The ursodeoxycholic acid response score predicts pathological features in primary biliary cholangitis.
Kazuhito KawataSatoru JoshitaShinji ShimodaYuki YamashitaMaho YamashitaKensuke KitsugiShingo TakatoriKazuyoshi OhtaJun ItoShin ShimoyamaHidenao NoritakeTakafumi SudaKenichi HaradaPublished in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2020)
The URS not only predicts the biochemical response, but also reflects the Nakanuma system and the CK7 hepatocyte grading at pretreatment. This scoring system can identify an inadequate histological response to UDCA treatment in the Scheuer classification and the Nakanuma system.