October 2023 in “The Open Dermatology Journal” Baricitinib is effective for severe alopecia areata with manageable side effects, mainly upper respiratory infections.
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April 2025 in “Skin Health and Disease” This study is collecting real-world data to evaluate abrocitinib and conventional systemic treatments in moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis across five European registers over a three-year period.
January 1983 in “Elsevier eBooks” This article reviews the discovery and various physiological effects of cyproterone acetate, reporting its established indications for several androgen-driven conditions but providing no new clinical data.
October 2023 in “Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts” This study found that Baricitinib significantly reduced hair loss and immune response in a mouse model of alopecia areata.
This study investigated the mechanisms of Platycladi Cacumen in treating androgenetic alopecia, identifying potential key components and targets but found no specific targets or regulatory mechanisms.
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October 2019 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This source explores the potential use of oral bicalutamide for treating female pattern hair loss, but specific results or outcomes from the study are not reported in the abstract.
This case report highlights the successful treatment of a 37-year-old male with steroid-resistant beard alopecia areata using baricitinib, a JAK-1/2 inhibitor, over 9 months, resulting in reduced hair loss and improved hair density.
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September 2024 in “Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research” This study reports that health-related quality of life was generally maintained, and sometimes improved, in patients with HR+/HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer treated with palbociclib, compared to monotherapy, across various study types.
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May 1986 in “Clinics in Endocrinology and Metabolism” This review examines androgen status in male and female obesity and its influence on the metabolic syndrome, but reports no new clinical results.
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March 2003 in “Archiv Der Pharmazie” This study reported that newly synthesized nonsteroidal compounds were effective at inhibiting prostatic 5 alpha reductase isozyme 2, especially the compound with an N, N-diisopropylcarbamoyl substituent, suggesting potential for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia.
In a retrospective clinical study, this research found that baricitinib is effective for alopecia areata, with 42.3% of patients achieving a significant reduction in hair loss by week 36, and 52.4% by week 52, outperforming previous trials.
The authors concluded that capecitabine and high-dose toremifene may be an effective treatment option for patients unable to undergo anthracycline or taxane therapies, based on one woman's cancer management.
Baricitinib helps regrow hair in teens with severe alopecia areata.
September 2025 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology”
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September 2022 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study examined phase 3 clinical trial data and found that baricitinib improves hair regrowth in adults with alopecia areata and significant scalp hair loss, with the response varying based on the severity of hair loss at the start of treatment.
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November 1990 in “The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” This abstract reviews the use and effects of various antiandrogens, finding clinical benefits in treating hyperandrogenism in women and improvements in urinary symptoms or cancer management in men, but it reports no new clinical results.
This study observed that testosterone combined with hormonal contraceptives elevated hormones like estrone and testosterone, altered coagulation factors, and increased sexual behavior frequency in female capuchin monkeys.
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January 2003 in “Drugs” 19 citations
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June 2010 in “Journal of acupuncture and meridian studies” This study found that emodin from Polygonum multiflorum showed 5alpha-reductase inhibitory activity, which was more potent than alizarin but less potent than riboflavin.
June 2025 in “Revista Foco” This review assessed randomised clinical trials on the efficacy and safety of topical and systemic JAK inhibitors for alopecia areata, finding significant hair coverage improvement with ritlecitinibe and baricitinibe, though prolonged treatment is often needed to maintain results.
September 2025 in “Asian journal of pediatric dermatology.” This case study reports the successful use of abrocitinib for treating severe alopecia areata in a 14-year-old patient, demonstrating significant hair regrowth and suggesting the need for sustained JAK1 inhibition to prevent relapse.
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November 2006 in “Medicina de Familia SEMERGEN”
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October 2011 in “International Journal of Biological Macromolecules” This study found that some synthesized heterocyclic derivatives showed promising 5α-reductase inhibitor, antiviral, and anti-tumor activities, surpassing several reference drugs in effectiveness.
August 2026 in “JAMA Dermatology” This study found that upadacitinib significantly improved hair regrowth compared to placebo in adults and adolescents with severe alopecia areata, and demonstrated a positive benefit-risk profile.
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May 2025 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This review by Aceituno et al. found that both baricitinib and ritlecitinib demonstrate strong efficacy for severe alopecia areata, with meaningful hair regrowth by Week 24, but notes limitations like differing trial sizes and potential effect size overestimations.
January 2021 in “Journal of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College” This study found that treatment with oral contraceptives containing 35mg ethinylestradiol and 2mg cyproterone acetate significantly reduced serum AMH levels in women with clomiphene citrate-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome, unlike metformin.
In this study, a dual soft drug design strategy improved the AR antagonist candidate 39, showing potent AR antagonism and good safety in a mouse hair-growth model, with similar efficacy to pyrilutamide but faster response.