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Review Article| Volume 41, ISSUE 1, P23-37, January 2023

Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy in Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer

  • Nader Aboul-Fettouh
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    Department of Dermatology, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6655 Travis St., #980 Houston, TX 77030, USA
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  • Shelby L. Kubicki
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    Department of Dermatology, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6655 Travis St., #980 Houston, TX 77030, USA
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  • Leon Chen
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    US Dermatology Partners, 1213 Hermann Dr #650, Houston, TX 77004, USA

    Elite Dermatology, 20326, TX-249 Ste 400, Houston, TX 77070, USA
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  • Sirunya Silapunt
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    Department of Dermatology, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6655 Travis St., #980 Houston, TX 77030, USA
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  • Michael R. Migden
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    Corresponding author. Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Pressler Street, 1452, Houston, TX 77030.
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    Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Pressler Street., 1452, Houston, TX 77030, USA

    Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Pressler Street, 1452, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Published:October 27, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.det.2022.07.009

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