Scalp cooling therapy associated with less hair loss during chemotherapy
KEY POINT
Women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer who were randomized to scalp cooling devices had less hair loss compared with those randomized to usual care, according to results of two prospective trials published in JAMA.
SOURCES
Nangia J, et al. Effect of a scalp cooling device on alopecia in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer: The SCALP randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2017;317(6):596–605.
Rugo HS, et al. Association between use of a scalp cooling device and alopecia after chemotherapy for breast cancer. JAMA. 2017;317(6):606–14.
Hershman DL. Scalp cooling to prevent chemotherapy-induced alopecia: The time has come. JAMA. 2017;317(6):587–8.
