Cholestatic Pruritus Associated with PBC: Understanding Unmet Patient Needs and Treatment Strategies
Annenberg Center for Health Sciences
6 episodes
1 week ago
Pruritus occurs in up to 70% of patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), can be severe, and lead to increased morbidity-including worsening fatigue and quality of sleep. Standard of care treatment has relied on a variety of medications with limited effectiveness and tolerability adding to the patient disease burden. Alan Bonder, MD, and Kris Kowdley, MD, discuss unmet patient needs, pruritus assessment tools, and guideline-based therapy provided by an interprofessional care team.
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Pruritus occurs in up to 70% of patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), can be severe, and lead to increased morbidity-including worsening fatigue and quality of sleep. Standard of care treatment has relied on a variety of medications with limited effectiveness and tolerability adding to the patient disease burden. Alan Bonder, MD, and Kris Kowdley, MD, discuss unmet patient needs, pruritus assessment tools, and guideline-based therapy provided by an interprofessional care team.
Cholestatic Pruritus Associated with PBC: Understanding Unmet Patient Needs and Treatment Strategies
4 minutes 46 seconds
9 months ago
Investigational Therapies
Alan Bonder, MD, and Kris Kowdley, MD, discuss unmet patient needs, pruritus assessment tools, and guideline-based therapy provided by an interprofessional care team. They also explore safety and efficacy data from trials of emerging treatment options including ileal bile acid transporter (IBAT) inhibitors and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) agonists.
Cholestatic Pruritus Associated with PBC: Understanding Unmet Patient Needs and Treatment Strategies
Pruritus occurs in up to 70% of patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), can be severe, and lead to increased morbidity-including worsening fatigue and quality of sleep. Standard of care treatment has relied on a variety of medications with limited effectiveness and tolerability adding to the patient disease burden. Alan Bonder, MD, and Kris Kowdley, MD, discuss unmet patient needs, pruritus assessment tools, and guideline-based therapy provided by an interprofessional care team.
