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ArticleAnnals of gastroenterology

Consensus statements of the Hellenic Autoimmune Liver Diseases Study Group on the diagnosis and current management of primary biliary cholangitis.

George N Dalekos, Nikolaos Gatselis, Theodoros Androutsakos, Dimitrios Samonakis, Christos Triantos, Dina Tiniakos, Eirini I Rigopoulou, Hellenic Autoimmune Liver Diseases Study Group

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George N DalekosDepartment of Medicine and Research Laboratory of Internal Medicine, Expertise Center of Greece in Autoimmune Liver Diseases, European Reference Network on Hepatological Diseases (ERN RARE-LIVER), General University Hospital of Larissa, Greece (George N. Dalekos, Nikolaos Gatselis, Eirini I. Rigopoulou).
Nikolaos GatselisDepartment of Medicine and Research Laboratory of Internal Medicine, Expertise Center of Greece in Autoimmune Liver Diseases, European Reference Network on Hepatological Diseases (ERN RARE-LIVER), General University Hospital of Larissa, Greece (George N. Dalekos, Nikolaos Gatselis, Eirini I. Rigopoulou).
Theodoros AndroutsakosDepartment of Pathophysiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Laiko" General Hospital of Athens, Greece (Theodoros Androutsakos).
Dimitrios SamonakisDepartment of Gastroenterology, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece (Dimitrios Samonakis).
Christos TriantosDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Patras, Greece (Christos Triantos).
Dina TiniakosDepartment of Pathology, Aretaieion Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Dina Tiniakos).
Eirini I RigopoulouDepartment of Medicine and Research Laboratory of Internal Medicine, Expertise Center of Greece in Autoimmune Liver Diseases, European Reference Network on Hepatological Diseases (ERN RARE-LIVER), General University Hospital of Larissa, Greece (George N. Dalekos, Nikolaos Gatselis, Eirini I. Rigopoulou).
Hellenic Autoimmune Liver Diseases Study Group

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Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune epithelitis of small intrahepatic bile ducts that affects predominately females, and is characterized by chronic cholestasis, circulating PBC-related autoantibodies, and progressive disease at the histological level. Key manifestations include pruritus, fatigue, hyperpigmentation, dry-gland syndrome, xanthelasmas and frequent concurrent extrahepatic autoimmune diseases, although approximately half the patients are nowadays completely asymptomatic at diagnosis. The current Consensus Statements of the Hellenic Autoimmune Liver Diseases Study Group aim to provide updated and practical statements to clinicians for PBC diagnosis and management. The presence of antimitochondrial antibodies is a key diagnostic marker for PBC. PBC-specific antinuclear antibodies (anti-gp210 and anti-sp100) also bear diagnostic and prognostic significance. Following diagnosis, this document provides guidance on the comprehensive assessment and risk stratification of patients, using demographic factors, clinical and biochemical laboratory findings, liver autoimmune serology and fibrosis stage. After 6-12 months of therapy with first-line treatment (13-15 mg/kg/day ursodeoxycholic acid [UDCA]), a new risk-stratification procedure should be performed, based on the assessment of biochemical response using a continuous scoring system (either GLOBE or UK-PBC score). In non-responders, add-on treatment to UDCA with a second-line agent, a proliferator-activated receptor agonist (PPAR), either elafibranor (PPARα/δ agonist) or seladelpar (PPARδ agonist), is recommended. The treatment target-also known as deep response-should aim to achieve bilirubin within the normal range, specifically at values <0.6× upper limit of normal, along with normalization of alkaline phosphatase. The disease-associated major symptoms (pruritus, fatigue and cognitive dysfunction) should also be promptly recognized and managed in a holistic manner, as they negatively affect the patient's health-related quality of life.

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antimitochondrial antibodieselafibranorPrimary biliary cholangitisseladelparursodeoxycholic acid

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