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World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. 2012 Feb 06;3(1):1-6. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v3.i1.1.

Non-bismuth quadruple therapy for first-line Helicobacter pylori eradication: A randomized study in Japan.

World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics

Ayako Yanai, Kei Sakamoto, Masao Akanuma, Keiji Ogura, Shin Maeda

Affiliations

  1. Ayako Yanai, Department of Gastroenterology, Toranomon Hospital Kajigaya, 1-3-1 Kajigaya, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 213-8587, Japan.

PMID: 22408744 PMCID: PMC3296803 DOI: 10.4292/wjgpt.v3.i1.1

Abstract

AIM: To find the way to improve the eradication rate of first-line therapy in Japanese patients.

METHODS: We prospectively compared the effectiveness of 7-d quadruple therapy to standard 7 d triple therapy in Japanese patients infected with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). One hundred and nineteen patients were randomly assigned to receive 7-d non-bismuth quadruple therapy with lansoprazole, amoxicillin, clarithromycin and metronidazole (LACM7) or 7-d triple therapy with lansoprazole, amoxicillin and clarithromycin (LAC7). After three months, H. pylori status was analyzed by (13)C-urea breath test. Incidence rates of adverse events were evaluated by use of questionnaires.

RESULTS: By intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis, the eradication rate in the LACM7 group was 94.9%, which was significantly higher than the LAC7 group (68.3%, P < 0.001). Per protocol analysis also showed a significantly higher eradication rate in the LACM7 group (98.3%) than the LAC7 group (73.2%, P < 0.001). Nevertheless, the incidence of serious adverse events did not differ between the two groups (RR: 1.10, 95% CI: 0.70-1.73, P = 0.67).

CONCLUSION: Seven day non-bismuth quadruple therapy (LACM7) was superior to standard 7-d triple therapy (LAC7) for first-line eradication.

Keywords: Eradication; First-line treatment; Helicobacter pylori; Non-bismuth quadruple therapy; Prospective study

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