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.
Mendonça et al. (2026) studied this question.