5-fluorouracil cream; RCT: Randomized controlled trial; VC: Vehicle control. Actinic keratosis (AK) is a common precancerous disease. It mostly presents in an area of the body that is chronically ...

The success rate of treating basal cell carcinoma with fluorouracil is approximately 80% to 90%. Efudex cream achieves success rates similar to Aldara (imiquimod), another topical cream used for ...

Fluorouracil interferes with the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and to a lesser extent inhibits the formation of ribonucleic acid (RNA). Since DNA and RNA are essential for cell division ...