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ArticleThe Lancet regional health. Europe2024

Past, current, and future trends in the prevalence of primary sclerosing cholangitis and inflammatory bowel disease across England (2015-2027): a nationwide, population-based study.

Hannah Crothers, James Ferguson, Mohammed Nabil Quraishi, Rachel Cooney, Tariq H Iqbal, Palak J Trivedi

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  6. Primary sclerosing cholangitis.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2025
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  10. Cirrhosis in Transition: Emerging Concern in a Post-Pandemic World.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2024
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Hannah CrothersResearch and Development, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK.
James FergusonLiver Unit, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK.
Mohammed Nabil QuraishiNational Institute for Health and Social Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Rachel CooneyNational Institute for Health and Social Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Tariq H IqbalNational Institute for Health and Social Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Palak J TrivediLiver Unit, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is one of the leading indications for liver transplantation in Europe, and a major risk factor for cancer in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, it is not known how the epidemiology of PSC will change as that of IBD evolves. The aim of this study is to provide nationwide statistics on the past and current prevalence of PSC and IBD across England, and forecast how this is likely to change over time. Methods: We accessed and analysed a nationwide population-based administrative healthcare registry, which houses prospectively accrued data since April 1st 2001. In so doing, the past and current prevalence of PSC-IBD and IBD alone was determined among 18-60-year-olds in England, alongside average annual percentage change rates (AAPC), between the 1st of January 2015 and 2020. Past and current prevalence data, alongside trends in incidence and event-free survival rates, were then used to forecast future prevalence between 2021 and 2027. Findings: In 2015, the prevalence of PSC with prior IBD diagnosis was 5.0 per 100,000 population, rising to 5.7 when including those with IBD diagnosed after PSC. In 2020, prevalence increased to 7.6 (8.6 accounting for IBD developing after PSC), yielding an AAPC of 8.8. In 2027, PSC-IBD prevalence is forecast to be 11.7 (95% prediction interval [PI]: 10.8-12.7), and 13.3 when accounting for IBD developing after PSC (AAPC: 6.4; 95% PI: 5.3-7.5). Comparatively, the prevalence of IBD alone rose among 18-60-year-olds from 384.3 in 2015 to 538.7 in 2020 (AAPC 7.0), and forecast to increase to 742.5 by 2027 (95% PI: 736.4-748.0; AAPC: 4.7, 95% PI: 4.6-4.8). Interpretation: The rate of growth in PSC-IBD is predicted to exceed IBD-alone. Further research is needed to understand changes in disease epidemiology, including aetiological drivers of developing (invariably progressive) liver disease in IBD, and the implications of rising case burden on health care resources. Funding: This study was supported by an unrestricted grant provided by Gilead Sciences.

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Autoimmune liver diseasesCholestasisEpidemiologyRare disease

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