BACKGROUND: Bismuth quadruple therapies (BQTs) including bismuth, a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) and two antibiotics have been shown to be highly effective for treating Helicobacter pylori infection even in areas of high bacterial antibiotic resistance. OBJECTIVE: To describe the time trends of use, effectiveness and safety of BQT in Europe using the European Registry on Helicobacter pylori Management (Hp-EuReg). DESIGN: Patients registered in the Hp-EuReg from 2013 to 2021 who had received BQT were included. The regimens prescribed, the number of eradication attempts, effectiveness, adherence and safety were analysed. The effectiveness was assessed by modified intention to treat (mITT). Time-trend and multivariate analyses were performed to determine variables that predicted treatment success. RESULTS: Of the 49 690 patients included in the Hp-EuReg, 15 582 (31%) had received BQT. BQT use increased from 8.6% of all treatments in 2013 to 39% in 2021. Single-capsule BQT-containing bismuth, metronidazole and tetracycline-plus a PPI (single-capsule BQT, ScBQT) was the most frequent treatment mode (43%). Schemes that obtained an effectiveness above 90% were the 10-day ScBQT and 14-day BQT using tetracycline plus metronidazole, or amoxicillin plus either clarithromycin or metronidazole. Only ScBQT achieved above 90% cure rates in all the geographical areas studied. Using the ScBQT scheme, adherence, the use of standard or high-dose PPIs, 14-day prescriptions and the use of BQT as first-line treatment were significantly associated with higher mITT effectiveness. CONCLUSION: The use of BQT increased notably in Europe over the study period. A 10-day ScBQT was the scheme that most consistently achieved optimal effectiveness. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02328131.
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- Amoxicillin therapeutic use administration & dosage MeSH
- Anti-Bacterial Agents * therapeutic use adverse effects administration & dosage MeSH
- Bismuth * therapeutic use administration & dosage MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Helicobacter pylori * drug effects MeSH
- Helicobacter Infections * drug therapy MeSH
- Proton Pump Inhibitors * therapeutic use administration & dosage adverse effects MeSH
- Clarithromycin therapeutic use administration & dosage MeSH
- Drug Therapy, Combination * MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Metronidazole therapeutic use administration & dosage MeSH
- Registries * MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Tetracycline therapeutic use administration & dosage MeSH
- Treatment Outcome MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Observational Study MeSH
- Geographicals
- Europe MeSH
Terapie nemocí horní části trávicího traktu se odvíjí převážně od anamnestických údajů. V selektovaných případech je indikováno specializované gastroenterologické vyšetření a endoskopie. V terapii nemocí horní části trávicího traktu dominuje léčba inhibující produkci žaludeční kyseliny. Její nasazení a doba podávání vychází z charakteru onemocnění a kontroly vývoje stavu pacienta. U významné části zvláště geriatrických pacientů je indikace pro podávání inhibitorů protonové pumpy nejasná a podávání je zbytečné s teoretickým zvýšením rizika nežádoucích účinků. Přístup k pacientům s chorobami horní části trávicího traktu a cesty k racionální preskripci a způsoby vysazování neindikované terapie jsou zmíněny v přehledovém článku. Korespondenční adresa: doc. MUDr. Radek Kroupa, Ph.D. Interní gastroenterologická klinika LF MU a FN Brno Jihlavská 20, 625 00 Brno e-mail: kroupa.radek@fnbrno.cz
The management of diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract is based on anamnestic data mainly. In selected cases, specialized gastroenterological examination and endoscopy are indicated. Therapy of upper gastrointestinal tract disorders is usually based on treatment inhibiting gastric acid production. Its initiation and duration of administration are based on the nature of the disease and follow-up of the patient’s condition. In a significant proportion of particularly geriatric patients, the indication for administration of proton pump inhibitors is unclear and their use is unnecessary, with a theoretical increase in the risk of adverse effects. The approach to patients with upper gastrointestinal tract diseases and pathways to rational prescription and ways of de-prescribing of non-indicated therapy are discussed in a review article.
