TY - JOUR
T1 - Variations in primary sclerosing cholangitis across the age spectrum
AU - Eaton, John E.
AU - McCauley, Bryan M.
AU - Atkinson, Elizabeth J.
AU - Juran, Brian D.
AU - Schlicht, Erik M.
AU - de Andrade, Mariza
AU - Lazaridis, Konstantinos N.
N1 - Funding Information:
The project was supported by the following grants: NIH DK 84960, the A. J. and Sigismunda Palumbo Charitable Trust and the Chris M. Carlos and Catharine N. Jockisch Carlos Foundation for PSC.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
PY - 2017/10
Y1 - 2017/10
N2 - Background and Aim: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) typically develops in middle-age adults. Little is known about phenotypic differences when PSC is diagnosed at various ages. Therefore, we sought to compare the clinical characteristics of a large PSC cohort based on the age when PSC was diagnosed. Methods: We performed a multicenter retrospective review to compare the features of PSC among those diagnosed between 1–19 (n = 95), 20–59 (n = 662), and 60–79 years (n = 102). Results: Those with an early diagnosis (ED) of PSC were more likely to have small-duct PSC (13%) than those with a middle-age diagnosis (MD) (5%) and late diagnosis (LD) groups (2%), P < 0.01, and appeared to have a decrease risk of hepatobiliary malignancies: ED versus MD: hazard ratio (HR), 0.25; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.06–1.03, and ED versus LD: HR, 0.07; 95% CI 0.01–0.62. Cholangiocarcinoma was diagnosed in 78 subjects (ED n = 0, MD n = 66, and LD n = 12) and was more likely to be diagnosed within a year after the PSC diagnosis among those found to have PSC late in life: ED 0% (0/95), MD 2% (14/662), and LD 6% (6/102), P = 0.02. Similarly, hepatic decompensation was more common among those with LD-PSC versus younger individuals: LD versus MD: HR, 1.64; 95% CI 0.98–2.70, and LD versus ED: HR, 2.26; 95% CI 1.02–5.05. Conclusions: Those diagnosed with PSC early in life are more likely to have small-duct PSC and less likely to have disease-related complications. Clinicians should be vigilant for underlying cholangiocarcinoma among those with PSC diagnosed late in life.
AB - Background and Aim: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) typically develops in middle-age adults. Little is known about phenotypic differences when PSC is diagnosed at various ages. Therefore, we sought to compare the clinical characteristics of a large PSC cohort based on the age when PSC was diagnosed. Methods: We performed a multicenter retrospective review to compare the features of PSC among those diagnosed between 1–19 (n = 95), 20–59 (n = 662), and 60–79 years (n = 102). Results: Those with an early diagnosis (ED) of PSC were more likely to have small-duct PSC (13%) than those with a middle-age diagnosis (MD) (5%) and late diagnosis (LD) groups (2%), P < 0.01, and appeared to have a decrease risk of hepatobiliary malignancies: ED versus MD: hazard ratio (HR), 0.25; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.06–1.03, and ED versus LD: HR, 0.07; 95% CI 0.01–0.62. Cholangiocarcinoma was diagnosed in 78 subjects (ED n = 0, MD n = 66, and LD n = 12) and was more likely to be diagnosed within a year after the PSC diagnosis among those found to have PSC late in life: ED 0% (0/95), MD 2% (14/662), and LD 6% (6/102), P = 0.02. Similarly, hepatic decompensation was more common among those with LD-PSC versus younger individuals: LD versus MD: HR, 1.64; 95% CI 0.98–2.70, and LD versus ED: HR, 2.26; 95% CI 1.02–5.05. Conclusions: Those diagnosed with PSC early in life are more likely to have small-duct PSC and less likely to have disease-related complications. Clinicians should be vigilant for underlying cholangiocarcinoma among those with PSC diagnosed late in life.
KW - cholangiocarcinoma
KW - inflammatory bowel disease
KW - liver transplantation
KW - primary sclerosing cholangitis
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U2 - 10.1111/jgh.13774
DO - 10.1111/jgh.13774
M3 - Article
C2 - 28245345
AN - SCOPUS:85029917413
VL - 32
SP - 1763
EP - 1768
JO - Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)
JF - Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)
SN - 0815-9319
IS - 10
ER -