Abstract
Background: As a result of increased resistance to antibiotics, Helicobacter pylori eradication rates using standard triple therapy have been declining. Aim: To validate the efficacy and tolerability of a concomitant regimen as a first-line treatment for H. pylori infection. Methods: A total of 348 naïve H. pylori-infected patients from six hospitals in Korea were randomly assigned to concomitant therapy and standard triple therapy groups. The concomitant regimen consisted of 30. mg of lansoprazole, 1. g of amoxicillin, 500. mg of clarithromycin, and 500. mg of metronidazole, twice daily for 10 days. The standard triple regimen consisted of 30. mg of lansoprazole, 1. g of amoxicillin, and 500. mg of clarithromycin, twice daily for 10 days. Results: Concomitant and standard eradication rates were 78.7% (137/174) vs. 70.7% (123/174) by intention-to-treat (. p=. 0.084) and 88.7% (133/150) vs. 78.4% (120/153) by per-protocol (. p=. 0.016), respectively. The two groups were similar with regard to the incidence of adverse events. Conclusions: Although 10-day concomitant therapy was validated as a suboptimal treatment option for the treatment of H. pylori infection, this regimen is expected to be a promising starting point in the development of an optimal treatment regimen for H. pylori infection.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 980-984 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Digestive and Liver Disease |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Nov 2014 |
Keywords
- Concomitant therapy
- Helicobacter
- Standard therapy