A cost comparison of radiotherapy and topical imiquimod for lentigo maligna treatment: Considerations for clinical decision-making
Imiquimod represents a substantially more cost-effective treatment option for managing LM compared with radiotherapy. Patient-centered shared decision-making should be prioritized.
Authors
- Madeleine King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7192-2887)
- Cyro Festa Neto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3879-9981)
- Rafael Emilio de Feria Cardet
- Pablo Fernández‐Peñas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4882-1564)
- H. Peter Soyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4770-561X)
- Amanda Glanz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3356-1643)
- Angela Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3668-243X)
- Matthew Foote (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9025-2639)
- Serigne Lo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5092-5544)
- Lílian Rocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3010-1526)
- Victoria Mar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9423-3435)
- Helena Collgros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1475-0668)
- Pascale Guitera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9519-110X)
- Bruna Melhoranse Gouveia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6322-5675)
- Jeremy Ruben (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5080-5910)
- Jonathan R. Stretch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2556-2005)
- Richard A. Scolyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8991-0013)
- Richard De Abreu Lourenço (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5978-8774)
- Chris Wratten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6118-2421)
- Gerald B. Fogarty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0764-578X)
- Wei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1710-0919)
- Richard C. Martin
Institutions
- University of Technology Sydney (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Sydney Adventist Hospital (AU)
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (AU)
- Princess Alexandra Hospital (AU)
- Westmead Hospital (AU)
- Melanoma Institute Australia (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital (AU)
- Alfred Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2025.12.053
- Primary Topic
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00