![]() ![]() In addition, some approaches including oral vismodegib, immunotherapy, nicotinamide, acetohexamide, glimepiride-restricted diet are found to be effective to minimize the complications secondary to defects in the nucleotide excision repair (NER) system and also enhance the NER, which are under experimental level yet. Furthermore, surgical removal of cancerous lesions and use of antioxidants are considered to be effective against this disease however, efficacies of these are not experimentally determined. However, some approaches including laser and photodynamic therapy, and the use of retinoids are effective against skin cancer having severe side effects. Among these options, sun avoidance, use of 5-fluorouracil and imiquimod, and interferon therapy are effective. Different approaches including sun avoidance surgical removal of cancerous lesions laser and photodynamic therapy use of retinoid, 5-fluorouracil, imiquimod, photolyase, and antioxidant interferon therapy and gene therapy are chosen by doctors and patients to lessen the adverse effects of this disease. ![]() This review article takes an attempt to explore the current therapeutic advancements in XP. As it is an incurable disease, therapeutic strategies of this disease are critical. Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is an autosomal recessive genetic disease caused by a defect in the DNA repair system, exhibiting skin cancer on sun exposure. ![]()
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