Optimising Primary thErapy in pRimAry biliary cholangitis (OPERA): protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of enhanced primary therapy with obeticholic acid.

Dunn S, Evans L, Kennedy C, Wafer R, Moody S, Wolstenhulme F, Burton E, Konkoth AB, Fisher H, Chadwick T, Banham A, Hale F, Christie M, Barclay ST, Dyson J, Smith R, Aithal G, Culver E, Aspinall R, Thorburn D, Heneghan M, Hancock HC, Trivedi P, Mells G, Wason J, Jones DEJ

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113812
Published: 2026 Mar 11
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113812,
  title = {Optimising Primary thErapy in pRimAry biliary cholangitis (OPERA): protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of enhanced primary therapy with obeticholic acid.},
  author = {Dunn S and Evans L and Kennedy C and Wafer R and Moody S and Wolstenhulme F and Burton E and Konkoth AB and Fisher H and Chadwick T and Banham A and Hale F and Christie M and Barclay ST and Dyson J and Smith R and Aithal G and Culver E and Aspinall R and Thorburn D and Heneghan M and Hancock HC and Trivedi P and Mells G and Wason J and Jones DEJ},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113812},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113812}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Optimising Primary thErapy in pRimAry biliary cholangitis (OPERA): protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of enhanced primary therapy with obeticholic acid.
AU  - Dunn S
AU  - Evans L
AU  - Kennedy C
AU  - Wafer R
AU  - Moody S
AU  - Wolstenhulme F
AU  - Burton E
AU  - Konkoth AB
AU  - Fisher H
AU  - Chadwick T
AU  - Banham A
AU  - Hale F
AU  - Christie M
AU  - Barclay ST
AU  - Dyson J
AU  - Smith R
AU  - Aithal G
AU  - Culver E
AU  - Aspinall R
AU  - Thorburn D
AU  - Heneghan M
AU  - Hancock HC
AU  - Trivedi P
AU  - Mells G
AU  - Wason J
AU  - Jones DEJ
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113812
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S, D., L, E., C, K., R, W., S, M., F, W., E, B., AB, K., H, F., T, C., A, B., F, H., M, C., ST, B., J, D., R, S., G, A., E, C., R, A., D, T., M, H., HC, H., P, T., G, M., J, W., & DEJ, J. (2026). Optimising Primary thErapy in pRimAry biliary cholangitis (OPERA): protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of enhanced primary therapy with obeticholic acid.. BMJ open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113812

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