There is currently no known curative treatment, or treatment that is known to slow the progression of PSC
PSC Support is the only UK charity dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by PSC. Our priorities are the search for a curative treatment, treatment which slows the progression of PSC and treatment that alleviates the symptoms and psychological effects of PSC and improves PSC patients’ quality of life.
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PSC Support Research Grants
Funding mechanism
- The frequency and value of funds available for the Grant(s) will be determined each financial year, and are listed on our Apply for Funding page.
- Applicants may apply for grants up to the available amount.
- PSC Support reserves the right to offer funds to more than one applicant per round up to and including the amount of available Grant funds.
- PSC Support is a member of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC).
- PSC Support aims to provide a funding decision within two to three months of the final submission date of each funding round.
Our research priorities are to invest in research that will:
Unlock understanding
Generate fundamental scientific knowledge about PSC
This means supporting research that uncover the processes that lead to PSC and to establish biomarkers, tools and simple, noninvasive tests that can
- be used as endpoints in clinical trials
- diagnose PSC (including recurrent PSC after transplant) quickly and with certainty
- monitor disease progression effectively
- detect cancers early and with certainly
- reliably predict disease progression and complications
Accelerate treatment development
Fast-track the development of effective treatments
This means championing innovative trial design and supporting clinical trials to test new and existing drugs (those already in use for other diseases) in people with PSC to
- slow or stop disease progression
- manage symptoms and complications
- reduce cancer risk
- improve quality of life
Promote personalised care
Make healthcare work for people with PSC
This means supporting
- the development of evidence underpinning recommendations in clinical practice guidelines and expert consensus statements
- the development of tools to assess symptom burden and quality of life
- healthcare professionals to share timely and compassionate delivery and discussion of diagnosis, symptoms, disease risk and test results.
- access to psychological services for people with PSC
How we fund research
- PSC Support will fund high quality research related to PSC.
- We expect investigators to disseminate the results of their research to both the general public and the scientific community.
- PSC Support encourages multi-centre, collaborative research.
- PSC Support will encourage projects that link into other funding streams and national research priorities.
- Applications can include funding for pilot studies, funding equipment (but not IT equipment), and funding social and nursing research.
- Travel and internal audit grants will not normally be awarded except in exceptional circumstances.
- Funds will not be awarded retrospectively.