November 2023 in “Annales de dermatologie et de vénéréologie, FMC” In this study, researchers found that among adults with severe alopecia, continued treatment with baricitinib for 104 weeks maintained hair regrowth effectively in those who responded at 52 weeks, with improved outcomes noted in some initially non-responders receiving 4 mg.
November 2023 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Different people with severe hair loss respond to baricitinib treatment at different times, with some showing improvement early, some gradually, and others later.
In this study, a strong positive correlation was found between clinician-reported and patient-reported measures for assessing eyebrow and eyelash hair loss in patients with severe alopecia areata, indicating high agreement during treatment with baricitinib over 52 weeks.
This study found that at Week 52, baricitinib resulted in significant hair regrowth for many patients with severe alopecia areata, with 41.6% on the higher dose achieving substantial improvement in scalp hair loss, though some may need longer treatment for optimal benefit.
This study found that more than half of patients with severe alopecia areata who reduced their baricitinib dose from 4mg to 2mg maintained a clinical response for up to 2 years.
November 2023 in “JEADV Clinical Practice” In this study, adults with severe alopecia areata experienced greater improvements in hair regrowth, health-related quality of life, and reduced anxiety and depression symptoms after 36 weeks of treatment with baricitinib compared to placebo.
October 2023 in “The Open Dermatology Journal” Baricitinib is effective for severe alopecia areata with manageable side effects, mainly upper respiratory infections.
October 2023 in “Frontiers in Medicine” In a reported case, researchers observed full hair regrowth on the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes of a 4-year-old with alopecia universalis after 10 months of treatment with dupilumab, following resistance to baricitinib.
September 2023 in “JAAD case reports” In this review, the authors noted that while baricitinib, a treatment for refractory rheumatoid arthritis and severe alopecia areata, shows promising efficacy, it may pose risks of serious infections and malignancy due to immune downregulation.
September 2023 in “Drugs in context” This article discusses baricitinib, a JAK1 and JAK2 inhibitor, as an approved and promising treatment for alopecia areata but reports no new clinical results.
September 2023 in “Dermatology and Therapy” In a Belgian cohort study, nearly 90% of alopecia areata patients treated with oral baricitinib experienced hair regrowth, with more than 70% achieving a favorable SALT score, particularly in patchy cases, though some relapsed post-treatment. No serious adverse events were noted.
September 2023 in “The Journal of Dermatology” In this 2-year prospective study, researchers observed that weight loss through bariatric surgery in patients with morbid obesity led to improvements in various skin conditions, although it also resulted in hair loss (telogen effluvium) for over half of the participants.
September 2023 in “British Journal of Dermatology” In this study, researchers identified subgroups of patients with severe alopecia areata treated with baricitinib who experienced early, gradual, or late hair regrowth, finding that response was influenced by baseline disease severity and duration of hair loss.
September 2023 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study aimed to describe the distribution of eyebrow and eyelash hair loss in patients with varying severities of scalp hair loss from alopecia areata but does not report results.
September 2023 in “PubMed” This study reviewed baricitinib's efficacy and safety for treating alopecia areata and found that more patients achieved significant hair regrowth with baricitinib compared to placebo in two phase III trials. Mild to moderate side effects were reported, with additional study suggested for long-term effects.
September 2023 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” In this study, baricitinib was evaluated for its effectiveness in promoting concurrent regrowth of scalp hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes in patients with severe alopecia areata, showing clinically meaningful responses compared to placebo.
September 2023 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This announcement discusses the recent FDA approval of baricitinib for treating severe alopecia areata in adults and reports no new clinical results.
September 2023 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” At Week-104 of the BRAVE-AA2 trial, this study found that 90.2% of severe alopecia areata patients who continued on baricitinib 4mg maintained hair regrowth, whereas 45.2% of those who reduced their dosage to 2mg experienced a loss of treatment benefit.
August 2023 in “International Journal of Nanomedicine” This study found that a graphene-barium titanate nanosystem can accelerate wound healing by killing bacteria and promoting fibroblast proliferation, demonstrating effectiveness in both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria-infected wounds in mice.
July 2023 in “Skin Research and Technology” This study reports that combining baricitinib with low-dose cyclosporine and steroids resulted in effective and safe treatment for a case of alopecia totalis, maintaining hair regrowth without adverse effects.
July 2023 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” In this study, combining baricitinib and prednisone effectively achieved complete hair regrowth in seven out of eight women with very severe alopecia areata, contrasting with less effective results from each drug used alone.
June 2023 in “British Journal of Dermatology” In this study, baricitinib showed promising results in improving scalp, eyebrow, and eyelash hair loss in adults with severe and very severe alopecia areata over 52 weeks.
June 2023 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study observed that baricitinib treatment led to significant improvements in hair regrowth and quality of life scores in adults with severe alopecia areata over 24 weeks, with an acceptable safety profile as most adverse effects were transient.
May 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that baricitinib can counteract the cytokine-driven reduction of the enzyme PADI1 in human keratinocytes, which may help improve skin barrier function in atopic dermatitis by enabling epidermal differentiation.
April 2023 in “International Journal of Research in Dermatology” The researchers reviewed multiple studies and found that baricitinib, a JAK inhibitor, generally improved the condition of patients with severe alopecia areata, with minimal side effects.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In this study, researchers developed a mouse model of scarring alopecia and observed significant reductions in CD200R expression in affected skin, potentially linking this signaling pathway to immune attacks on hair follicles and suggesting new treatment targets for scarring hair loss.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that adults with atopic dermatitis who were treated with baricitinib at doses of 2mg or 4mg experienced significant improvements in work productivity, potentially leading to substantial indirect cost savings for employers over 16 weeks.
April 2023 in “Journal of Pakistan Medical Association” This source reports that clinical trials found oral baricitinib significantly improved hair regrowth in patients with severe alopecia areata, with 38.8% achieving at least 80% scalp hair coverage after 36 weeks on a 4-mg dose, compared to 6.2% with placebo in trial 1.
April 2023 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of switching between two JAK inhibitors, tofacitinib and baricitinib, in treating alopecia areata, due to the lack of data on their comparative efficacy.