gel, 2% 3
Patidegib Topical Gel, Vehicle 2
Vehicle Gel 2
Patidegib Topical Gel 1

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
Weight loss 6 1
Pneumonia 4 3
Abdominal pain 3 2
Basal cell carcinoma 2 2
Chest pain 2 1

Which publications cover Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome? (12)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Prevalence (21)

Shown in this order: jurisdiction, then disease name. Orphanet observation for the mapped ORPHA concept; the mapping relation column says whether that concept is exactly this condition or broader or narrower.

Prevalence
Orphanet disease Type Class Geography Jurisdiction Mapping relation
Gorlin syndrome Prevalence at birth 1-9 / 100 000 United Kingdom GB Unspecified
Gorlin syndrome Point prevalence 1-9 / 100 000 United Kingdom GB Exact
Gorlin syndrome Prevalence at birth 1-9 / 100 000 United Kingdom GB Exact
Gorlin syndrome Point prevalence 1-9 / 100 000 United Kingdom GB Unspecified
Gorlin syndrome Point prevalence 1-9 / 100 000 United Kingdom GB Exact

Rare-disease identity (2)

Shown in this order: exact, broader, narrower, other.

Rare-disease identity
Orphanet disease ORPHA code Relation Source
Gorlin syndrome 377 Exact Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology (ORDO)
Gorlin syndrome 377 Exact Orphadata Science knowledge files, Product 1

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Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: sub-conditions in mesh.

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