Baricitinib Withdrawal and Retreatment in Patients With Severe Alopecia Areata
King B, Ko J, Kwon O, Vañó-Galván S, Piraccini B, Dutronc Y, Yu G, Liu C, Somani N, Ball S, Mesinkovska N. Baricitinib Withdrawal and Retreatment in Patients With Severe Alopecia Areata. JAMA Dermatology 2024, 160 PMID: 39141364, PMCID: PMC11325239, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.2734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere alopecia areataProportion of patientsAlopecia areataHair regrowthSevere AATreatment benefitWeeks of treatment withdrawalClinical trialsPhase 3 randomized clinical trialLoss of treatment benefitRandomized withdrawal periodDose of baricitinibRerandomized to placeboWithdrawal of therapyFollow-up observation periodYear of treatmentRandomized clinical trialsWithdrawal periodRelapsing conditionBaricitinib doseRecapture responsePlacebo-controlledSALT scoreContinuous therapyDose group