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ArticleWiener klinische Wochenschrift2026

Austrian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (ÖGGH) consensus on primary biliary cholangitis.

Emina Halilbasic, Elisabeth Tatscher, Elmar Aigner, Lukas Burghart, Ivo Graziadei, Stephanie Hametner-Schreil, Benedikt Silvester Hofer, Harald Hofer, Andreas Maieron, Mattias Mandorfer and 9 more

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Article in Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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19 authors.

Emina HalilbasicDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. emina.halilbasic@meduniwien.ac.at.
Elisabeth TatscherDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. elisabeth.tatscher@medunigraz.at.
Elmar AignerFirst Department of Medicine, University Clinic Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Lukas BurghartDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Ivo GraziadeiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Academic Teaching Hospital, Hall, Austria.
Stephanie Hametner-SchreilDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ordensklinikum Linz Barmherzige Schwestern, Linz, Austria.
Benedikt Silvester HoferDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Harald HoferDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Diabetology, Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen, Wels, Austria.
Andreas MaieronDepartment of Internal Medicine 2, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University Hospital, St. Pölten, Austria.
Mattias MandorferDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Markus Peck-RadosavljevicInnere Medizin und Gastroenterologie (IMuG), Klinikum Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria.
Benedikt SchaeferDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Wolfgang SieghartImed19-Privat, Private Clinical Research Center, Vienna, Austria.
Martin StradnerDivision of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Stefan TraussniggDr Brunner & Dr Traussnigg - Fachärzte für Innere Medizin OG, Internisten am Elterleinplatz, Vienna, Austria.
Martin WagnerDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Heinz ZollerDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Peter FickertDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Michael TraunerDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This consensus document of the Austrian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (ÖGGH) is intended to provide practical guidance for the management of individuals with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC).PBC is a chronic inflammatory, autoimmune-mediated disease of the intrahepatic bile ducts that can lead to fibrosis and ultimately cirrhosis. Middle-aged women are significantly more frequently affected than men. The pathogenesis is currently not fully understood. Based on the presence of disease-specific autoantibodies, it is classified as an autoimmune liver disease, although a combination of genetic predisposition and environmental factors contribute to disease development and progression.The diagnosis of PBC is based on a cholestatic enzyme pattern together with the presence of anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMA) or PBC-specific anti-nuclear antibodies (sp100, gp210). A liver biopsy is rarely required to establish the diagnosis; exceptions are the suspicion of a PBC autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) variant syndrome or the absence of the abovementioned antibodies.The therapeutic goal is to reduce cholestatic injury thereby preventing disease progression and to reduce symptoms. Approximately 60-70% of patients achieve clinical and biochemical remission with first-line treatment, i.e., ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA). Recently, the therapeutic paradigm has shifted from achieving certain predefined response criteria to a normalization of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) together with a low-normal bilirubin level, as the latter was linked to improved outcomes in some subgroups. For patients who do not sufficiently respond to UDCA, the newly approved peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) agonists elafibranor and seladelpar, as well as bezafibrate (off-label use), should be used as a combination treatment with UDCA. In patients with decompensated cirrhosis, liver transplantation has been associated with good long-term outcomes, albeit disease recurrence occurs in up to 50% by 15 years.

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GastroenterologyLiver Cirrhosis, BiliaryAustriaAutoantibodiesCholagogues and CholereticsFemaleHumansLiver TransplantationMaleUrsodeoxycholic AcidAutoantibodiesCholagogues and CholereticsUrsodeoxycholic AcidElafibranorLiver transplantationPBCSeladelparUrsodeoxycholic acid

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PMID42714609
PMCPMC13601090

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