Wang WH, Huang JQ, Zheng GF, Xia HHX, Wong WM, Lam SK, Wong BCY. Head-to-head comparison of H2-receptor antagonists and proton pump inhibitors in the treatment of erosive esophagitis: A meta-analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(26): 4067-4077 [PMID: 15996033 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i26.4067]
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Benjamin Chun-Yu Wong, Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China. bcywong@hku.hk
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2005; 11(26): 4067-4077 Published online Jul 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i26.4067
Table 1 Healing rate of esophagitis by ITT with standard dose vs high dose of H2RA at 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 wk
3-wk
4-wk
6-wk
8-wk
12-wk
Number of comparisons
1
5
9
5
12
High dose
Pooled data
29/169
297/669
607/1 294
413/669
1 142/1 729
Pooled healing rate (%)
17.2
44.4
46.9
61.7
66.0
Standard dose
Pooled data
33/168
198/573
584/1 361
309/573
920/1 520
Pooled healing rate (%)
19.6
34.6
42.9
53.9
60.5
Summary RR
0.874
1.281
1.096
1.165
1.084
95% CI
0.557-1.371
1.036-1.583
0.930-1.293
1.020-1.329
1.019-1.152
Table 2 Healing rate of esophagitis by ITT at 2, 3, 4, 8, 12 wk comparing proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) with H2RA
PPIs
H2RA
2-wk
4-wk
8-wk
12-wk
2-wk
4-wk
8-wk
12-wk
sd PPIs vs sd H2RA
Number of arms
2
13
12
2
13
12
Pooled data
116/183
577/824
640/783
60/163
271/713
350/673
Pooled healing rate (%)
63.4
70.0
81.7
36.8
38.0
52.0
Summary RR
1.759
1.832
1.586
95%CI
1.398-2.213
1.622-2.070
1.438-1.749
hd PPIs vs sd H2RA
Number of arms
4
4
1
4
4
1
Pooled data
150/204
175/201
72/80
79/211
106/207
49/81
Pooled healing rate (%)
73.5
87.1
90.0
37.4
51.2
60.5
Summary RR
1.722
1.623
1.488
95%CI
1.464-2.027
1.417-1.859
1.230-1.800
sd PPIs vs hd H2RA
Number of arms
2
2
2
2
Pooled data
152/235
208/235
87/234
155/234
Pooled healing rate (%)
64.7
88.5
37.2
66.2
Summary RR
1.744
1.336
95%CI
1.442-2.110
1.206-1.481
ld PPIs vs sd H2RA
Number of arms
3
3
3
3
Pooled data
187/279
219/279
120/276
161/276
Pooled healing rate (%)
67.0
78.5
43.5
58.3
Summary RR
1.605
1.374
95%CI
1.156-2.229
1.081-1.744
Table 3 Healing rate (ITT) of esophagitis at 2, 4, 8 wk comparing PPIs with omeprazole
Other PPIs
Omeprazole
2-wk
4-wk
8-wk
2-wk
4-wk
8-wk
sd PPIs vs sd Omeprazole
Number of arms
1
12
12
1
12
12
Pooled data
264/421
2 615/3 412
3 050/3 411
257/431
2 229/3 217
2 719/3 216
Pooled healing rate (%)
62.7
76.6
89.4
59.6
69.3
84.5
Summary RR
1.052
1.044
1.061
95%CI
0.945–1.171
0.983-1.109
0.979-1.055
ld PPIs vs sd Omeprazole
Number of arms
2
2
2
2
Pooled data
590/822
724/822
551/811
707/811
Pooled healing rate (%)
71.8
88.1
67.9
87.2
Summary RR
1.026 0.981
95%CI
0.904-1.164
0.870-1.105
sd PPIs vs hd Omeprazole
Number of arms
2
1
2
1
Pooled data
310/440
284/337
302/434
282/332
Pooled healing rate (%)
70.5
84.3
69.6
84.9
Summary RR
1.031
0.985
95%CI
0.937-1.015
0.883-1.099
Table 4 Healing rate of refractory esophagitis at 2, 4, 6, 8, 12 wk comparing PPIs with H2RA
Author
PPIs
H2RAs
Number of
Healing rate ( ITT )
Number of
Healing rate ( ITT )
Drug
Dose
Patient
4 wk
8 wk
12 wk
Drug
Dose
Patient
4 wk
8 wk
12 wk
sd PPIs vs sd H2RA
Feldman (55)
Lan
30 o.d.
61
54/61
Ran
150 b.d.
32
12/32
Sontag (56)
Lan
30 o.d.
105
75/105
84/105
Ran
150 b.d.
54
28/54
16/541
Pooled data
166
75/105
138/166
86
28/54
28/86
Pooled rate (%)
71.4
83.1
51.9
32.6
hd PPIs vs hd H2RA
Lundell (57)
Ome
40 o.d.
51
32/51
35/51
46/51
Ran
300 b.d.
