Dutasteride Versus Placebo and Finasteride

[Patrick54]

Does this mean the dark side may not be the dark side anymore? :doctor:


http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0 ... 22&rank=11

 

[slurms mackenzie]

I've been away from these boards for a long time, if i'm reading that correctly does it mean the trials have been extended, i remember there was a phase III started in Korea.

10 years ago this would have been greeted with Champagne corks popping and high fives all round.

 

[Patrick54]

I'm not sure, it looks like they want to re-compare dutasteride to finasteride and this may lead to further testing hopefully getting dutasteride approved for male pattern baldness. unk:

 

[slurms mackenzie]

I guess for me the most notable thing is the geographical spread, which suggest more than just mild curiosity on the part of Glaxo.

Russia, Thailand, Argentina? This is no small study.

Also they're only interested in Norwood III V's to Norwood 5s.

I'd always thought dutasteride carried more risk than finasteride, so given the bad publicity around finasteride lately, i'm surprised Glaxo are doing this, unless they know something we don't.

 

[Patrick54]

I guess for me the most notable thing is the geographical spread, which suggest more than just mild curiosity on the part of Glaxo.

Russia, Thailand, Argentina? This is no small study.

Also they're only interested in Norwood III V's to Norwood 5s.

I'd always thought dutasteride carried more risk than finasteride, so given the bad publicity around finasteride lately, i'm surprised Glaxo are doing this, unless they know something we don't.

Yes, I also like the fact that they are testing on Norwood III IV's and Norwood 5s, I'm between a NW5 and 6 now and started dutasteride 2 weeks ago, personally I believe dutasteride will grow more hair from my research on these very handy forums.

 

[Bryan]

I'm not sure, it looks like they want to re-compare dutasteride to finasteride and this may lead to further testing hopefully getting dutasteride approved for male pattern baldness.

Glaxo has already stated emphatically in the past that they aren't going for FDA approval of dutasteride as an male pattern baldness treatment, but that apparently doesn't mean that they aren't interested in doing additional trials of it for that purpose in foreign countries. I imagine they want to keep up worldwide interest in the drug just so that doctors will use it off-label for that purpose, even here in America.

 

[Patrick54]

I'm not sure, it looks like they want to re-compare dutasteride to finasteride and this may lead to further testing hopefully getting dutasteride approved for male pattern baldness.

Glaxo has already stated emphatically in the past that they aren't going for FDA approval of dutasteride as an male pattern baldness treatment, but that apparently doesn't mean that they aren't interested in doing additional trials of it for that purpose in foreign countries. I imagine they want to keep up worldwide interest in the drug just so that doctors will use it off-label for that purpose, even here in America.

That could be true but it sure would be nice if dutasteride was approved for male pattern baldness, people would have a easier time getting a scrip for it. That and the testing may prove beneficial to those on the fence between maintaining with something approved and wanting to grow more hair.