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Phase 2a Randomized Clinical Trial of Dupilumab (anti-IL-4Rα) for Alopecia Areata Patients

E. Guttman-Yassky, Y. Renert-Yuval, Jennifer Bares, M. Chima, Jason E. Hawkes, P. Gilleaudeau, M. Sullivan-Whalen, G. Singer et al.

Allergy. European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2021

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Abstract

Treatments for alopecia areata (AA) patients with extensive scalp hair loss are limited, and recent evidence supports a role for type 2 T‐cell (Th2)‐immune response in AA. Dupilumab, a monoclonal antibody inhibiting Th2 signaling, approved for type 2 diseases including atopic dermatitis, was evaluated in AA patients.

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