Primary biliary cholangitis

Lindor KD, Bowlus CL, Boyer J, et al. Primary biliary cholangitis: 2018 practice guidance from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. Hepatology. 2019 Jan;69(1):394-419.Full text  Abstract

European Association for the Study of the Liver. EASL clinical practice guidelines: the diagnosis and management of patients with primary biliary cholangitis. J Hepatol. 2017 Jul;67(1):145-72. Abstract

Nevens F, Andreone P, Mazzella G, et al. A placebo-controlled trial of obeticholic acid in primary biliary cholangitis. N Engl J Med. 2016 Aug 18;375(7):631-43. Abstract

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14. Lindor KD, Bowlus CL, Boyer J, et al. Primary biliary cholangitis: 2018 practice guidance from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. Hepatology. 2019 Jan;69(1):394-419.Full text  Abstract

15. European Association for the Study of the Liver. EASL clinical practice guidelines: the diagnosis and management of patients with primary biliary cholangitis. J Hepatol. 2017 Jul;67(1):145-72. Abstract

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24. Jones DE, Watt FE, Metcalf JV, et al. Familial primary biliary cirrhosis reassessed: a geographically-based population study. J Hepatol. 1999 Mar;30(3):402-7. Abstract

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29. Murillo Perez CF, Hirschfield GM, Corpechot C, et al. Fibrosis stage is an independent predictor of outcome in primary biliary cholangitis despite biochemical treatment response. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2019 Nov;50(10):1127-36. Abstract

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31. Lammers WJ, Hirschfield GM, Corpechot C, et al. Development and validation of a scoring system to predict outcomes of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis receiving ursodeoxycholic acid therapy. Gastroenterology. 2015;149:1804-1812. Abstract

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33. Wesierska-Gadek J, Penner E, Battezzati PM, et al. Correlation of initial autoantibody profile and clinical outcome in primary biliary cirrhosis. Hepatology. 2006 May;43(5):1135-44. Abstract

34. Czaja AJ. Autoantibodies as prognostic markers in autoimmune liver disease. Dig Dis Sci. 2010 Aug;55(8):2144-61. Abstract

35. Granito A, Muratori P, Muratori L, et al. Antibodies to SS-A/Ro-52kD and centromere in autoimmune liver disease: a clue to diagnosis and prognosis of primary biliary cirrhosis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Sep 15;26(6):831-8. Abstract

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40. Goldblatt J, Taylor PJ, Lipman T, et al. The true impact of fatigue in primary biliary cirrhosis: a population study. Gastroenterology. 2002 May;122(5):1235-41. Abstract

41. Newton JL, Gibson GJ, Tomlinson M, et al. Fatigue in primary biliary cirrhosis is associated with excessive daytime somnolence. Hepatology. 2006 Jul;44(1):91-8.Full text  Abstract

42. Newton JL, Hudson M, Tachtatzis P, et al. Population prevalence and symptom associations of autonomic dysfunction in primary biliary cirrhosis. Hepatology. 2007 Jun;45(6):1496-505.Full text  Abstract

43. Newton JL, Hollingsworth KG, Taylor R, et al. Cognitive impairment in primary biliary cirrhosis: symptom impact and potential aetiology. Hepatology. 2008 Aug;48(2):541-9. Abstract

44. Corpechot C, El Naggar A, Poujol-Robert A, et al. Assessment of biliary fibrosis by transient elastography in patients with PBC and PSC. Hepatology. 2006 May;43(5):1118-24.Full text  Abstract

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47. Lindor KD, Bowlus CL, Boyer J, et al. Primary biliary cholangitis: 2021 practice guidance update from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. Hepatology. 2022 Apr;75(4):1012-3. Abstract

48. Carbone M, Mells G, Pells G, et al. Sex and age are determinants of the clinical phenotype of primary biliary cirrhosis and response to ursodeoxycholic acid. Gastroenterology. 2013 Mar;144(3):560-9.e7. Abstract

49. Shah RA, Kowdley KV. Current and potential treatments for primary biliary cholangitis. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Mar;5(3):306-15. Abstract

50. Nevens F, Andreone P, Mazzella G, et al. A placebo-controlled trial of obeticholic acid in primary biliary cholangitis. N Engl J Med. 2016 Aug 18;375(7):631-43. Abstract

51. Food and Drug Administration. Drug safety communication: Due to risk of serious liver injury, FDA restricts use of Ocaliva in primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) patients with advanced cirrhosis. May 2021 [internet publication].Full text

52. European Medicines Agency. EMA recommends revoking conditional marketing authorisation for Ocaliva​. Jun 2024 [internet publication].Full text

53. Kowdley KV, Bowlus CL, Levy C, et al. Efficacy and safety of elafibranor in primary biliary cholangitis. N Engl J Med. 2024 Feb 29;390(9):795-805.Full text  Abstract

54. Hirschfield GM, Bowlus CL, Mayo MJ, et al. A phase 3 trial of seladelpar in primary biliary cholangitis. N Engl J Med. 2024 Feb 29;390(9):783-94.Full text  Abstract

55. Liermann Garcia RF, Evangalista Garcia C, McMaster P, et al. Transplantation for primary biliary cirrhosis: retrospective analysis of 400 patients in a single center. Hepatology. 2001 Jan;33(1):22-7. Abstract

56. Montano-Loza AJ, Hansen BE, Corpechot C, et al. Factors associated with recurrence of primary biliary cholangitis after liver transplantation and effects on graft and patient survival. Gastroenterology. 2019 Jan;156(1):96-107. Abstract

57. Bosch A, Dumortier J, Maucort-Boulch D, et al. Preventive administration of UDCA after liver transplantation for primary biliary cirrhosis is associated with a lower risk of disease recurrence. J Hepatol. 2015 Dec;63(6):1449-58. Abstract

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62. Prince MI, Burt AD, Jones DE. Hepatitis and liver dysfunction with rifampicin therapy for pruritus in primary biliary cirrhosis. Gut. 2002 Mar;50(3):436-9.Full text  Abstract

63. Gross CR, Malinchoc M, Kim WR, et al. Quality of life before and after liver transplantation for cholestatic liver disease. Hepatology. 1999 Feb;29(2):356-64. Abstract

64. Lee JY, Danford CJ, Trivedi HD, et al. Treatment of fatigue in primary biliary cholangitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Dig Dis Sci. 2019 Aug;64(8):2338-50. Abstract

65. Siegel JL, Jorgensen R, Angulo P, et al. Treatment of ursodeoxycholic acid is associated with weight gain in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2003 Aug;37(2):183-5. Abstract

66. Rudic JS, Poropat G, Krstic MN, et al. Bezafibrate for primary biliary cirrhosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Jan 18;1:CD009145.Full text  Abstract

67. Corpechot C, Chazouillères O, Rousseau A, et al. A placebo-controlled trial of bezafibrate in primary biliary cholangitis. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jun 7;378(23):2171-81.Full text  Abstract

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