Comparing the Efficacy of Reverse Hybrid Therapy and Bismuth Quadruple Therapy

Summary

Reverse hybrid therapy achieves a higher eradication rate than bismuth quadruple therapy remained unanswered.

Timeline

Start

2015-02

Primary completion

2018-10

Completion

2018-10

Publications

• Background Vakil N, Megraud F. Eradication therapy for Helicobacter pylori. Gastroenterology. 2007 Sep;133(3):985-1001. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.07.008.
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• Background Malfertheiner P, Megraud F, O'Morain CA, Atherton J, Axon AT, Bazzoli F, Gensini GF, Gisbert JP, Graham DY, Rokkas T, El-Omar EM, Kuipers EJ; European Helicobacter Study Group. Management of Helicobacter pylori infection--the Maastricht IV/ Florence Consensus Report. Gut. 2012 May;61(5):646-64. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2012-302084.
• Background Chey WD, Wong BC; Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology. American College of Gastroenterology guideline on the management of Helicobacter pylori infection. Am J Gastroenterol. 2007 Aug;102(8):1808-25. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01393.x. Epub 2007 Jun 29.
• Background Graham DY, Shiotani A. New concepts of resistance in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infections. Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Jun;5(6):321-31. doi: 10.1038/ncpgasthep1138. Epub 2008 Apr 29.
• Background Megraud F. H pylori antibiotic resistance: prevalence, importance, and advances in testing. Gut. 2004 Sep;53(9):1374-84. doi: 10.1136/gut.2003.022111. No abstract available.
• Background Luther J, Higgins PD, Schoenfeld PS, Moayyedi P, Vakil N, Chey WD. Empiric quadruple vs. triple therapy for primary treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection: Systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy and tolerability. Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Jan;105(1):65-73. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2009.508. Epub 2009 Sep 15.
• Background De Francesco V, Margiotta M, Zullo A, Hassan C, Troiani L, Burattini O, Stella F, Di Leo A, Russo F, Marangi S, Monno R, Stoppino V, Morini S, Panella C, Ierardi E. Clarithromycin-resistant genotypes and eradication of Helicobacter pylori. Ann Intern Med. 2006 Jan 17;144(2):94-100. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-144-2-200601170-00006.
• Background Gumurdulu Y, Serin E, Ozer B, Kayaselcuk F, Ozsahin K, Cosar AM, Gursoy M, Gur G, Yilmaz U, Boyacioglu S. Low eradication rate of Helicobacter pylori with triple 7-14 days and quadriple therapy in Turkey. World J Gastroenterol. 2004 Mar 1;10(5):668-71. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i5.668.
• Background Bigard MA, Delchier JC, Riachi G, Thibault P, Barthelemy P. One-week triple therapy using omeprazole, amoxycillin and clarithromycin for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori in patients with non-ulcer dyspepsia: influence of dosage of omeprazole and clarithromycin. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 1998 Apr;12(4):383-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.1998.00315.x.
• Background De Francesco V, Margiotta M, Zullo A, Hassan C, Giorgio F, Burattini O, Stoppino G, Cea U, Pace A, Zotti M, Morini S, Panella C, Ierardi E. Prevalence of primary clarithromycin resistance in Helicobacter pylori strains over a 15 year period in Italy. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2007 Apr;59(4):783-5. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkm005. Epub 2007 Feb 28.
• Background Zullo A, De Francesco V, Hassan C, Morini S, Vaira D. The sequential therapy regimen for Helicobacter pylori eradication: a pooled-data analysis. Gut. 2007 Oct;56(10):1353-7. doi: 10.1136/gut.2007.125658. Epub 2007 Jun 12.
• Background Essa AS, Kramer JR, Graham DY, Treiber G. Meta-analysis: four-drug, three-antibiotic, non-bismuth-containing "concomitant therapy" versus triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori eradication. Helicobacter. 2009 Apr;14(2):109-18. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2009.00671.x.
• Background Hsu PI, Wu DC, Wu JY, Graham DY. Modified sequential Helicobacter pylori therapy: proton pump inhibitor and amoxicillin for 14 days with clarithromycin and metronidazole added as a quadruple (hybrid) therapy for the final 7 days. Helicobacter. 2011 Apr;16(2):139-45. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2011.00828.x.
• Background Malfertheiner P, Bazzoli F, Delchier JC, Celinski K, Giguere M, Riviere M, Megraud F; Pylera Study Group. Helicobacter pylori eradication with a capsule containing bismuth subcitrate potassium, metronidazole, and tetracycline given with omeprazole versus clarithromycin-based triple therapy: a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2011 Mar 12;377(9769):905-13. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60020-2. Epub 2011 Feb 21.
