Efficacy Comparison of Monotherapies and Combination Therapies for Androgenetic Alopecia: A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis

    December 2021 in “ Dermatologic Therapy ”
    Dongyu Chen, Xiao-Yu Yang, Xinghua Liu … Yong-Huang Lin
    Studysummary This study found that in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia, combination therapies involving topical and systemic treatments with adjunctive therapy demonstrated the highest efficacy in improving hair density and diameter compared to placebo, based on a network meta-analysis of 49 randomized controlled trials.
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