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- Deprescriptions MeSH
- Diagnosis, Differential MeSH
- Dyspepsia drug therapy MeSH
- Gastroesophageal Reflux drug therapy MeSH
- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage chemically induced prevention & control MeSH
- Proton Pump Inhibitors administration & dosage MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Digestive System Diseases * diagnosis drug therapy MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Practice Guidelines as Topic MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Publication type
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Review MeSH
Although immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) and/or tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) are the standard treatment of advanced unresectable or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC), the impact of concomitant medications remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate the impact of concomitant medications on survival outcomes in patients treated with systemic therapy for advanced unresectable or metastatic RCC. In August 2024, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were queried for studies evaluating concomitant medications in patients with advanced unresectable or metastatic RCC (PROSPERO: CRD42024573252). The primary outcome was overall survival (OS). A fixed- or random-effects model was used for meta-analysis according to heterogeneity. We identified 22 eligible studies (5 prospective and 17 retrospective) comprising 16,072 patients. Concomitant medications included proton pump inhibitors (PPI) (n = 3959), antibiotics (n = 571), statins (n = 5466), renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (RASi) (n = 6615), and beta-blockers (n = 1964). Both concomitant PPI and antibiotics were significantly associated with worse OS in patients treated with ICI (PPI: HR: 1.22, P = .01, and antibiotics: HR: 2.09, P < .001). Concomitant statins, RASi, or beta-blocker were significantly associated with improved OS in patients treated with TKI (statins: HR: 0.81, P = .03, RASi: HR: 0.63, P < .001, beta-blocker: HR: 0.69, P < .001, respectively). In patients treated with ICI, RASi was significantly associated with improved OS (HR: 0.64, P = .02). Concomitant use of antibiotics or PPI with ICI can reduce its oncologic efficacy. Conversely, concomitant statins, RASi, or beta-blockers can enhance the oncologic efficacy of TKI. When initiating systemic therapy for metastatic RCC, it may be important for clinicians to assess baseline co-medications and recognize their possible positive or negative effects.
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- Survival Analysis MeSH
- Adrenergic beta-Antagonists therapeutic use MeSH
- Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors therapeutic use MeSH
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors therapeutic use MeSH
- Proton Pump Inhibitors therapeutic use administration & dosage MeSH
- Carcinoma, Renal Cell * drug therapy mortality secondary MeSH
- Drug Interactions MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Kidney Neoplasms * drug therapy mortality pathology MeSH
- Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors therapeutic use MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Meta-Analysis MeSH
- Review MeSH
- Systematic Review MeSH
Inhibitory protonové pumpy (PPI) jsou dostupné v klinické praxi již 35 let a za dobu jejich používání se staly velmi často předepisovanou medikací. V některých zemích je užívá okolo 10 % populace. Je tomu tak pro jejich schopnost nejúčinněji potlačovat produkci kyseliny chlorovodíkové žaludeční sliznicí a tím efektivně léčit zejména vředovou chorobu gastro- duodena a gastroezofageální refluxní chorobu. Dále jsou tyto léky široce využívány v prevenci těchto nemocí i při léčbě funkční dyspepsie. Zdánlivě příznivý bezpečnostní profil těchto léků získal při jejich širokém nasazení v populaci za posled- ních 15 let významné trhliny. Užívání PPI je spojeno s rizikem vzniku klostridiové kolitidy, s akutním i chronickým renálním poškozením, osteoporotickými frakturami i malabsorpcí některých mikronutrientů. Rizika spojená s užíváním PPI by měla předepisující lékaře vést ke správně vedené farmakotreapii.
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have been available in clinical practice for 35 years, and during the time of their use, they have become a very frequently used medication. In some countries, around 10% of the population uses them. This is due to their ability to most effectively suppress the production of hydrochloric acid by the gastric mucosa, thereby treating primarily peptic ulcer disease of the gastroduodenum and gastroesophageal reflux disease. Furthermore, these drugs are widely used in the prevention of these diseases and in the treatment of functional dyspepsia. The seemingly favorable safety profile of these drugs has acquired significant flaws with their widespread use in the population over the last 15 years. The use of PPIs is associated with the risk of developing clostridial colitis, acute and chronic renal injury, osteoporotic fractures, and malabsorption of some micronutrients. The risks associated with the use of PPIs should lead prescribing doctors to properly managed pharmacotherapy.
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- Dyspepsia etiology drug therapy MeSH
- Gastroesophageal Reflux drug therapy MeSH
- Proton Pump Inhibitors * administration & dosage adverse effects therapeutic use MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Esophagitis, Peptic etiology drug therapy MeSH
- Stomach Ulcer drug therapy prevention & control MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
BACKGROUND: Adherence to Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication treatment is a cornerstone for achieving adequate treatment efficacy. OBJECTIVE: To determine which factors influence compliance with treatment. METHODS: A systematic prospective non-interventional registry (Hp-EuReg) of the clinical practice of European gastroenterologists. Compliance was considered adequate if ≥90% drug intake. Data were collected until September 2021 using the AEG-REDCap e-CRF and were subjected to quality control. Modified intention-to-treat analyses were performed. Multivariate analysis carried out the factors associated with the effectiveness of treatment and compliance. RESULTS: Compliance was inadequate in 646 (1.7%) of 38,698 patients. The non-compliance rate was higher in patients prescribed longer regimens (10-, 14-days) and rescue treatments, patients with uninvestigated dyspepsia/functional dyspepsia, and patients reporting adverse effects. Prevalence of non-adherence was lower for first-line treatment than for rescue treatment (1.5% vs. 2.2%; p < 0.001). Differences in non-adherence in the three most frequent first-line treatments were shown: 1.1% with proton pump inhibitor + clarithromycin + amoxicillin; 2.3% with proton pump inhibitor clarithromycin amoxicillin metronidazole; and 1.8% with bismuth quadruple therapy. These treatments were significantly more effective in compliant than in non-compliant patients: 86% versus 44%, 90% versus 71%, and 93% versus 64%, respectively (p < 0.001). In the multivariate analysis, the variable most significantly associated with higher effectiveness was adequate compliance (odds ratio, 6.3 [95%CI, 5.2-7.7]; p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Compliance with Helicobacter pylori eradication treatment is very good. Factors associated with poor compliance include uninvestigated/functional dyspepsia, rescue-treatment, prolonged treatment regimens, the presence of adverse events, and the use of non-bismuth sequential and concomitant treatment. Adequate treatment compliance was the variable most closely associated with successful eradication.