• Background Sardarian H, Fakheri H, Hosseini V, Taghvaei T, Maleki I, Mokhtare M. Comparison of hybrid and sequential therapies for Helicobacter pylori eradication in Iran: a prospective randomized trial. Helicobacter. 2013 Apr;18(2):129-34. doi: 10.1111/hel.12017. Epub 2012 Nov 4.
• Background Zullo A, Scaccianoce G, De Francesco V, Ruggiero V, D'Ambrosio P, Castorani L, Bonfrate L, Vannella L, Hassan C, Portincasa P. Concomitant, sequential, and hybrid therapy for H. pylori eradication: a pilot study. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2013 Dec;37(6):647-50. doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2013.04.003. Epub 2013 Jun 6.
• Background De Francesco V, Hassan C, Ridola L, Giorgio F, Ierardi E, Zullo A. Sequential, concomitant and hybrid first-line therapies for Helicobacter pylori eradication: a prospective randomized study. J Med Microbiol. 2014 May;63(Pt 5):748-752. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.072322-0. Epub 2014 Feb 28.
• Background Oh DH, Lee DH, Kang KK, Park YS, Shin CM, Kim N, Yoon H, Hwang JH, Jeoung SH, Kim JW, Jang ES, Jung HC. Efficacy of hybrid therapy as first-line regimen for Helicobacter pylori infection compared with sequential therapy. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014 Jun;29(6):1171-6. doi: 10.1111/jgh.12518.
• Background Wang B, Wang YH, Lv ZF, Xiong HF, Wang H, Yang Y, Xie Y. Review: efficacy and safety of hybrid therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Helicobacter. 2015 Apr;20(2):79-88. doi: 10.1111/hel.12180. Epub 2014 Nov 8.
• Background Molina-Infante J, Romano M, Fernandez-Bermejo M, Federico A, Gravina AG, Pozzati L, Garcia-Abadia E, Vinagre-Rodriguez G, Martinez-Alcala C, Hernandez-Alonso M, Miranda A, Iovene MR, Pazos-Pacheco C, Gisbert JP. Optimized nonbismuth quadruple therapies cure most patients with Helicobacter pylori infection in populations with high rates of antibiotic resistance. Gastroenterology. 2013 Jul;145(1):121-128.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2013.03.050. Epub 2013 Apr 3.
• Background Chuah SK, Tsay FW, Hsu PI, Wu DC. A new look at anti-Helicobacter pylori therapy. World J Gastroenterol. 2011 Sep 21;17(35):3971-5. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i35.3971.
• Background Georgopoulos SD, Papastergiou V, Karatapanis S. Helicobacter pylori Eradication Therapies in the Era of Increasing Antibiotic Resistance: A Paradigm Shift to Improved Efficacy. Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2012;2012:757926. doi: 10.1155/2012/757926. Epub 2012 Jun 19.
• Background Rimbara E, Fischbach LA, Graham DY. Optimal therapy for Helicobacter pylori infections. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 Feb;8(2):79-88. doi: 10.1038/nrgastro.2010.210.
• Background Wu DC, Hsu PI, Wu JY, Opekun AR, Kuo CH, Wu IC, Wang SS, Chen A, Hung WC, Graham DY. Sequential and concomitant therapy with four drugs is equally effective for eradication of H pylori infection. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010 Jan;8(1):36-41.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.09.030. Epub 2009 Oct 3.
• Background Hsu PI, Lai KH, Tseng HH, Liu YC, Yen MY, Lin CK, Lo GH, Huang RL, Huang JS, Cheng JS, Huang WK, Ger LP, Chen W, Hsu PN. Correlation of serum immunoglobulin G Helicobacter pylori antibody titers with histologic and endoscopic findings in patients with dyspepsia. J Clin Gastroenterol. 1997 Dec;25(4):587-91. doi: 10.1097/00004836-199712000-00007.
• Background Hsu PI, Wu DC, Chen A, Peng NJ, Tseng HH, Tsay FW, Lo GH, Lu CY, Yu FJ, Lai KH. Quadruple rescue therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection after two treatment failures. Eur J Clin Invest. 2008 Jun;38(6):404-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2008.01951.x. Epub 2008 Apr 22.
• Background Hsu PI, Wu DC, Chen WC, Tseng HH, Yu HC, Wang HM, Kao SS, Lai KH, Chen A, Tsay FW. Randomized controlled trial comparing 7-day triple, 10-day sequential, and 7-day concomitant therapies for Helicobacter pylori infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014 Oct;58(10):5936-42. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02922-14. Epub 2014 Jul 28.
• Background Peng NJ, Lai KH, Liu RS, Lee SC, Tsay DG, Lo CC, Tseng HH, Huang WK, Lo GH, Hsu PI. Clinical significance of oral urease in diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection by [13C]urea breath test. Dig Dis Sci. 2001 Aug;46(8):1772-8. doi: 10.1023/a:1010626225949.
• Hsu PI, Tsay FW, Graham DY, Tsai TJ, Tsai KW, Kao JY, Peng NJ, Kuo CH, Kao SS, Wang HM, Lin TF, Wu DC; Taiwan Acid-related Disease (TARD) Study Group. Equivalent Efficacies of Reverse Hybrid and Bismuth Quadruple Therapies in Eradication of Helicobacter pylori Infection in a Randomized Controlled Trial. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Sep;16(9):1427-1433. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.03.031. Epub 2018 Mar 31.

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