~5% re-growth is sh*t for needing a $1000+ injection every two years. Assuming they can't improve the re-growth amount.Yup, I am not complaining. Willing to inject every few years. No problems.
~5% re-growth is sh*t for needing a $1000+ injection every two years. Assuming they can't improve the re-growth amount.
While it is great, that was only shown in seven out of 19. Considering you have an outlyer of 21% to mess with the statistics, that 8.3% number starts to look less impressive. But this trial wasn’t designed for testing efficacy, so the fact that some was observed is a positive note. It would be interesting to see what qualities those three with good long term gains had over the other nineteen. Were they diffuse, or female, or young, or old?From the repli study=
"At 24 months, the average hair density increase for these same seven participants was 8.3% over baseline, and three of these seven trial participants maintained a >10% increase in density over baseline. The largest increase in hair density over baseline observed in this group was a 21% increase at 24 months."
So they maintained their hair + slight regrowth for 2 years.
That's amazing imo. (I understand that this was achieved with only ONE injection?)
I know that but it's going to have to be cheap and easily accessible if a new injection is needed every two years.Replicel was never about being a full blown cure but about being a safe and legit maintenance therapy.
"While there was a high degree of variability in hair density between individual participants at 24 months post-injection compared to baseline, an overall stabilization of hair loss was observed among all the patients treated per protocol."
Sounds good to me.
The maintenance is EVERYTHING. Set aside the side effects of finasteride. Over time, the effects of finasteride WILL decrease. It may be slow, it may just fall off of a cliff one day, but it does not last forever. If this can do that, truly immunize hair, and it just means injections every few years, y’all will see my happy *** standing first in line. IF.........That's true, 1000 dollars + ticket to Japan (maybe even twice since they need to culture your cells first I think) will be costly.
But for many it will be nothing if this provides a legit maintenance therapy.
When does this come out?
Yes!If this gets approved in Japan will they have to get the approval in US and Europe too with clinical tests? I am not keen to fly to Japan every time for getting an injection.
sh*t. But can't they use the data from the Japan trials to get the approval in rest of the world or is it necessary to do trials in every country?
The maintenance is EVERYTHING. Set aside the side effects of finasteride. Over time, the effects of finasteride WILL decrease. It may be slow, it may just fall off of a cliff one day, but it does not last forever. If this can do that, truly immunize hair, and it just means injections every few years, y’all will see my happy *** standing first in line. IF.........
What you're talking about.. polichem is not out anywhere.ye that would be easy... But unhappily every country have their own legislation. Look even polichem have to make clinical studies for their topical finasteride yet it's approved in many countries already or people can have prescription for topical finasteride in germany or example. That does not make sense but this is the way it is... as it's a new product (vehicle)...
FDA, EMA, etc make me think about this pic: you believe you are close but you can be stuck for a long time..
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I know that . you did not understand what I meant ; )What you're talking about.. polichem is not out anywhere.
Well, I don’t know how you can say that. How old are you? I’m 39. A slow loser. Started finasteride when I was 21. Worked wonders for a decade. Then slowly lost its effectiveness. All five of my friends, of equal age who have done the same as I have experienced gradual loss of efficacy as well. They can tell you all the “statistics” they want, but actual experience leads me to believe the opposite. And I religiously and fanatically used everything. finasteride, min, RU. Seti. Just my two cents.Not true man. Most users stay above baseline. All research points to that direction.
I'm a long term user and can tell you both finasteride and avodart are insanely strong and fullfill their purpose very well.
Dont expect miracles though
