Study To Evaluate The Efficacy Of Tofacitinib In Moderate To Severe Alopecia Areata, Totalis And Universalis

Summary

This is an open-label pilot study of tofacitinib taken daily for 6 months in the treatment of moderate to severe AA, and alopecia totalis or universalis, followed by 6 months follow-up off drug to assess the incidence and timing of recurrence of disease or documentation of delayed response to treatment. There will be the option of increasing the treatment duration up to an additional 6 months beyond the initially scheduled 6 months of treatment, if clinically indicated, and at the discretion of the investigator.

Timeline

Start

2015-01

Primary completion

2017-12

Completion

2017-12

Publications

• Jabbari A, Sansaricq F, Cerise J, Chen JC, Bitterman A, Ulerio G, Borbon J, Clynes R, Christiano AM, Mackay-Wiggan J. An Open-Label Pilot Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Tofacitinib in Moderate to Severe Patch-Type Alopecia Areata, Totalis, and Universalis. J Invest Dermatol. 2018 Jul;138(7):1539-1545. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.01.032. Epub 2018 Feb 13.

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