New drug aims to regrow hair in severe alopecia
NCT ID NCT06060977
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial tested a drug called IMG-007 in 29 adults with alopecia areata who had lost at least half of their scalp hair. The main goal was to check safety, but researchers also measured hair regrowth using a standard tool. The study is now complete, and results will help decide if larger trials are warranted.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- IMG-007 (intravenous infusion)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with significant hair loss from alopecia areata.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 29 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not prove effective or could have side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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29 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female aged ≥ 18 and ≤ 65 years * AA with current episode of hair loss of \> 6 months but \< 8 years * AA with ≥ 50% scalp involvement as defined as SALT score ≥ 50 Key Exclusion Criteria: * Known hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or human immunodeficiency virus infection * Evidence of active or latent tuberculosis (TB) * History of untreated or inadequately treated TB infection. * Active infection requiring treatment with systemic antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, antiparasitics or antiprotozoals at the Screening visit * Concurrent hair loss due to other etiologies * Primary "diffuse" type of AA * Active inflammatory diseases on the scalp that would interfere with the assessment of AA * History or presence of hair transplants or micropigmentation of the scalp * Active systemic diseases that may cause hair loss * Other conditions or laboratory abnormality that could increase the risk associated with study participation or could interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alliance Clinical Research of Tampa
Tampa, Florida, 33615, United States
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Centre de Recherche Saint-Louis
Québec, Quebec, G1W4R4, Canada
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Dawes Fretzin Clinical Resarch Group, LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana, 47906, United States
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Dermatology Specialists of Spokane
Spokane, Washington, 99202, United States
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Great Lakes Research Group Inc.
Bay City, Michigan, 48706, United States
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Guelph Dermatology Research
Guelph, Ontario, N1L0B7, Canada
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Innovaderm Research Inc.
Montreal, Canada
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Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Burlington, Massachusetts, 01803, United States
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Northwest Arkansas Clinical Trials Center, PLLC/ Hull Dermatology P.A.
Rogers, Arkansas, 72758, United States
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Options Research Group
West Lafayette, Indiana, 47906, United States
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Research Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, M2W2N4, Canada
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SimcoMed Health Ltd.
Barrie, Ontario, L4M7G1, Canada
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Skin Cancer and Dermatology Institute
Reno, Nevada, 89509, United States
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Skin Health
Cobourg, Ontario, K9A0Z4, Canada
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Skin Search of Rochester, Inc.
Rochester, New York, 14623, United States
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Stride Clinical Research LLC
Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, United States
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Torrance Clinical Research Institute Inc.
Lomita, California, 90717, United States
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