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June 2026 in “Dermato” This narrative review found that ritlecitinib shows consistent effectiveness and a favorable safety profile for treating alopecia areata in clinical trials and real-world settings, with progressive hair regrowth observed, particularly when treatment is initiated early and maintained appropriately.
November 2023 in “Dermatology and Therapy” This study found that treatment with baricitinib 4 mg over 52 weeks led to clinically meaningful regrowth of eyebrows and eyelashes in patients with alopecia areata, even without complete scalp hair regrowth.
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November 1998 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This article reports on a partial regrowth of scalp hair in a patient treated with extracorporeal photochemotherapy and interferon α 2a, but provides no new clinical outcomes.
February 2025 in “Canadian Journal of Health Technologies” This review assessed the clinical and cost-effectiveness of baricitinib, an oral treatment for severe alopecia areata in adults, to inform Canadian reimbursement recommendations, excluding Quebec.
April 2026 in “Future Medicinal Chemistry” This article discusses the impact of PROTACs technology in transforming drug discovery with its novel degradation mechanism, but it reports no new experimental findings.
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May 2024 in “Cytotechnology” 3 citations
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July 2025 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” This study reported that patients with alopecia areata treated with ritlecitinib in a real-life setting had a higher rate of positive response on the Severity of Alopecia Tool score compared to those in the ALLEGRO trial.
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April 2023 in “Expert Review of Clinical Immunology” This review details how baricitinib successfully demonstrated significant hair regrowth in clinical trials for severe alopecia areata, now leading to its approval as the first systemic therapy for the condition, while also highlighting the importance of assessing individual risk factors for adverse events.
October 2024 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study reported that ritlecitinib 50 mg and baricitinib 4 mg showed similar efficacy in treating severe alopecia areata, with no significant difference in hair regrowth outcomes at Week 24, but there remains considerable uncertainty and a need for further research.
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October 2017 in “Frontiers in plant science” This study found that the peach gene CTG134 mediates auxin-ethylene crosstalk, affecting root hair growth and hormone-regulated processes in plants.
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March 2015 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study indicates that ABCG2 expression identifies interfollicular keratinocyte progenitor cells in human epidermis and suggests it could help enrich these stem cells for research and treatment.
September 2023 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that in participants with notalgia paresthetica, 8 weeks of treatment with difelikefalin significantly improved itch intensity and increased the rate of strict complete response compared to placebo, starting as early as week 3.
October 2024 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” This study examined uncharacterized CYP21A2 gene variants related to non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia and found that several mutations reduce enzyme activity, which may help improve diagnostic and treatment strategies.
June 2007 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” July 2026 in “Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry” This review discusses the evolution of Cereblon ligands in PROTAC technology, highlighting chemical innovations that may enhance drug-likeness and applicability in protein degradation, while noting challenges and future research directions.
June 2024 in “ESMO Gastrointestinal Oncology” The BAYONET trial is a phase II study designed to assess the efficacy and safety of combining encorafenib, binimetinib, and cetuximab for patients with BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer that is resistant to encorafenib plus cetuximab; results are not yet reported.
January 2025 in “JCEM Case Reports” In this case report, a 21-year-old woman diagnosed with ACTH-independent Cushing syndrome showed improvement in symptoms, including a more regular menstrual cycle and lower hirsutism, after starting treatment with ketoconazole, although she developed hypertension.
This study found that deleting the Mad2l1 gene in mice leads to rapid onset of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and liver cancer due to induced chromosomal instability.
January 2025 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study identifies Armadillo Repeat Only proteins as crucial regulators of plant CNGC channels, influencing various plant functions and showcasing a unique plant-specific role in Ca2+ signaling.
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November 2023 in “ArXiv.org” This study demonstrates that a proposed multi-stage framework improves the accuracy and faithfulness of drug-related responses generated by language models, compared to traditional methods.
July 2026 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Baricitinib helps regrow hair in severe alopecia areata, with results varying by initial hair loss severity and episode duration.
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August 2019 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Clascoterone safely promotes hair growth similar to minoxidil.
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April 2011 in “AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism” This study found that androgens increase Odc1 expression in skeletal muscle myoblasts, promoting proliferation and delaying differentiation.
May 2024 in “Reactions weekly”
In this case series, researchers reported an unexpectedly rapid and positive response to a topical, hydrogel-based botanical treatment for androgenetic alopecia in both male and female volunteers, achieving significant improvement in hair loss within 90 days instead of the planned 270 days.
May 2026 in “Journal of Clinical Oncology” In this study, patients with advanced cancers reported significant quality of life impacts from second-line therapies, including gastrointestinal and neurological side effects, emotional distress, and social isolation, yet remained motivated to continue treatment for survival and personal connections.
June 2026 in “Drugs & Therapy Perspectives” This study reports that patients with severe alopecia areata who experienced sustained scalp regrowth while receiving continuous baricitinib treatment showed improvements in health-related quality of life and reductions in anxiety and depression symptoms.
July 2023 in “SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine” This study found that some patients with alopecia areata who did not respond to ritlecitinib treatment by Week 24 achieved a positive response with continued therapy by Week 48, with tolerable side effects.
January 2026 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This study found that only a small percentage of alopecia areata patients treated with baricitinib in real-world settings would have met the eligibility criteria used in clinical trials.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” ATR12-351 ointment safely delivers LEKTI protein to the skin, reducing enzyme activity in Netherton syndrome.