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- Medication Adherence * statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Amoxicillin * therapeutic use administration & dosage MeSH
- Anti-Bacterial Agents * therapeutic use adverse effects MeSH
- Bismuth therapeutic use administration & dosage adverse effects MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Dyspepsia drug therapy microbiology MeSH
- Helicobacter pylori * drug effects MeSH
- Helicobacter Infections * drug therapy MeSH
- Proton Pump Inhibitors * therapeutic use administration & dosage MeSH
- Clarithromycin therapeutic use MeSH
- Drug Therapy, Combination * MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Metronidazole therapeutic use administration & dosage MeSH
- Prospective Studies MeSH
- Registries * MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Treatment Outcome MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Europe MeSH
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- Histamine H2 Antagonists administration & dosage therapeutic use MeSH
- Chemically-Induced Disorders MeSH
- Gastrointestinal Diseases diagnosis drug therapy prevention & control MeSH
- Proton Pump Inhibitors * administration & dosage adverse effects therapeutic use MeSH
- Congresses as Topic MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions MeSH
- Risk Factors MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Newspaper Article MeSH
- MeSH
- Endoscopy, Digestive System methods MeSH
- Phenotype MeSH
- Fundoplication MeSH
- Gastroesophageal Reflux * diagnosis complications therapy MeSH
- Proton Pump Inhibitors administration & dosage adverse effects therapeutic use MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Psychotherapy MeSH
- Physical Therapy Modalities MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
Gastroenterologie, hepatologie a digestivní endoskopie jsou rychle se rozvíjející obory medicíny s množstvím recentních pokroků v diagnostice a léčbě v rozsahu celého gastrointestinálního traktu. Cílem naší práce je shrnout recentní pokroky na poli významných gastroenterologických situací, jako je akutní pankreatitida, funkční dyspepsie, racionální léčba inhibitory protonové pumpy a idiopatické střevní záněty. Pokrok zaznamenala i hepatologie v přístupu k cholestatickým chorobám, v léčbě alkoholové hepatitidy a nealkoholové choroby jater (NAFLD) a v poznání patofyziologie bilirubinu a žlučových kyselin. Digestivní endoskopie je invazivní částí gastroenterologie a zmíněna jsou klíčová témata jako screening karcino- mu pankreatu, využití umělé inteligence, resekce nízkorizikových neoplázií trávicí trubice, endoskopie tenkého střeva a pankreatobiliárních cest a extraluminální expanze endoskopie v podobě endoskopické submukózní a transmurální disekce, různých typů myotomie a využití lumen apozičních stentů.
Gastroenterology, hepatology and digestive endoscopy are rapidly evolving disciplines with significant advances in the diagnostics and treatment in the entire gastrointestinal tract. The aim of our article was to summarize new perspectives on relevant situations in gastroenterology and hepatology like acute pancreatitis, functional dyspepsia, rational indication of proton pump inhibitors, inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), cholestatic liver diseases, alcohol induced hepatitis, non-alcoholic fatty live disease (NAFLD) and patophysiology of bilirubin and bile acids. Digestive endoscopy represents an interventional part of gastroenterology and key recent topics are mentioned like pancreatic cancer screening, arteficial intelligence, resection of low-risk neoplastic lesions, enteroscopy techniques, cholangio- and pancreatiscopy and extraluminal expansion of endoscopy techniques by means of endoscopic submucosal and transmural dissection, endoscopic myotomy and lumen apposing stents.
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- Hepatitis, Alcoholic diagnosis complications therapy MeSH
- Bilirubin analysis MeSH
- Endoscopy, Digestive System classification trends MeSH
- Gastroenterology * trends MeSH
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases diagnosis therapy MeSH
- Proton Pump Inhibitors administration & dosage adverse effects therapeutic use MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Pancreatitis diagnosis therapy MeSH
- Hypertension, Portal diagnosis therapy MeSH
- Cholangitis, Sclerosing diagnosis therapy MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Review MeSH
