SnapshotDx Quiz: September 2018

    August 2018 in “ Journal of Investigative Dermatology ”
    Cynthia X. Wang, Milan J. Anadkat
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    TLDR Tofacitinib may help regrow hair in alopecia areata patients.
    The document discussed a quiz on alopecia areata (AA) and referenced a study by Jabbari et al. that investigated the use of tofacitinib, a JAK inhibitor, for treating moderate-to-severe AA. This open-label, phase 2 clinical trial included 12 patients and found that 8 of them experienced more than 50% hair regrowth with a dose of 10 mg twice daily. Tofacitinib was generally well-tolerated, with no serious adverse events, suggesting its potential benefit for hair regrowth in AA patients.
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