A Randomized Study Comparing Levofloxacin, Omeprazole, Nitazoxanide, and Doxycycline versus Triple Therapy for the Eradication of Helicobacter pylori

Basu, Patrick; Rayapudi, Krishna; Pacana, Tommy; Shah, Niraj James; Krishnaswamy, Nithya; Flynn, Molly

doi:10.1038/ajg.2011.306

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“…In an open-label, randomized study of 270 patients conducted in the United States, LOAD given for 7 or 10 days, yielded eradication rates of 89 and 90% compared with 73% with a 10-day course of lansoprazole, amoxicillin, and clarithromycin ( 106 ). No data were provided in the manuscript regarding the impact of levofl oxacin resistance on the effi cacy of LOAD therapy, and additional trials using this unconventional and expensive regimen are awaited.…”

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ACG Clinical Guideline: Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection

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American Journal of Gastroenterology

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Helicobacter pylori ( H. pylori ) infection is a common worldwide infection that is an important cause of peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. H. pylori may also have a role in uninvestigated and functional dyspepsia, ulcer risk in patients taking low-dose aspirin or starting therapy with a non-steroidal anti-infl ammatory medication, unexplained iron defi ciency anemia, and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. While choosing a treatment regimen for H. pylori , patients should be asked about previous antibiotic exposure and this information should be incorporated into the decision-making process. For fi rst-line treatment, clarithromycin triple therapy should be confi ned to patients with no previous history of macrolide exposure who reside in areas where clarithromycin resistance amongst H. pylori isolates is known to be low. Most patients will be better served by fi rst-line treatment with bismuth quadruple therapy or concomitant therapy consisting of a PPI, clarithromycin, amoxicillin, and metronidazole. When fi rst-line therapy fails, a salvage regimen should avoid antibiotics that were previously used. If a patient received a fi rst-line treatment containing clarithromycin, bismuth quadruple therapy or levofl oxacin salvage regimens are the preferred treatment options. If a patient received fi rst-line bismuth quadruple therapy, clarithromycin or levofl oxacin-containing salvage regimens are the preferred treatment options. Details regarding the drugs, doses and durations of the recommended and suggested fi rst-line and salvage regimens can be found in the guideline. Asia and Central and South America ( 8,22 ). Th ere is, however, preliminary evidence that it may be falling in some previously high prevalence areas ( 22 ). People immigrating to North America from Asia and other parts of the world have a much higher prevalence of the infection than people born in North America ( 23 ). In one study, the seroprevalence among immigrants from East Asia was 70.1% ( 24 ). Hispanic immigrants to North America have higher rates of the infection than fi rst-or second-generation Hispanics who were born here ( 25 ). QUESTION 2: WHAT ARE THE INDICATIONS TO TEST FOR, AND TO TREAT, H. PYLORI INFECTION? RecommendationsSince all patients with a positive test of active infection with H. pylori should be off ered treatment, the critical issue is which patients should be tested for the infection (strong recommendation, quality of evidence: not applicable), All patients with active peptic ulcer disease (PUD), a past history of PUD (unless previous cure of H. pylori infection has been documented), low-grade gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, or a history of endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer (EGC) should be tested for H. pylori infection. Th ose who test positive should be off ered treatment for the infection (strong recommendation, quality of evidence: high for active or history of PUD, low for MALT lymphoma, low for history of endoscopic resection of EGC).In patients with uninvestigated d...

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ACG Clinical Guideline: Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection

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“…It led to 88.9% eradication for 10 days of LOAD, 90% for 7 days compared to 73.3% for standard triple therapy, with a number needed to treat to achieve one more successful eradication of 6 [24]. A meta-analysis of nonbismuth containing concomitant/quadruple regimens showed a mean cure rate of 88% across more than 2000 patients [25]. Other original studies have focussed this year on various forms of quadruple and concomitant therapy.…”

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Treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection 2012

