New and emerging treatments for vitiligo: a narrative review

The approval of topical ruxolitinib marks a pivotal step toward precision therapy in vitiligo. Ongoing studies of combination and maintenance regimens offer promise for sustained repigmentation and disease stabilization. However, optimizing long-term outcomes requires continued translational research to elucidate mechanisms of relapse, improve accessibility of emerging therapies and personalize treatment strategies to individual disease phenotypes.

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Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology
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2026-02-01
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https://doi.org/10.1080/17512433.2026.2626458
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melanin and skin pigmentation
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Abstract

The approval of topical ruxolitinib marks a pivotal step toward precision therapy in vitiligo. Ongoing studies of combination and maintenance regimens offer promise for sustained repigmentation and disease stabilization. However, optimizing long-term outcomes requires continued translational research to elucidate mechanisms of relapse, improve accessibility of emerging therapies and personalize treatment strategies to individual disease phenotypes.

Expert Review of Clinical PharmacologyVol. 19(2)
Universidade do Porto (PT), University of Toronto (CA), Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro (BR), McMaster University (CA)
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melanin and skin pigmentation
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