Alopecia Areata Treatment Patterns and Satisfaction: Results of a Real-World Cross-Sectional Survey in Europe.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease that causes scalp, face, and/or body hair loss. Recently, oral treatments with kinases inhibition became the first approved therapies for severe AA. An understanding of the use and effectiveness of traditional therapies in real-world treatment settings is needed to guide integration of novel therapies into the treatment paradigm. This study aimed to describe traditional treatment patterns, dermatologists' reasons for therapy choice, and dermatologists' satisfaction with disease control among patients with AA.

Methods

Data were drawn from the 2021-2022 Adelphi Real World AA Disease Specific Programme™, a cross-sectional survey of dermatologists and adult patients with AA, conducted in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, an

SUBMITTER: Anderson P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11604861 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature