Hwang JJ, Lee DH, Lee AR, Yoon H, Shin CM, Park YS, Kim N. Efficacy of moxifloxacin-based sequential therapy for first-line eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection in gastrointestinal disease. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(16): 5032-5038 [PMID: 25945019 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.5032]
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Dong Ho Lee, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, No. 300 Gumi-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-707, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. dhljohn@yahoo.co.kr
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Randomized Clinical Trial
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2015; 21(16): 5032-5038 Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.5032
Table 1 Demographic and clinical data at baseline (intention-to-treat population) n (%)
MOX-ST
CLA-ST
P value
Included in ITT analysis
80
81
NS
Age (yr), mean ± SD
59.3 ± 13.1
59.4 ± 13.1
0.235
Gender (male)
34 (42.5)
33 (40.7)
0.773
BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD
22.9 ± 2.2
22.7 ± 2.9
0.352
Current smoker
11 (13.7)
10 (12.3)
0.385
Alcohol drinking
13 (16.2)
9 (11.1)
0.351
Diabetes
5 (6.2)
8 (9.8)
0.125
Hypertension
19 (23.7)
23 (28.3)
0.407
Previous history of peptic ulcer
12 (15.0)
9 (11.1)
0.348
Endoscopic diagnosis
0.624
Gastritis
70 (87.6)
70 (86.6)
Gastric ulcer
4 (5.0)
5 (6.1)
Duodenal ulcer
1 (1.2)
1 (1.2)
Gastric and duodenal ulcer
1 (1.2)
0 (0.0)
Adenoma
4 (5.0)
4 (4.9)
Dysplasia
0 (0.0)
1 (1.2)
Positive CLOtest
59 (73.7)
62 (76.5)
0.955
H. pylori colonization
0.588
Negative
3 (3.7)
5 (6.1)
Mild
34 (42.5)
36 (44.4)
Moderate
32 (40.0)
24 (29.6)
Marked
11 (13.8)
16 (19.9)
Atrophic change
8 (10.0)
2 (2.4)
0.087
Intestinal metaplasia
10 (12.5)
13 (16.0)
0.761
Drop out
2 (2.5)
4 (4.9)
0.113
Noncompliance
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Follow-up loss
2 (2.5)
4 (4.9)
Discontinued therapy due to adverse events
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Table 2Helicobacter pylori eradication rates
MOX-ST
CLA-ST
P value
ITT analysis
Eradication rate
91.3% (73/80)
71.6% (58/81)
0.014
95%CI
86.2%-95.4%
65.8%-77.4%
PP analysis
Eradication rate
93.6% (73/78)
75.3% (58/77)
0.022
95%CI
89.1%-98.1%
69.4%-81.8%
Table 3 Univariate analysis of clinical factors influencing the efficacy
MOX-ST
CLA-ST
Eradication rate
P value
Eradication rate
P value
Age (yr)
0.436
0.002
< 60
97.2% (35/36)
81.1% (30/37)
≥ 60
90.4% (38/42)
70.0% (28/40)
Gender
0.383
0.622
Male
91.1% (31/34)
71.8% (23/32)
Female
95.4% (42/44)
77.7% (35/45)
Body mass index
0.651
0.743
< 25
95.2% (20/21)
86.9% (20/23)
≥ 25
92.9% (53/57)
70.3% (38/54)
Smoking
0.585
0.377
(-)
97.0% (65/67)
77.6% (52/67)
(+)
72.7% (8/11)
60.0% (6/10)
Alcohol
0.417
0.082
(-)
96.9% (63/65)
77.9% (53/68)
(+)
76.9% (10/13)
55.5% (5/9)
Diabetes
0.706
0.107
(-)
94.5% (70/74)
76.8% (53/69)
(+)
75.0% (3/4)
62.5% (5/8)
Hypertension
0.322
0.096
(-)
91.6% (55/60)
79.6% (43/54)
(+)
100.0% (18/18)
65.2% (15/23)
History of ulcer
0.454
0.828
(-)
92.5% (62/67)
75.0% (51/68)
(+)
100.0% (11/11)
77.7% (7/9)
Presence of ulcer
0.352
0.076
(-)
92.6% (63/68)
78.7% (52/66)
(+)
100.0% (10/10)
54.5% (6/11)
Positive CLOtest
0.259
0.374
(-)
76.1% (16/21)
63.1% (12/19)
(+)
100.0% (57/57)
79.3% (46/58)
Atrophic change
0.111
0.071
(-)
95.7% (67/70)
76.0% (57/75)
(+)
75.0% (6/8)
50.0% (1/2)
Intestinal metaplasia
0.270
0.322
(-)
95.5% (65/68)
76.5% (49/64)
(+)
80.0% (8/10)
69.2% (9/13)
Bacterial density
0.296
0.507
None
66.7% (2/3)
60.0% (3/5)
Mild
90.6% (29/32)
67.6% (23/34)
Moderate
100.0% (32/32)
78.2% (18/23)
Marked
90.9% (10/11)
93.3% (14/15)
Compliance
NS
NS
Poor
0.0% (0/0)
0.0% (0/0)
Good
93.6% (73/78)
75.3% (58/77)
Adverse events
0.493
0.494
(-)
92.6% (63/68)
77.6% (45/58)
(+)
100.0% (10/10)
68.4% (13/19)
Table 4 Adverse events and compliance n (%)
Adverse events
MOX-ST(n = 78)
CLA-ST(n = 77)
P value
Bloating/dyspepsia
4 (5.1)
4 (5.3)
0.383
Taste distortion
3 (3.8)
5 (6.4)
0.316
Epigastric discomfort
2 (2.6)
5 (6.4)
0.296
Nausea
1 (1.3)
1 (1.3)
0.505
Abdominal pain
0 (0.0)
1 (1.3)
0.309
Diarrhea
0 (0.0)
3 (3.9)
0.075
Constipation
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
NS
Total
10 (12.8)
19 (24.6)
0.038
Compliance, n (%)
78 (100.0)
77 (100.0)
NS
Citation: Hwang JJ, Lee DH, Lee AR, Yoon H, Shin CM, Park YS, Kim N. Efficacy of moxifloxacin-based sequential therapy for first-line eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection in gastrointestinal disease. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(16): 5032-5038