In hepatology, the term overlap syndrome describes variant forms of the major hepatobiliary autoimmune diseases, autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), and primary sclerosing ...

In total, 17 patients were initially treated with MMF and steroids. ¶ Females represented 83% of the 128 patients with AIH. # Three of the 16 patients were started on MMF for reasons other than AIH.

“We are pleased to announce these exciting results from the PORTOLA trial, the first successful randomized study in treatment-refractory AIH,” said Chris Kirk, CEO and co-founder of Kezar.