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Trial reportClinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology2021

Setipiprant for Androgenetic Alopecia in Males: Results from a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2a Trial.

Janet DuBois, Suzanne Bruce, Daniel Stewart, Steven Kempers, Christy Harutunian, Terry Boodhoo, Amy Weitzenfeld, Joan-En Chang-Lin

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In one paragraph

Trial report in Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The physiological and pharmacological roles of prostaglandins in hair growth.The Korean journal of physiology & pharmacology : official journal of the Korean Physiological Society and the Korean Society of Pharmacology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Janet DuBoisDermResearch, Inc., Austin, TX, USA.
Suzanne BruceSuzanne Bruce and Associates, PA, Houston, TX, USA.
Daniel StewartMidwest Center for Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery, Clinton Township, MI, USA.
Steven KempersAssociated Skin Care Specialists, Fridley, MN, USA.
Christy HarutunianAllergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company, Irvine, CA, USA.
Terry BoodhooAllergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company, Irvine, CA, USA.
Amy WeitzenfeldAllergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company, Madison, NJ, USA.
Joan-En Chang-LinAllergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company, Irvine, CA, USA.
Allergan (United States) · USAssociated Skin Care Specialists · USCentral Dermatology · USDermResearch (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate oral setipiprant versus placebo for scalp hair growth in men with androgenetic alopecia (AGA). PATIENTS AND

methodsMales aged 18 to 49 years with AGA were enrolled in a double-blind, multicenter, 32-week, phase 2a trial; randomized to twice-daily (BID) 1000-mg (2×500 mg for a total daily dose of 2000 mg) setipiprant tablets or placebo for 24 weeks; and assessed at weeks 4, 8, 16, and 24, with a week 32 follow-up. The study initially included a finasteride 1-mg once-daily group, removed by protocol amendment. Changes from baseline to week 24 in target area hair count (TAHC) and blinded Subject Self-Assessment (SSA) of target area photographs were coprimary efficacy endpoints. Hair growth was also evaluated using blinded Investigator Global Assessment (IGA). Safety assessments included adverse events (AEs) and clinical laboratory tests. Analysis of covariance models were used to test statistical significance for TAHC, SSA, and IGA. Data were summarized without statistical analysis for finasteride.

resultsRandomized subjects (N=169) included 74 placebo, 83 setipiprant, and 12 finasteride subjects; 117 (69.2%) and 113 (66.9%) subjects completed week 24 and 32 visits, respectively. Treatment groups had similar baseline characteristics. Neither coprimary efficacy endpoint was met. At week 24, TAHC and SSA findings indicated no hair growth improvements with setipiprant versus placebo. Setipiprant also did not improve hair growth versus placebo per the IGA. Treatment-related AEs, all mild or moderate in severity, occurred in 12.3%, 25.9%, and 25.0% of the placebo, setipiprant, and finasteride groups, respectively. Two treatment-emergent serious AEs (TESAEs), cellulitis and multiple sclerosis, were reported in the placebo group, both unrelated to treatment. No TESAEs were reported with setipiprant or finasteride.

conclusionSetipiprant 1000 mg BID was safe and well tolerated but did not demonstrate efficacy versus placebo for scalp hair growth in men with AGA.

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hair growth and developmenthair lossprostaglandin receptorsscalp

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PMID34703265
PMCPMC8526366
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