Outcomes of Down-Titration in Patients With Severe Scalp Alopecia Areata Treated With Baricitinib: An Update Through Week 152 From BRAVE-AA2
King B, Ohyama M, Senna M, Shapiro J, Dutronc Y, Kolodsick J, Yu G, Liu C, Chiasserini C, Piraccini B. Outcomes of Down-Titration in Patients With Severe Scalp Alopecia Areata Treated With Baricitinib: An Update Through Week 152 From BRAVE-AA2. SKIN The Journal Of Cutaneous Medicine 2023, 7: s296. DOI: 10.25251/skin.7.supp.296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere alopecia areataWeek 52Alopecia areataSALT scoreWeek 104Treatment benefitClinical responseLong-term efficacy outcomesScalp alopecia areataWeeks of retreatmentProportion of patientsHalf of patientsTreatment of patientsDown-titrationEfficacy outcomesWeek 36Greater worseningSustained responseBaricitinibPatientsRetreatmentLoss of benefitEli LillyAreataLast observationEfficacy 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