A new study from the University of Calgary shows the antidepressant, Mitrazapine, may help PBC. In April  Dr Abdel Aziz presented the promising results. Read more here.

At the AASLD 2017 Liver Meeting, an abstract was presented, by Dr. van der Meer et al  titled “Ursodeoxycholic Acid is Associated with Prolonged Transplant-free Survival in All Patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis – there is no such thing as non-response”  Read an article discussing the abstract in MedPage Today

At the AASLD Liver Meeting 2017, PSC Partners presented this great info graphic that helps explain the differences between PSC Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and PBC- Primary Biliary Cholangitis.  Connect to PSC Partners Seeking a Cure to read more

MRE – Magnetic Resonance Elastography  has the ability to accurately assess liver fibrosis without biopsy. Watch this short video to learn more about MRE and how it works.

At the AASLD Liver Meeting in Washington, DC, Dr. Bernd Schnabl presented the 2017 Hans Popper Lecture on Gut Microbiota and Liver Disease.  See Dr. Schnabl talk about this on a 2016 Youtube video

More exciting news in Liver Research. Engineered liver tissue could help millions of people who suffer from chronic liver disease but don’t qualify for a liver transplant. – Read More 

In 2016, we designated the proceeds of the Canadian PBC Society’s signature fundraising event, A Day at the Races, to support PBC education, awareness and research at the Toronto Centre for Liver Disease.   More than $11,000 was raised through the event and these funds have now been committed to

In March 2017 New European Guidelines for PBC Diagnosis and Treatment were published. We are very excited that these guidelines include ensuring that patients have access to PBC Patient Support Groups like ours. Looking forward to seeing new similar North American Guidelines. Read full article.  

See the first Canadian PBC Prevalence study published March, 2017. The objectives of this study were to estimate and characterize the PBC population and associated PBC liver transplant recipients across Canada.   The study: Estimates the prevalence of PBC Describes the PBC patient population Estimates the prevalence of PBC liver