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December 2013 in “Cancer research” Enobosarm may effectively treat androgen receptor-positive breast cancer with fewer side effects.
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October 2024 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Brepocitinib effectively reduces inflammation and improves symptoms in cicatricial alopecia with good safety.
February 2014 in “Revista Argentina de Cardiología” Androgens may increase arrhythmias in Brugada Syndrome, while Finasteride could reduce them.
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March 2007 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Gefitinib therapy can cause unusual hair growth on the nose.
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September 2013 in “Breast cancer research” A specific gene variant is linked to a higher risk of hair loss from chemotherapy in breast cancer patients.
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June 2021 in “Singapore Medical Journal” Dutasteride and finasteride can help increase hair growth gene expression but need further improvement.
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January 2019 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Tofacitinib may help treat severe childhood alopecia areata, but risks require careful consideration.
Baricitinib helped treat a man's beard hair loss when steroids didn't work.
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February 2019 in “Journal of clinical medicine” Atorvastatin reversed memory problems caused by cancer drug trastuzumab and improved its cancer-fighting abilities without causing hair loss.
June 2023 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Coinheritance of BRCA2 and CYLD genes may lead to new treatment options for certain cancers.
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April 2006 in “PubMed” EGFR-targeting cancer drugs can cause skin rashes and other side effects.
May 2025 in “The FASEB Journal” Targeting the TNFRSF1B gene may help treat hair loss.
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March 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Early sunburn treatment with certain inhibitors may reduce skin cancer risk.
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July 2017 in “Rheumatology and Therapy” Tofacitinib, a medication for arthritis, showed potential for treating severe hair loss in a small Brazilian case series, but more research is needed.
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May 2017 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Tofacitinib helped a 19-year-old regrow hair after other treatments failed.
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January 2020 in “PubMed” JAK inhibitors may become the first approved treatment for alopecia areata if they are proven safe and effective.
June 2023 in “Journal of Clinical Oncology” CDK4/6 inhibitors may cause hair loss in breast cancer patients.
December 2025 in “International Journal of Surgery” GBP1 is a key target for treating Epstein-Barr virus-related kidney cancer, and finasteride may help.
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April 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A new therapy for a skin blistering condition has not been developed yet.
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January 2023 in “Anti-Cancer Drugs” Early diagnosis and treatment of EGFR inhibitor-induced folliculitis decalvans can prevent permanent hair loss.
July 2025 in “Frontiers in Medicine” Baricitinib successfully regrew hair in an 8-year-old boy with alopecia totalis linked to a KRT74 gene variant.
DNA analysis can help tailor alopecia treatment.
September 2020 in “Acta Scientific Cancer Biology” Personalized treatment based on detailed tumor analysis successfully managed and reduced the patient's aggressive hair follicle cancer.
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June 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Genes linked to fibrosis are more active in people with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia.