Drugs / PP405
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PP405

Developed for
androgenetic alopecia
Investigated by
Pelage Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Trials 1

20252026
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 2 NCT06393452 Jun 2024 → Jul 2025 androgenetic alopecia Pelage Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Completed Met primary

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 3

DateIssuerRelease
2025-06-17 Pelage Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Results Pelage Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Phase 2a Clinical Trial Results for PP405 in Regenerative Hair Loss Therapy pelagepharma.com ↗
Pelage Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company, today announced positive results from its Phase 2a clinical trial of PP405 — a topical therapy for androgenetic alopecia advancing through the FDA clinical development pathway.
2024-03-09 Pelage Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Results Pelage Presents Late-Breaking Data at AAD 2024 Meeting Demonstrating PP405 Activates Human Hair Follicle Stem Cells Ex Vivo and in Phase 1 Clinical Study pelagepharma.com ↗
Pelage Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company pioneering a new generation of treatments for hair loss, today presented positive translational and Phase 1 clinical data demonstrating the company’s novel small molecule therapy PP405 reactivates dormant hair follicle stem cells to trigger hair growth.
2024-02-27 Pelage Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Results Pelage Pharmaceuticals Announces $16.75M Series A Financing led by GV to Revolutionize Regenerative Medicine for Hair Loss pelagepharma.com ↗
We are pleased to announce that we have completed a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial that demonstrated seven days of topical dosing with PP405 was safe and well-tolerated, and showed statistically significant activation of hair follicle stem cells.

Evidence & citations 3 cited values

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FieldValueCited text
Known as PP405 ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT06393452 ↗
Action Inhibit “PP405 is an inhibitor of mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC)” NCT06393452 ↗
Route Topical “0.05% Topical Gel applied once daily” NCT06393452 ↗