47
8/47
18/47
22/47
Table 5 Healing by grade with standard dose vs high dose of H2RA at 4, 6, 8, 12 wk (PP rate)
4-wk
6-wk
8-wk
12-wk
II
III
I
II
III
II
III
I
II
III
Number of arms
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
6
6
Standard dose
Pooled data
84/190
22/105
86/137
102/266
42/180
126/187
37/105
107/129
264/383
119/256
Pooled rate (%)
44.2
21.0
62.8
38.3
23.3
67.4
35.2
82.9
69.0
46.5
High dose
Pooled data
177/325
60/198
112/157
120/272
60/214
226/323
92/198
122/153
400/532
190/376
Pooled rate (%)
54.4
30.3
71.3
44.1
28.0
70.0
46.5
79.7
75.2
50.5
Summary RR
95% CI
1.231
1.430
1.136
1.150
1.200
1.039
1.316
0.962
1.032
1.059
1.020-1.486
0.941-2.202
0.966-1.337
0.939-1.408
0.854-1.686
0.919-1.174
0.977-1.774
0.860-1.076
0.961-1.108
0.913-1.229
Table 6 Healing by grade at 4, 8, 12 wk comparing PPIs with H2RAs (PP rate)
4 wk
8 wk
12 wk
I
II
III
IV
I
II
III
IV
I
II
Number of arms
2
4
3
2
5
3
1
sd PPIs
Pooled data
53/60
128/162
20/54
23/23
166/178
28/47
2/3
Pooled rate (%)
88.3
79.0
37.0
100.0
93.3
59.6
66.7
sd H2RAs
Pooled data
27/54
65/172
2/41
16/25
101/182
6/34
0/2
Pooled rate (%)
50.0
37.8
4.9
64.0
55.5
17.6
0
Summary RR
1.760
2.037
5.588
1.502
1.648
2.766
2.525
95%CI
1.329-2.332
1.631-2.545
1.701-18.363
1.107-2.038
1.440-1.885
1.284-5.916
1.046-6.093
No. of arms
2
4
2
2
4
2
1
1
hd PPIs
Pooled data
40/46
88/123
21/30
46/46
104/120
24/30
29/29
42/46
Pooled rate (%)
87.0
71.5
70.0
100.0
86.7
80.0
100.0
91.3
sd H2RAs
Pooled data
26/50
49/126
3/28
37/49
62/121
6/28
28/32
19/35
Pooled rate (%)
52.0
38.9
10.7
75.5
51.2
21.4
87.5
54.3
Summary RR
1.665
1.835
6.110
1.300
1.689
3.626
1.111
1.676
95%CI
1.248-2.222
1.436-2.345
2.138-17.459
1.102-1.534
1.400-2.036
1.772-7.418
0.957-1.291
1.222-2.298
Number of arms
2
1
1
2
1
1
ld PPIs
Pooled data
144/175
34/42
9/28
162/175
42/44
15/28
Pooled rate (%)
82.3
81.0
32.1
92.6
95.5
53.6
sd H2RAs
Pooled data
104/175
15/50
1/22
132/175
27/49
2/21
Pooled rate (%)
59.4
30.0
4.5
75.4
55.1
9.5
Summary RR
1.384
2.698
7.071
1.227
1.732
5.625
95%CI
1.202-1.592
1.724-4.224
0.967-51.707
1.116-1.349
1.335-2.249
1.440-21.980
Refractory esophagitis
Number of arms
1
1
2
1
2
sd PPIs
Pooled data
62/77
11/22
105/116
13/15
18/29
Pooled rate (%)
80.5
50.0
90.5
86.7
62.1
sd H2RAs
Pooled data
20/40
1/11
26/61
2/8
0/14
Pooled rate (%)
50.0
9.1
42.6
25.0
0
Summary RR
1.606
5.500
2.117
3.229
35.881
95%CI
1.158-2.228
0.835-25.337
1.575-2.845
1.034-10.091
0.728-1767.6
Table 7 Healing by grade at 4, 8 wk comparing standard dose of other PPIs vs omeprazole
4-wk
8-wk
I
II
III
IV
I
II
III
IV
Number of arms
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
1
sd PPIs
Pooled data
195/239
302/362
148/210
3/7
214/235
329/360
175/209
2/4
Pooled rate (%)
81.6
83.4
70.5
42.9
91.1
91.4
83.7
50.0
sd omeprazole
Pooled data
190/238
315/393
132/195
3/5
214/233
345/390
159/188
1/2
Pooled rate (%)
79.8
80.2
67.8
60.0
91.8
88.5
84.6
50.0
Summary RR
1.022
1.041
1.041
0.733
0.992
1.033
0.990
1.000
95%CI
0.936-1.116
0.973-1.113
0.914-1.186
0.250-2.147
0.938-1.048
0.985-1.084
0.927-1.057
0.213-4.694
Citation: Wang WH, Huang JQ, Zheng GF, Xia HHX, Wong WM, Lam SK, Wong BCY. Head-to-head comparison of H2-receptor antagonists and proton pump inhibitors in the treatment of erosive esophagitis: A meta-analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(26): 4067-4077