Yamada S, Kawakami T, Nakatsugawa Y, Suzuki T, Fujii H, Tomatsuri N, Nakamura H, Sato H, Okuyama Y, Kimura H, Yoshida N. Usefulness of vonoprazan, a potassium ion-competitive acid blocker, for primary eradication of Helicobacter pylori. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2016; 7(4): 550-555 [PMID: 27867688 DOI: 10.4292/wjgpt.v7.i4.550]
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Dr. Shinya Yamada, Department of Gastroenterology, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital, Hon-machi 15-749, Kyoto 605-0981, Japan. syo335@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. Nov 6, 2016; 7(4): 550-555 Published online Nov 6, 2016. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v7.i4.550
Table 1 Patient profile of primary eradication therapy
PPI group
Vonoprazan group
Average age
62.8 (18-94)
62.7 (22-89)
Gender (male:female)
902:818
170:165
PPI
Lansoprazole
1206
Omeprazole
0
Rabeprazole
62
Esomeprazole
452
Underlying disease
Chronic gastritis
1362
255
Peptic ulcer
248
55
After endoscopic therapy for early gastric cancer
107
25
Other
3
0
Table 2 Patient profile of secondary eradication therapy
PPI group
Vonoprazan group
Average age
62.3 (19-96)
63.6 (39-89)
Gender(male:female)
182:204
28:38
PPI
Lansoprazole
266
Omeprazole
1
Rabeprazole
32
Esomeprazole
87
Underlying disease
Chronic gastritis
313
48
Peptic ulcer
44
8
After endoscopic therapy for early gastric cancer
28
10
Other
1
0
Table 3 Results of eradication therapy
PPI group
Vonoprazan group
P value
Primary eradication therapy
ITT analysis
73.2% (1259/1720)
85.7% (287/335)
< 0.0001
PP analysis
76.4% (1259/1647)
90.3% (287/318)
< 0.0001
Secondary eradication therapy
ITT analysis
89.9% (347/386)
89.4% (59/66)
0.87
PP analysis
92.8% (347/374)
96.7% (59/61)
0.4
Table 4 Success rate and underlying disease: Primary eradication therapy
PPI group
Vonoprazan group
P value
ITT analysis
72.5% (988/1362)
86.7% (221/255)
< 0.0001
Chronic gastritis
PP analysis
75.1% (988/1316)
90.6% (221/244)
< 0.0001
ITT analysis
75.4% (187/248)
83.6% (46/55)
0.22
Peptic ulcer
PP analysis
82.7% (187/226)
93.9% (46/49)
0.051
ITT analysis
76.6% (82/107)
80% (20/25)
0.8
After endoscopic therapy for early gastric cancer
PP analysis
78.1% (82/105)
80% (20/25)
1
Table 5 Success rate and underlying disease: Secondary eradication therapy
PPI group
Vonoprazan group
P value
ITT analysis
91.5% (292/319)
89.6% (43/48)
0.59
Chronic gastritis
PP analysis
93.9% (292/311)
100% (43/43)
0.15
ITT analysis
86.4% (38/44)
100% (8/8)
0.57
Peptic ulcer
PP analysis
95.0% (38/40)
100% (8/8)
1
ITT analysis
78.6% (22/28)
80% (8/10)
1
After endoscopic therapy for early gastric cancer
PP analysis
78.6% (22/28)
80% (8/10)
1
Table 6 Success rate and age: Primary eradication therapy
Younger than 50 yr
Older than 50 yr
P value
ITT analysis
67.8% (185/273)
74.3% (1074/1446)
0.03
PPI group
PP analysis
72.3% (185/256)
77.2% (1074/1391)
0.09
ITT analysis
84.8% (50/59)
86.2% (238/276)
0.84
Vonoprazan group
PP analysis
92.6% (50/54)
90.2% (238/264)
0.8
Citation: Yamada S, Kawakami T, Nakatsugawa Y, Suzuki T, Fujii H, Tomatsuri N, Nakamura H, Sato H, Okuyama Y, Kimura H, Yoshida N. Usefulness of vonoprazan, a potassium ion-competitive acid blocker, for primary eradication of Helicobacter pylori. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2016; 7(4): 550-555