Letter to the Editor

Comment on “First-Line Helicobacter pylori Eradication with Vonoprazan, Clarithromycin, and Metronidazole in Patients Allergic to Penicillin”

Table 1

Distribution of included patients in vonoprazan-based therapy of H. pylori in recent years.

TitleYearAuthorsNumber of patients

“Vonoprazan, A Novel Potassium-Competitive Acid Blocker, as a Component of First-Line and Second-Line Triple Therapy for Helicobacter pylori Eradication: A Phase III, Randomised, Double-Blind Study”2016Murakami et al.650
“Randomised Clinical Trial: Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Repeated Doses of TAK-438 (Vonoprazan), a Novel Potassium-Competitive Acid Blocker, in Healthy Male Subjects”2015Jenkins et al.60
“Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Single Rising TAK-438 (Vonoprazan) Doses in Healthy Male Japanese/Non-Japanese Subjects”2015Sakurai et al.84
“Vonoprazan versus Conventional Proton Pump Inhibitor-Based Triple Therapy as First-Line Treatment against Helicobacter pylori: A Multicenter Retrospective Study in Clinical Practice”2016Shichijo et al.2715
“Safety and Sfficacy of Vonoprazan-Based Triple Therapy against Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Single-Center Experience with 1118 Patients”2016Nakao et al.1172
Helicobacter pylori Eradication with Proton Pump Inhibitors or Potassium-Competitive Acid Blockers: The Effect of Clarithromycin Resistance”2016Matsumoto et al.125
“A Novel Potassium-Competitive Acid Blocker Improves the Efficacy of Clarithromycin-Containing 7-Day Triple Therapy against Helicobacter pylori2016Noda et al.146
“Usefulness of Vonoprazan, a Potassium Ion-Competitive Acid Blocker, for Primary Eradication of Helicobacter pylori2016Yamada et al.2507
“Vonoprazan Improves the Afficacy of Helicobacter pylori Eradication Therapy with a Regimen Consisting of Clarithromycin and Metronidazole in Patients Allergic to Penicillin”2017Ono et al.88