# Afamelanotide implants and narrow-band ultraviolet B phototherapy for the treatment of nonsegmental vitiligo in Asians.

> PubMed lists PMID 31987791 in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology as Letter, Randomized Controlled Trial, with publication-date metadata of 2020-01-25 (day precision). PeptideScanner associated the retained record with the identity slug afamelanotide. These fields reproduce attributed bibliographic metadata and do not summarize or endorse the article's findings.

- Evidence object: `story:pubmed-pmid-31987791-afamelanotide:v1`
- Evidence domain: Literature metadata
- Date in source: 2022-12-07
- Source checked: 2026-07-30
- Published by PeptideScanner: 2026-08-13
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- JSON record: https://peptidescanner.com/evidence/v1/objects/pubmed-pmid-31987791-afamelanotide-v1.json
- Content SHA-256: `df50e121d76a399e6cef17ce99858d8c0221b9ffd0554c09b20dc962db0e4a9b`

## Claims and source pins

### Headline

Afamelanotide implants and narrow-band ultraviolet B phototherapy for the treatment of nonsegmental vitiligo in Asians. ([`pubmed-observation-pmid-31987791-2022-12-07-841da48362e9`](#source-pubmed-observation-pmid-31987791-2022-12-07-841da48362e9))

### Summary

PubMed lists PMID 31987791 in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology as Letter, Randomized Controlled Trial, with publication-date metadata of 2020-01-25 (day precision). PeptideScanner associated the retained record with the identity slug afamelanotide. These fields reproduce attributed bibliographic metadata and do not summarize or endorse the article's findings. ([`pubmed-observation-pmid-31987791-2022-12-07-841da48362e9`](#source-pubmed-observation-pmid-31987791-2022-12-07-841da48362e9))

### Paragraph 1

PubMed lists PMID 31987791 in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology as Letter, Randomized Controlled Trial, with publication-date metadata of 2020-01-25 (day precision). PeptideScanner associated the retained record with the identity slug afamelanotide. These fields reproduce attributed bibliographic metadata and do not summarize or endorse the article's findings. ([`pubmed-observation-pmid-31987791-2022-12-07-841da48362e9`](#source-pubmed-observation-pmid-31987791-2022-12-07-841da48362e9))

### Paragraph 2

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- **Afamelanotide implants and narrow-band ultraviolet B phototherapy for the treatment of nonsegmental vitiligo in Asians. · retained source version 1:2022-12-07:current:841da48362e9af56bded2ea00310c32ce28cb8a011b70644a72fb1cb14c7caec** — PubMed; class A. [Open source](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31987791/) (`pubmed-observation-pmid-31987791-2022-12-07-841da48362e9`)

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## Suggested citation

PeptideScanner. "Afamelanotide implants and narrow-band ultraviolet B phototherapy for the treatment of nonsegmental vitiligo in Asians." Version 1, published 2026-08-13. https://peptidescanner.com/evidence/v1/objects/pubmed-pmid-31987791-afamelanotide-v1.json SHA-256: df50e121d76a399e6cef17ce99858d8c0221b9ffd0554c09b20dc962db0e4a9b.