Editorial Note on Next-Generation Therapies and Advanced Acne Treatment

    January 2021
    Nazia Benkirane
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    TLDR New acne treatments like clascoterone and minocycline foam are effective, and using antibiotics carefully is important to avoid resistance.
    The editorial from 2021 discussed advancements in acne treatment, highlighting the potential of next-generation therapies. Clascoterone, an androgen receptor antagonist, showed promise in reducing both inflammatory and non-inflammatory acne lesions in two randomized, vehicle-controlled, double-blind trials with 1,440 participants. Minocycline, a tetracycline antibiotic, was FDA-approved in October 2019 for moderate-to-severe acne in patients aged 9 and older. A study with 1,488 patients demonstrated that 4% minocycline foam increased the clearance of inflammatory lesions, with 30.8% of patients achieving treatment success. The editorial also mentioned sarecycline, a narrow-spectrum tetracycline, as an effective treatment for facial, back, and chest acne, emphasizing the importance of antibiotic stewardship to combat resistant bacteria.
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