Living With PSC

Early Detection of Cholangiocarcinoma: A Conversation with Dr. Jesse Kirkpatrick

33m · Published 16 May 17:02

PSC Partners Seeking a Cure is pleased to present Living With PSC, a podcast moderated by Niall McKay. Each month, this podcast explores the latest research and knowledge about primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a rare liver disease. From patient stories, to the latest research updates from PSC experts, to collaborations that are necessary to find better treatments and a cure, this podcast has it all!

In episode 44 of the Living with PSC Podcast, Host Niall McKay talks with Jesse Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., a third-year Harvard University medical student, researcher at MIT, PSC Partners board member, and family member of a person with PSC. They discuss Dr. Kirkpatrick's research on early detection of Cholangiocarcinoma, a rare cancer for which people with PSC are susceptible. It is often difficult to treat in our population, because Cholangiocarcinoma is typically detected late in people with PSC. Kirkpatrick and others are working to develop better diagnostic and screening tests for bile duct cancers to enable earlier detection and better outcomes for patients. In 2023, he was the winner of the American Medical Association Research Challenge for his work in this area.

In-Depth Look Inside the 2023 PSC Partners Conference: A Conversation with Medical Science Liaison Joanne Hatchett

20m · Published 17 Mar 20:31

PSC Partners Seeking a Cure is pleased to present Living With PSC, a podcast moderated by Niall McKay. Each month, this podcast explores the latest research and knowledge about primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a rare liver disease. From patient stories, to the latest research updates from PSC experts, to collaborations that are necessary to find better treatments and a cure, this podcast has it all!

In episode 43 of the Living with PSC Podcast, Host Niall McKay talks with Joanne Hatchett, PSC Caregiver and Medical Science Liaison for PSC Partners Seeking a Cure, about the 2023 PSC Partners Annual Conference held in June in Henderson, Nevada. "I just thought the Conference was the very best thing that has happened in a very long time," said Hatchett. "We found so much synergy in people being together." This podcast discussion also includes information for newcomers, the importance of Conference peer group meetings, the value of networking between researchers, clinicians, patients, and caregivers, the tremendous educational and social opportunities offered, and much more.

Rejection and PSC Recurrence After Liver Transplant: A Conversation with Dr. David Goldberg

31m · Published 22 Feb 18:09

PSC Partners Seeking a Cure is pleased to present Living With PSC, a podcast moderated by Niall McKay. Each month, this podcast explores the latest research and knowledge about primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a rare liver disease. From patient stories, to the latest research updates from PSC experts, to collaborations that are necessary to find better treatments and a cure, this podcast has it all!

Inepisode 42of the Living with PSC Podcast,Host Niall McKay talks with Dr. David Goldberg, Transplant Hepatologist and Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Digestive Health and Liver Disease at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The two discuss post-transplant organ rejection and PSC recurrence after a liver transplant, which happens around 30 percent of the time to post-transplant PSC patients.

Meet Dr. Stephen Rossi: A Conversation with the PSC Partners Chief Scientific Officer

37m · Published 16 Jan 22:04

PSC Partners Seeking a Cure is pleased to present Living With PSC, a podcast moderated by Niall McKay. Each month, this podcast explores the latest research and knowledge about primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a rare liver disease. From patient stories, to the latest research updates from PSC experts, to collaborations that are necessary to find better treatments and a cure, this podcast has it all!

In episode 41 of the Living with PSC Podcast, Host Niall McKay talked with Dr. Stephen Rossi, Chief Scientific Officer for PSC Partners. In addition to Dr. Rossi's background, the two discussed PSC Partners research priorities and the progress of work being done worldwide to find treatments and a cure for PSC. "It's exciting to not only take what I've learned on the industry side and the clinical side, but actually work directly with the patient community," says Dr. Rossi. "There's alot of positive things evolving. I'd say, in the next five years, we're going to see a big breakthrough."

Going Through a Liver Transplant: A Conversation Between a Husband & Wife

41m · Published 20 Sep 20:18

PSC Partners Seeking a Cure is pleased to present Living With PSC, a podcast moderated by Niall McKay. Each month, this podcast explores the latest research and knowledge about primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a rare liver disease. From patient stories, to the latest research updates from PSC experts, to collaborations that are necessary to find better treatments and a cure, this podcast has it all!

In episode 40 of the Living with PSC Podcast, Host Niall McKay and his wife Marissa Aroy give us a rare peek behind the microphone as they discuss Niall's recent liver transplant. "We're doing a very unusual podcast today, because we're talking about myself," says Niall. "We don't really like to be on camera or in front of the microphone anymore, but we will make a special occasion of this for you to tell you what it was like for me to go and have a transplant."

Post-Liver Transplant Recurrence of PSC: A Conversation with Dr. Palak Trivedi

40m · Published 16 Aug 22:41

PSC Partners Seeking a Cure is pleased to present Living With PSC, a podcast moderated by Niall McKay. Each month, this podcast explores the latest research and knowledge about primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a rare liver disease. From patient stories, to the latest research updates from PSC experts, to collaborations that are necessary to find better treatments and a cure, this podcast has it all!

In episode 39 of the Living with PSC Podcast, Host Niall McKay has an in-depth conversation with Dr. Palak Trivedi, BSc (hons), MBBS, MRCP Gastro (UK), PhD, Associate Professor, and Honorary Consultant Hepatologist, University of Birmingham, UK. They talk about the recurrence of PSC in people who have received a liver transplant. They also discuss the differences between PSC and PBC, clinical trials searching for treatments and a cure, studies exploring the cause of PSC, and how IBD, particularly colitis, may reduce the risk of post-transplant recurrence.

