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Just a few days ago, Japanese researchers announced major breakthrough in hair follicle replication and start of pre-clinical trials. [1] Can anyone more knowle
by weiming 8y ago
Just a few days ago, Japanese researchers announced major breakthrough in hair follicle replication and start of pre-clinical trials. [1] Can anyone more knowledgeable about the field dissect how viable this looks?
This is in addition to Shiseido/Replicel in Japan also doing clinical studies [2].
[1] http://www.organ-technol.co.jp/uploads/2018/06/98a3d5caabf1c7829941ab2d5caf20f8.pdf http://www.organ-technol.co.jp/uploads/2018/06/98a3d5caabf1c...
[2] http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/replicels-cell-therapy-pattern-baldness-proceeds-clinical-trial-launch-japan-tsx-venture-rp-2144293.htm http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/replicels-cell-ther...
- ekianjo 8y ago> start of pre-clinical trials. Means it's still at 10 years away from commercialization, if everything goes fine. in pre-clinical they may find adverse events that kill the drug early. Like most experimental drugs.
- weiming 8y agoInteresting. If I understand correctly, this one is not a drug but a means of replicating a single hair follicle (to then be surgically planted one-by-one as in hair transplants)
- baldHeaded13 8y agoThe Korean paper 6 months ago look d promising as well.