Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 50%Moderate 1 · 50%High 0 · 0%

Pain · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin

MAL‐PDT showed no clear difference in pain compared with surgical excision (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.2 [0.6, 8.03]
1 study · 101 participants
Low

Number of patients with moderate/severe pain (1 hour postoperatively) · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin

Imiquimod cream probably leads to lower pain (moderate/severe) compared with MAL‐PDT (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.6 [0.41, 0.87]
1 study · 371 participants
Moderate