Clinical Characteristics and Predictive Factors of Immune-Mediated Cholangitis: A Large Single-Center Retrospective Observational Study
Baseline eosinophil count and CRP may help predict IMC. While IMC was not a prognostic factor, cholestatic injury and high NLR were associated with worse outcomes. IMC exhibits distinct clinical features, and radiologic findings may support earlier diagnosis and management.
Authors
- Noboru Hattori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8234-942X)
- Tomonao Aikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6906-6874)
- Masataka Tsuge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7591-8287)
- Akio Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0709-1067)
- Shinya Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3263-7271)
- W. Okamoto
- Yumiko Yamashita
- NORIAKI IIJIMA
- Yuji Murakami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3596-3010)
- K Yamaguchi
- Sachio Takeno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9853-2501)
- Juri Ikemoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3992-0472)
- Yasutaka Ishii (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3545-8743)
- Masaru Furukawa
- Shiro Oka
- Hideki Ohdan
- Tatsuo Ichinohe
- Souichi Yanamoto
- Morihito Okada
- Shin Ohtagaki
- Nobuyuki Hinata
- Shinya Takahashi
- Risa Nomura
Institutions
- Hiroshima University (JP)
- Hiroshima University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancers
- Published
- 2026-02-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers18040685
- Primary Topic
- Liver Diseases and Immunity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00