06 Apr Immunotherapy Ruxolitinib Cream Improves Facial Vitiligo

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MedicalResearch.com Interview with:

David Rosmarin, MD Dermatologist; Assistant Professor Tufts University School of Medicine

Dr. Rosmarin

David Rosmarin, MD
Dermatologist; Assistant Professor
Tufts University School of Medicine

MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?

Response: Vitiligo is a disease where the immune system causes depigmentation of the skin. We performed a pilot study to evaluate the use of a new class of medication for the treatment of vitiligo.


MedicalResearch.com: What should readers take away from your report?

Response: After applying topical ruxolitinib cream twice a day, patients had significant repigmentation, particularly those with facial vitiligo.

This treatment holds promise as a potential new treatment for vitiligo. Because it is a topical, it spares many side effects of taking a medication orally.

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Citation:

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Treatment of vitiligo with the topical Janus kinase inhibitor ruxolitinib    Original Research Article
Available online 5 April 2017
Brooke Rothstein, Deep Joshipura, Ami Saraiya, Rana Abdat, Huda Ashkar, Yana Turkowski, Vaneeta Sheth, Victor Huang, Shiu Chung Au, Courtney Kachuk, Nicole Dumont, Alice B. Gottlieb, David Rosmarin
http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2017.02.049

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Last Updated on April 6, 2017 by Marie Benz MD FAAD

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