Digestive Diseases
Cure8 research brief
Why This Matters
PSC is a meaningful comorbidity in IBD that can lead to liver transplantation; knowing which patients are at higher risk helps guide monitoring and specialist referral.
Who Should Pay Attention
Adults with IBD (especially ulcerative colitis) and diagnosed or suspected PSC, gastroenterologists, hepatologists, and researchers studying IBD–liver disease overlap.
Study Snapshot
Story typeResearch paper
Evidence typeResearch paper
Source depthJournal abstract
What To Know
This study screened 2,376 IBD patients over two decades and compared 30 PSC–IBD patients with 90 matched IBD controls. Most PSC cases were large‑duct PSC; 20% had cirrhosis at diagnosis. During a median follow‑up of 60 months, 27% of PSC patients underwent liver transplantation.
Baseline cirrhosis was associated with markedly worse transplant‑free survival, while biochemical response to ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) did not predict transplantation or mortality.
Practical takeaways For people with IBD who also have PSC, disease stage at diagnosis — particularly the presence of cirrhosis — appears more useful for risk stratification than short‑term biochemical responses to UDCA. This supports focusing follow‑up and liver‑directed decision‑making on staging and surveillance for advanced liver disease.
Keep In Mind
This is a retrospective single‑cohort study with a relatively small number of PSC cases (n=30). The structured content is based on the article abstract; the study reports associations rather than proving causation.
Source Details
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Research paper
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PublicationDigestive Diseases
PublisherS. Karger AG
AuthorsVali Aliyev, Oguz Kagan Bakkaloglu, Tugce Eskazan +4 more
Study typeJournal Article
Indexed viaCrossref
Source typeResearch paper
PublishedNov 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
Content availableJournal abstract
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