Safety and efficacy of the JAK inhibitor tofacitinib citrate in patients with alopecia areata
Crispin M, Ko JM, Craiglow BG, Li S, Shankar G, Urban JR, Chen JC, Cerise JE, Jabbari A, Winge M, Marinkovich MP, Christiano AM, Oro AE, King BA. Safety and efficacy of the JAK inhibitor tofacitinib citrate in patients with alopecia areata. JCI Insight 2016, 1: e89776. PMID: 27699252, PMCID: PMC5033755, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.89776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlopecia areataAlopecia totalisAlopecia universalisHair lossDisease activity index scoreTreatment of AANational Alopecia Areata FoundationActivity index scoreCompletion of therapySevere alopecia areataSingle-arm trialNational Psoriasis FoundationScalp hair lossNational InstituteVeterans Affairs OfficePan-JAK inhibitorAdverse eventsDrug cessationDurable responsesAlopecia ToolDisease relapseTherapeutic optionsAutoimmune diseasesEffective therapyGrade I