Seladelpar: New hope for patients with primary biliary cholangitis.

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Department of Immunology, Ophthalmology and ENT, Complutense University School of Medicine, Madrid, Spain; Health Research Institute Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Madrid, Spain; Centre for Biomedical Research, Network on Liver and Digestive Diseases (CIBEREHD), Madrid, Spain. Electronic address:

Published: May 2024

AI Article Synopsis

  • - The study by Hirschfield et al. showed that the PPARδ agonist seladelpar is safe and has meaningful effectiveness for patients with primary biliary cholangitis.
  • - Seladelpar could serve as a second-line treatment option to help reduce disease activity in these patients.
  • - The drug also has the potential to alleviate pruritus, which is a common and uncomfortable symptom of the condition.

Article Abstract

The study by Hirschfield et al. demonstrated safety profile and clinically significant effectiveness of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta (PPARδ) agonist seladelpar in patients with primary biliary cholangitis, highlighting its plausible use as a second-line treatment to reduce disease activity and pruritus.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.medj.2024.03.019DOI Listing

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