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Helicobacter pylori resistance rates to antibiotics vary in different countries and even in different regions of the same country. Choice of treatment is strongly dependent on antibiotic resistance rates. In some countries, triple therapy with a proton-pump inhibitor, amoxicillin, and clarithromycin is still the best option, but eradication results fall short of what would be desired (90-95%) in countries with clarithromycin resistance >20%, bismuth-containing quadruple therapy, or nonbismuth sequential or concomitant therapies may then be the preferred option. Newer antibiotic regimens are awaited. Vaccination would be the best option, especially for developing countries, but little progress has been made in designing a vaccine.A considerable amount of work has been conducted over the last year assessing many issues around Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy. These focussed primarily on assessing the efficacy of current standard triple therapy and exploring new first-line treatments. There was also progress in investigating antibiotic resistance rates, and the rescue therapies required to deal with ensuing treatment failures. There has also been an evolution in the use of adjunctive therapies. This article will address the published literature over the last year pertaining to these topics. Triple TherapyNumerous studies over the last year have assessed the efficacy of standard triple therapy with amoxicillin, clarithromycin, and a proton-pump inhibitor for the eradication of H. pylori, which have been perceived to be in decline in recent years. One such study looked at cure rates reported in all published literature from Spain between 1997 and 2008 and found that while cure rates have in fact been stable over that period, they remain inadequate with a mean cure rate of 80% by intention-to-treat and 83% by per-protocol [1]. Similar results were obtained from a multicenter study in Japan that revealed an eradication rate of 80.7% with an incidence of adverse drug reactions of 4.4% [2]. Other studies have looked at whether the efficacy of triple therapy can be improved by prolonging the course of therapy. In China, a study of shorter regimens showed eradication rates of 76, 89, and 91% for 3-day, 5-day, and 7-day regimens, respectively [3]. Increasing efficacy by prolongation of therapy was also noted in Greek patients, with eradication rates of 74.5% for 7 days, 80.6% for 10 days, and 90.2% for 14 days of therapy [4]. Another study showed that efficacy could be maintained when lower doses of medications were given, which reduced costs and side effects with cure rates of 77.2% for 10 mg rabeprazole, 500 mg amoxicillin, and 250 mg clarithromycin vs 78.9% for the standard 20 mg, 1 g, and 500 mg doses of these drugs [5].Regardless of the type of therapy used, study from Canada showed widespread failure to comply with test and treat in up to 10% of cases and a failure to confirm eradication in 32% [6]. This illustrates that efficacious first-line therapy will always depend on adherence to guidelines by phy...

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“…Furthermore, the future of susceptibility testing may be noninvasive stool PCR-based testing, which will obviate direct culture (37). A future study might be enhanced by including resistance data for additional antibiotics which are sometimes used to treat refractory H. pylori, such as furazolidone, rifabutin, and nitazoxanide (38)(39)(40). In conclusion, although secondary resistance of H. pylori to CLR and MET remains high, rates do not appear to be increasing at this stage.…”

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Trends in Secondary Antibiotic Resistance of Helicobacter pylori from 2007 to 2014: Has the Tide Turned?

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The current guidelines recommend culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing of Helicobacter pylori following two failed eradication attempts. Where testing is unavailable, epidemiological data for secondary H. pylori resistance are essential to allow for the rational use of antibiotics. The aim of this study was to describe the temporal changes in antibiotic resistance among adults previously treated for H. pylori infections and to identify predictors of resistance. Between 2007 and 2014, consecutive patients undergoing gastroscopy with H. pylori culture and susceptibility testing at our institution following at least two treatment failures were retrospectively identified. Antibiotic susceptibilities were recorded and linked to the demographic data. A total of 1,042 patients were identified, including 739 (70.9%) males, aged 39.3 ؎ 18.9 years. Resistance to clarithromycin, metronidazole, and levofloxacin was found in 57.2%, 64.4%, and 5.1% of isolates, respectively. Dual resistance to clarithromycin and metronidazole was seen in 39.9%. Over the study period, clarithromycin resistance increased annually in a linear manner (odds ratio [OR], 1.09; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.03 to 1.14; P < 0.01), levofloxacin resistance decreased annually (OR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.61 to 0.92; P < 0.01), and metronidazole resistance was nonlinear. Age was an independent predictor of resistance to all antibiotics. Time elapsed predicted resistance for clarithromycin and levofloxacin and dual resistance for clarithromycinmetronidazole. Secondary resistance of H. pylori to clarithromycin and metronidazole remains high. The low secondary resistance to levofloxacin makes it an attractive treatment option in our region for patients following two failed eradication attempts.

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A Randomized Study Comparing Levofloxacin, Omeprazole, Nitazoxanide, and Doxycycline versus Triple Therapy for the Eradication of Helicobacter pylori

Cited by 90 publications

References 40 publications

ACG Clinical Guideline: Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection

ACG Clinical Guideline: Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection

Treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection 2012

Trends in Secondary Antibiotic Resistance of Helicobacter pylori from 2007 to 2014: Has the Tide Turned?

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