Future Vitilgo treatments

[Guest Posts]

Hello

I was hoping someone could advise on any new treatments or the possibility of possible cures for vitiligo in the near future? Thank you Kerry

[Julie Van Onselen]

Dear Kerry
Thank you for your post and question. There are so very exciting development in dermatology treatments, which are targeting biologic treatments and oak-inhibitors.
A new cream called Opzelura®, which contains the active substance ruxolitinib, is the first approved topical JAK 1/2 inhibitor for vitiligo and has been approved for use in Europe and the UK, but only currently for private prescription. NICE are currently conducting a technology appraisal, and hopefully it will be approved for NHS prescription in the future.
Opzelura works by:
Halting depigmentation – by selectively binding to JAK1 and JAK2
Inducing repigmentation – melanocytes migrate from hair follicles and lesion edges
Preventing relapses – selective JAK1 binding inhibiting signal transmission by IL-15
I hope this information is useful.