About this trial
Up to 40% of patients with PBC have an inadequate response to standard treatment with UDCA, hence bezafibrate, a PPAR-agonist is being introduced as add-on therapy in these patients. sCD163, fibrosis markers and bile acid composition are of special interest in PBC. In this study, the investigators will investigate how treatment with bezafibrate influence levels of macrophage activation markers and fibrosis markers as well as bile acid composition in patients offered bezafibrate as add-on therapy to UDCA.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
PBC patient offered bezafibrate treatment
Disqualifiers
patient age under 18
life expectancy less than 6 months
known cancer
planned liver transplantation within 6 months
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Blood sampling
- Fibroscan
- Question
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
University of Aarhus
Lead sponsor
Aarhus University Hospital
Collaborator
Hvidovre University Hospital
Collaborator