2024
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
2023
Efficacy and Safety of Baricitinib in Patients with Severe Alopecia Areata over 52 Weeks of Continuous Therapy in Two Phase III Trials (BRAVE-AA1 and BRAVE-AA2)
Kwon O, Senna M, Sinclair R, Ito T, Dutronc Y, Lin C, Yu G, Chiasserini C, McCollam J, Wu W, King B. Efficacy and Safety of Baricitinib in Patients with Severe Alopecia Areata over 52 Weeks of Continuous Therapy in Two Phase III Trials (BRAVE-AA1 and BRAVE-AA2). American Journal Of Clinical Dermatology 2023, 24: 443-451. PMID: 36855020, PMCID: PMC9974384, DOI: 10.1007/s40257-023-00764-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere alopecia areataSafety of baricitinibPhase III trialsLong-term treatmentAlopecia areataWeek 52III trialsTract infectionsContinuous therapyFrequent treatment-emergent adverse eventsJanus kinase inhibitor baricitinibTreatment-emergent adverse eventsUpper respiratory tract infectionAlopecia Tool (SALT) scoreWeek 52 resultsCreatine phosphokinase elevationNew safety signalsProportion of patientsRespiratory tract infectionsPermanent treatment discontinuationUrinary tract infectionCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicMaximum clinical benefitScalp hair lossCOVID-19 infection