Where are the phase IIb results for Bimatoprost?

[BiqqieSmalls]

They're definitely trying to capture the whole MPB market share and they will succeed. I am super stoked.

[burtandernie]

I think everyone is curious what using those 2 drugs in combination would do. What kind of results are we talking? Could be minor or huge really impossible to guess. It would be kind of funny to see MPB nearly cured with a combo like this that no one would ever predicted or expected. For all the talk everyone does about millions of things about diet, air pollution, and so on causing MPB it would be odd for something like this to grow back a lot of hair. I guess lots of people turning out to be wrong is not a new thing either.

[FearTheLoss]

I think everyone is curious what using those 2 drugs in combination would do. What kind of results are we talking? Could be minor or huge really impossible to guess. It would be kind of funny to see MPB nearly cured with a combo like this that no one would ever predicted or expected. For all the talk everyone does about millions of things about diet, air pollution, and so on causing MPB it would be odd for something like this to grow back a lot of hair. I guess lots of people turning out to be wrong is not a new thing either.

That's not true at all, numerous hair loss researchers have stated a combo like this should give great results. PGE2 up and PGD2 down = hair

[Justinian]

" The true Holy Grail may come from combining a drug like Latisse with a certain type of medication commonly used to treat allergies and asthma. The medication blocks a hormone-like substance that prevents hair from growing. A treatment like this might help with hair growth. Using these drugs in combination is like taking your foot off-break and stepping on gas at the same time."

Very good find. It's very interesting how he mentioned this way back in early 2014.

http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/hair-loss/news/20140331/hair-loss-treatments-pipeline

[BiqqieSmalls]

So I guess the Investor Relations woman was right. Why else would Allergan buy $KYTH if they didn't want to use Seti in conjunction with Bim? To whomever said Bim's Phase II had negative results... what now?!

[rdawg]

Allergan is buying Kythera for $2.1 billion. I find this very interesting, given that Kythera's Chief Medical Officer worked at Allergan for over a decade. Also, they announced trials for Setipiprant soon after the phase IIb studies for bimatoprost were complete for Allergan. I'm sure they knew the results, given the company ties. This is very interesting given the mutual reliance on prostaglandin science.

It looks like Allergan may be trying to corner the hair loss market. Look at this quote in April 2014 from Bosley Medical Director, Ken Washenik:

" The true Holy Grail may come from combining a drug like Latisse with a certain type of medication commonly used to treat allergies and asthma. The medication blocks a hormone-like substance that prevents hair from growing. A treatment like this might help with hair growth. Using these drugs in combination is like taking your foot off-break and stepping on gas at the same time."

Looks like Allergan is trying to corner the hair loss market. Sure, nobody wants a double chin either, but if Setipiprant is successful, it would shatter any earnings made by that injectable fat-burning drug. I really hope this means bim was successful, it may mean just that.

This could come down to the patent thing as well, multiple companies can make the bimatoprost solution can't they?

but they can't make a combination of these two.

something big may be brewing behind the scenes here, and neither of these products are too far in the distance.

[throwaway184]

close enough that I can get by w/o trying Fin?

[79BirdofPrey]

New to this topic - what is the working principle behind Bimatoprost? Is it another DHT blocker?

[Ziggyz123]

close enough that I can get by w/o trying Fin?

It is still years away.

[GSD]

New to this topic - what is the working principle behind Bimatoprost? Is it another DHT blocker?

NO, its a better minoxidil

[lacazette]

Do the "21 century cure" bill could speed up allergan clinical trials? Speed the timeline for commercial use?

[Hemo]

So I guess the Investor Relations woman was right. Why else would Allergan buy $KYTH if they didn't want to use Seti in conjunction with Bim? To whomever said Bim's Phase II had negative results... what now?!

Or they really wanted the double chin treatment...
Not saying Allergan isn't interested in Seti, but it's not Kythera's only product.

[It's2014ComeOnAlready]

Do the "21 century cure" bill could speed up allergan clinical trials? Speed the timeline for commercial use?

Hopefully, and likely. There is a provision in the bill that speeds up development for repurposed drugs. AND guess what? The majority of Congress (of both dems and repubs) just cosponsored the bill, meaning it will surely make it through Congress.

http://energycommerce.house.gov/press-release/majority-us-house-representatives-signs-cures2015

[lacazette]

Hopefully, and likely. There is a provision in the bill that speeds up development for repurposed drugs. AND guess what? The majority of Congress (of both dems and repubs) just cosponsored the bill, meaning it will surely make it through Congress.

http://energycommerce.house.gov/pres...igns-cures2015

Omg that's great! New generation treatments are really not far away from us. Everything goes in the good way ( 21st century cure, competition between companies,etc..). Even the more pessimists guys begin to change their mind I'm sure . Nothing compared like a few years ago with all these 'breaktrough mice studies' haha

[Hemo]

Omg that's great! New generation treatments are really not far away from us. Everything goes in the good way ( 21st century cure, competition between companies,etc..). Even the more pessimists guys begin to change their mind I'm sure . Nothing compared like a few years ago with all these 'breaktrough mice studies' haha

What makes you say they're not far away? Something has to actually work before the legislation makes any difference. There's very little proof that any of the treatments people are excited for actually do anything.