New Website Design for Intercytex with More Information

[DarklyCharming]

http://www.intercytex.com

Excerpt:

A small biopsy or sample of hair follicles will be taken from the patient during a simple 30 minute operation carried out under local anaesthetic at a hair or skin clinic. The clinic would send the biopsy to Intercytex’ manufacturing facility where the hair-inductive dermal papilla cells would be “dissociatedâ€￾ from the rest of the follicle. These cells would be cultured and expanded in proprietary media over the next three weeks and subsequently returned to the clinic in a sterile suspension. Using a specialised delivery system, the hair-inductive dermal papilla cells would be microinjected intradermally into the patient’s scalp. The treatment will be performed under local anaesthetic and will comprise a single procedure of superficial injections, each injection delivering a minute volume of media containing dermal papilla cells capable of inducing new hair growth. Following the procedure, new hair growth should become evident after approximately three months.

 

[2young]

This seems discouraging:

Phase I clinical trials (safety) have been completed in seven volunteers at a single UK transplant centre. No safety issues have arisen and five out of the seven patients have shown increased hair numbers. A high dose trial will commence in the UK during the first half of 2005, this will be followed by a multi-centre Phase II clinical trial on patients with male pattern baldness.

Why only 5 out of 7? This stuff might not be 100% effective? Given that they intend to price it comparably to transplants, it better be alot more than ~71% effective. Hell, propecia works almost that well, according to clinical trial data. Maybe it has to do with the number of cells injected? If they just did a small number to test safety, I might accept that not all of them survive, grow, and produce a hair.

 

[DarklyCharming]

You can answer your own question by reading the entire study. The next clinical trial, phase II, is a high dose study. The phase I trial was a minute injection to simply test if the solution the cells were contained in was soluble and condusive to being implanted.

Frankly, injecting a tiny amount of a substance to simply see if health issues arise and hair increases were seen is an extreme positive. The dose injected was not the amount they intended to use for actual hair growth. The results of the phase II trial are the ones to watch for.

 

[Trent]

you're the man darkly. keep on it. that's great news in my opinion. they have years to perfect it!! if they can just get hair to grow, i'll just get a FUE on the hairline, fill in the rest with HM, and be worry-free for life.

 

[fallicule]

darklycharming is the man for keeping us up-to-date with HM info. Thanks man.

 

[Fallout Boy]

yea good job on the updates... first update i've heard in a loong time so its always good to hear something... and yea phase II will be what to watch for .. im extreeeeeemley intrested to see how it goes!! im sure everyone else is too ha.. this is fricking exciting though seriously! especially if its successful

 

[2young]

I'm really excited about this too, if it works, and if the new hair is permanent, it's pretty much the cure. I just try to temper my excitement with a little skepticism. I don't want to get my hopes too high.

That said, after the technology is proven, I'll probably go for it if it's at all affordable.

 

[Trent]

anyone else want to nominate darkly for moderator of the hair multiplication part of the forum

 

[DarklyCharming]

Flattered but who has the time or head space? 75% of the guys are negative here and the majority of the positive ones I already chat with. I'll just hum along posting the HM as I find it.

 

[not me!]

Only 75%? :lol:

 

[Trent]

i feel stupid asking this, since i'm a goddamn med student, but i don't feel like looking it up. how many phases are typically in a drug trial? is phase III it?

(i accept all forms of ridicule, I should know this, but i'm too busy studying about pancreatic secretions and other worthless info to care about how new drugs/procedures are brought into the market.)

 

[not me!]

i feel stupid asking this, since i'm a goddamn med student, but i don't feel like looking it up. how many phases are typically in a drug trial? is phase III it?

(i accept all forms of ridicule, I should know this, but i'm too busy studying about pancreatic secretions and other worthless info to care about how new drugs/procedures are brought into the market.)

Yup. Three.

 

[2young]

Sometimes there are 4 phases, but phase 4 typically comes after the drug is approved. This article explains the whole process pretty well:

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/503_trial.html

 

[guy83]

I'm really excited about this too, if it works, and if the new hair is permanent, it's pretty much the cure. I just try to temper my excitement with a little skepticism. I don't want to get my hopes too high.

That said, after the technology is proven, I'll probably go for it if it's at all affordable.

Affordable? Hmm.. I had a dentist appointment a week ago and the total was a little over 9000 dollar for porcalin dentures on 6 tooth. I didnt do it because its outragous. However.. I would pay 10 k for a head full of hair if it would be natural grows fine and permanent.

MEOW!! SCREEEEECH@!! :freaked2:

 

[fallicule]

I think it's gona be over 10 K. I mean, I don't know obviously. But they've kinda got you by the balls, or by the follicules. They know alot of people are going to be willing to pay alot of money for what is essentially a cure for male pattern baldness. I'm sure they'll have some sort of financing though. And honestly I dont think I'd mind paying it off for the rest of my life... that's essentialy what i'm doing with all these meds anyways.

 

[Trent]

I think it's gona be over 10 K. I mean, I don't know obviously. But they've kinda got you by the balls, or by the follicules. They know alot of people are going to be willing to pay alot of money for what is essentially a cure for male pattern baldness. I'm sure they'll have some sort of financing though. And honestly I dont think I'd mind paying it off for the rest of my life... that's essentialy what i'm doing with all these meds anyways.

excellent point.

 

[Petchsky]

Ten grand would be fine with me. No more worries about hairloss or paranoia, it would feel pretty weird not needing to care anymore. I wonder if something would take its place?

 

[guy83]

I still dont understand the procedure.. so they will multiply the cells and then inject them in a liquid form back to the scalp? Or is it like a transplant where they would actually dig holes to plant the hairs?

 

[Fallout Boy]

they actually inject them into your scalp

 

[Guest]

wont these hairs eventually fall out again tho? or will this be a lasting effect? im a bit confused :? sounds very promising tho.