Table 1.

Reported cure rates for BCC treatment options

Treatment	5-year BCC cure rate ^*
Surgical treatments
Curettage and electrodessication	97%–98.8%^15–17
Cryosurgery	99%^18,19
Standard excision	98%²⁰
Mohs	99%²⁰
Nonsurgical treatments
Radiotherapy	93%–96%²⁰
Topical therapies
Imiquimod	83%²⁰
Fluorouracil	80%²⁰
Targeting therapies
Vismodegib	28%^21,†
Sonidegib	21%^22,‡

BCC, basal cell carcinoma.

Reported cure rates are for 5 years and tumor types are primary BCCs unless otherwise specified.

^†

9 months, locally advanced and metastatic.

^‡

3 months, locally advanced.