Tirbanibulin Ointment 1% as a Novel Treatment for Actinic Keratosis: Phase 1 and 2 Results

November 2020 | Volume 19 | Issue 11 | Original Article | 1093 | Copyright © November 2020


Published online November 4, 2020

Steven Kempers MD,a Janet DuBois MD,b Seth Forman MD,c Amy Poon BS MA,d Eva Cutler BS BA,d
Hui Wang PhD,d David L. Cutler MD FRCP(C),d Jane Fang MD,d Rudolf Kwan MBBS MRCPd

aMinnesota Clinical Study Center, New Brighton, MN
bDermResearch, Austin, TX
cForCare Medical Center, Tampa, FL
dAthenex, Inc., Buffalo, NY

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Jane Fang MD jfang@athenex.com