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This case is a novelty based on:
1. It was trialed in the only animal that presents identical Androgenetic Alopecia model to humans (stump tailed macaques) in a very long process (4+ years). They tested Minoxidil, Finasteride and RU as control and they reacted similar to humans aswell. Most new compounds never go through this process.
2. The delivery method is not oral or a topical solution, it is an inyected mAb which has much higher specifity than traditional drugs attacking the receptor.
3. Literally the biggest pharma in the planet is behind its discovery and commercialization (Bayer) and not some shady startup. They won't ever run out of funds like most startups.
It's ok to be skeptical, I am very tired aswell of false hopes. Anything that happened in the past in hairloss research is irrelevant because nothing was remotely close to this before. The proof is already there. On paper, there's literally no reason to ever think it won't work as expected.
Of course its better to "protect" yourself into thinking it will be a failure and that's what im doing aswell