Clinical Investigation of JAK Inhibitor Tofacitinib in Scarring Alopecias

    April 2017 in “ Journal of Investigative Dermatology ”
    Lindsey Bordone, Angela M. Christiano
    Studysummary This study reports that tofacitinib, a JAK inhibitor, may stabilize hair loss in patients with classic lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia, though hair regrowth was not robust.
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