Imiquimod vs surgical excision: Recurrence
Imiquimod probably leads to higher recurrence at 3 years compared with surgical excision (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Imiquimod vs surgical excision Recurrence at 3 years · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin Imiquimod probably leads to higher recurrence at 3 years compared with surgical excision (moderate certainty). Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 10.3 [3.22, 32.94] | 1 study · 401 participants | Moderate |
Imiquimod vs surgical excision Recurrence at 5 years · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin Imiquimod probably leads to higher recurrence at 5 years compared with surgical excision (moderate certainty). Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 7.73 [2.81, 21.3] | 1 study · 383 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.