Curis and Hair Loss
How long will you think CURIS take to be produced commercially? Also, does it have capability to grow hair on already balded areas?
This is a most interesting and exciting technology in its early stages. A great deal of work will be required to take this from the animal study into the human realm and it may not transport easily. What this does show is the many faces of the regrowth phenomenon in hair regeneration. Generally this process, under FDA regulation, will take years. To answer your question, I really do not know exactly how the medication works, but as I find out more, I will let the blog readers know. Thanks for pointing this out to me.
For those interested in learning more, please see Curis Presents Study Showing Stimulation of Hair Growth by Small Molecule Hedgehog Pathway Agonist.
After looking into the Curis website, it says they have partnered up with Procter and Gamble and are in the late preclinical stages of this possible treatment. My question is: what is the next stage for this? Does is go to the FDA from here? This is a very exciting possibility! They seem to be moving along rather quickly.