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title: "Sclerosing Cholangitis Observational Cohort (WIND-PSC) | Sutter Health"
description: "A Global Multi-Center Prospective Observational Cohort to Support Drug Development in Adult Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (WIND-PSC)"
url: "https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/studies/sclerosing-cholangitis-observational-cohort-wind-psc-1097505823"
---

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# Cholangitis Observational Cohort WIND-PSC

Global, multi-center longitudinal observational cohort study. Collection of prospective clinical data to include liver-related clinical outcomes and safety events, hepatobiliary malignancies, relevant key biomarkers, imaging assessments, PSC-related clinical symptoms, patient-reported outcomes, and medication use in adult patients with PSC.

Please contact [clinicalresearch@sutterhealth.org](mailto:clinicalresearch@sutterhealth.org) about study.

![Kidist K Yimam, M.D.](https://dyn.mktgcdn.com/p/3fH276sZ18zKXSL2IfJxLtpJhsit7g7DSeScWGy6fQc/fit=crop,gravity=auto,dpr=2,width=188,height=250,quality=100)

Kidist K Yimam, M.D.

Principal investigator

[View profile](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/investigators/kidist-k-yimam-md-1049681096)

## Research topics

-   [Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research-search-results?query=%22%5C%22Primary+Sclerosing+Cholangitis+%28PSC%29%5C%22%22)

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