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Topical bexarotene 1% treatment produced a 30% hair growth response among patients with alopecia areata (AA), according to research presented here at the American Academy of Dermatology 66th Annual Meeting (AAD).
“Currently, there is no cure for alopecia, and it is often refractory to treatment. So new treatment possibilities are especially welcome,” said lead investigator Rakhshandra Talpur, MD, Instructor, Division of Internal Medicine, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Full text — Bexarotene 1% Gel Shows Efficacy for Alopecia Areata: Presented at AAD