Results of treatment with HeberFERON in patients with recurrent facial basal cell carcinoma: Case Series

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Facial basal cell carcinoma; facial neoplasms and epidemiology; neoplasm recurrence local and epidemiology; recurrence; HeberFERON; skin cancer; recurrence; interferons.

Abstract

Background: Recurrent facial basal cell carcinoma is aggressive, therefore, the treatment should aim at preventing further recurrence, and HeberFERON may be a therapeutic option.

Objective: To describe the results of HeberFERON treatment in patients with recurrent facial basal cell carcinoma.

Methodology: An observational, multicenter, descriptive, and longitudinal study was conducted in a case series with clinical, dermatoscopic, and histopathological diagnoses of recurrent facial basal cell carcinoma who attended dermatology consultations in primary healthcare from February 2020 to December 2024. The sample consisted of 94 patients. The main variables studied were treatment response and adverse events.

Results: Male sex, skin phototype II, and age over 40 years predominated. The most frequent tumor location was the nose; the most common clinical subtype was ulcerative nodular, the histological subtype was solid, tumor size was under 15 mm and surgery was the most common procedure for the primary tumor. Most patients showed a complete response (cure) to treatment. The most common adverse events were pain and burning at the injection site, and fever.

Conclusion: Most patients treated with HeberFERON achieved a complete response. Adverse events were frequent and inconvenient but did not lead to discontinuation of the drug.

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Iraldo Bello-Rivero, Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología, La Habana

 

 

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2025-12-11

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Sánchez Linares V, Martínez Fando B, Brito García E, Arias Escalona AI, Bello-Rivero I, Rodríguez González A. Results of treatment with HeberFERON in patients with recurrent facial basal cell carcinoma: Case Series. Gac méd espirit [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 11 [cited 2025 Dec. 16];27. Available from: https://revgmespirituana.sld.cu/index.php/gme/article/view/2782

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