"In retrospective studies, our group and others around the world have found that people who have colitis and have had their large bowel removed (and have kept their stoma), lower their risk of developing recurrence of PSC," says Dr. Trivedi.

When Your Husband is Your Living Liver Donor: A Conversation with Jessica and Ian Travis

33m · Published 23 May 22:28

PSC Partners Seeking a Cure is pleased to present Living With PSC, a podcast moderated by Niall McKay. Each month, this podcast explores the latest research and knowledge about primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a rare liver disease. From patient stories, to the latest research updates from PSC experts, to collaborations that are necessary to find better treatments and a cure, this podcast has it all!

In episode 38, Host Niall McKay has an illuminating conversation with Jessica and Ian Travis about Jessica's journey with PSC, her search for a liver, and how her husband Ian became her live donor.

"I had alot of issues when I was first listed (for a liver transplant). I was having alot of panic attacks. I couldn't figure out why I was having them. I think alot of it was not having control over the situation." says Jessica.

According to the couple, their story involves lots of assistance and kindness from others along the way.

Improving PSC Diagnosis, Expediting Research, Facilitating Clinical Trials, & more: A Conversation with Dr. Laura Cristoferi

25m · Published 19 Apr 21:08

PSC Partners Seeking a Cure is pleased to present Living With PSC, a podcast moderated by Niall McKay. Each month, this podcast explores the latest research and knowledge about primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a rare liver disease. From patient stories, to the latest research updates from PSC experts, to collaborations that are necessary to find better treatments and a cure, this podcast has it all!

In epidode 37 of the Living with PSC Podcast, Host Niall McKay talks with Dr. Laura Cristoferi, hepatologist, clinical research fellow, and PhD candidate, at Milano Bicocca University in Italy. They discuss PSC diagnosis and disease progression, the importance of PSC registries to share knowledge and improve research, various PSC therapies, and more.

"We are building a national PSC registry in Italy," says Dr. Cristoferi. "We are trying to build a network in order to improve knowledge for diagnosis and management of this disease...and in order to have a rapid connection in case of clinical trials. Using this registry, we will have precise epidemiological data."

Dr. Cristoferi highlights various research endeavors including her project aimed at discovering biomarkers to enable a more precise determination of PSC disease progression over time.

Benefits of Drug Repurposing for Rare Diseases: A Conversation with Ania Korsunska, Castleman Disease Collaborative Network

33m · Published 18 Jan 23:16

PSC Partners Seeking a Cure is pleased to present Living With PSC, a podcast moderated by Niall McKay. Each month, this podcast explores the latest research and knowledge about primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a rare liver disease. From patient stories, to the latest research updates from PSC experts, to collaborations that are necessary to find better treatments and a cure, this podcast has it all!

In episode 36 of the Living with PSC Podcast, Host Niall McKay talks about drug repurposing with Ania Korsunska, MA, Biomedical Leadership Fellow and ROADMAP Project Lead, Castleman Disease Collaborative Network (CDCN).

"(Drug repurposing) is an opportunity to utilize existing drugs that are in development or already approved and redirect for the rare disease space," says Korsunska. "It's potentially cheaper than novel drug development, potentially faster. It's potentially easier to get these drugs into a position that a doctor can actually prescribe them."

Identifying and Mitigating Health Inequalities in PSC: A Discussion with Dr. Kidist Yimam

26m · Published 08 Nov 20:22

PSC Partners Seeking a Cure is pleased to present Living With PSC, a podcast moderated by Niall McKay. Each month, this podcast explores the latest research and knowledge about primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a rare liver disease. From patient stories, to the latest research updates from PSC experts, to collaborations that are necessary to find better treatments and a cure, this podcast has it all!

In episode 35 of the Living with PSC Podcast, Host Niall McKay talks with Dr. Kidist Yimam, Medical Director of the Autoimmune Liver Disease Program at California Pacific Medical Center. She is also a member of the PSC Partners Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Working Group. In this podcast, they discuss health inequalities in PSC, including provider bias, lack of access to care, delay in diagnosis, importance of diversity in clinical trials, and more.

"It is not unusual to hear from some of our minority patients that they've been told by other providers that PSC affects people who are Caucasian, and they shouldn't be affected by the disease, leading to a delay in diagnosis of PSC, and even putting them at risk of poorer outcomes," says Dr. Yimam.

McKay and Yimam also discuss how including a diverse group of people in PSC natural history studies will allow researchers to better understand how genetics, socio-economic factors, cultural biases, and more affect the search for treatments and a cure for PSC. To make that happen, diversity is needed within the PSC Partners Patient Registry.

Living With PSC

Episodes

Early Detection of Cholangiocarcinoma: A Conversation with Dr. Jesse Kirkpatrick

In-Depth Look Inside the 2023 PSC Partners Conference: A Conversation with Medical Science Liaison Joanne Hatchett

Rejection and PSC Recurrence After Liver Transplant: A Conversation with Dr. David Goldberg

Meet Dr. Stephen Rossi: A Conversation with the PSC Partners Chief Scientific Officer

Going Through a Liver Transplant: A Conversation Between a Husband & Wife

Post-Liver Transplant Recurrence of PSC: A Conversation with Dr. Palak Trivedi

When Your Husband is Your Living Liver Donor: A Conversation with Jessica and Ian Travis

Improving PSC Diagnosis, Expediting Research, Facilitating Clinical Trials, & more: A Conversation with Dr. Laura Cristoferi

Benefits of Drug Repurposing for Rare Diseases: A Conversation with Ania Korsunska, Castleman Disease Collaborative Network

Identifying and Mitigating Health Inequalities in PSC: A Discussion with Dr. Kidist Yimam

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