Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Related Resources

Cochrane reviews

• D-penicillamine appears not to reduce the mortality of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and increases the occurrence of adverse events D-Penicillamine for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis.
• Methotrexate may not be beneficial in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis compared with placeboMethotrexate for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis.
• Azathioprine appears not to be effective for patients with primary biliary cirrhosis Azathioprine for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis.
• Cyclosporin A appears not to be effective on mortality, liver transplantation, or progression of primary biliary cirrhosis Cyclosporin A for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis.

Other evidence summaries

Other Internet resources

• Primary biliary cirrhosis. Orphanet ORPHA186 http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/Disease_Search.php?lng=EN&data_id=874&Disease_Disease_Search_diseaseGroup=biliary-primary&Disease_Disease_Search_diseaseType=Pat&Disease(s) concerned=Primary-biliary-cirrhosis&title=Primary-biliary-cirrhosis&search=Dise

Literature

• Decock S, McGee P, Hirschfield GM. Autoimmune liver disease for the non-specialist. BMJ 2009 Sep 8;339():b3305. [PubMed]
• Lindor K. Ursodeoxycholic acid for the treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis. N Engl J Med 2007 Oct 11;357(15):1524-9. [PubMed]