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Pretreatment prediction of response to ursodeoxycholic acid in primary biliary cholangitis: development and validation of the UDCA Response Score.

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Abstract
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Treatment guidelines recommend a stepwise approach to primary biliary cholangitis: all patients begin treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) monotherapy and those with an inadequate biochemical response after 12 months are subsequently considered for second-line therapies. However, as a result, patients at the highest risk can wait the longest for effective treatment. We determined whether UDCA response can be accurately predicted using pretreatment clinical parameters.

Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology
Volume
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3
Issue
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9
Number of Pages
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626-634
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2468-1253(18)30163-8
DOI
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10.1016/S2468-1253(18)30163-8
Short Title
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Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol
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