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SynthesisEuropean journal of clinical pharmacology2018

Sequential versus concomitant therapy for treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

Youhua Wang, Rulin Zhao, Ben Wang, Qiaoyun Zhao, Zhen Li, Liya Zhu-Ge, Wenzhu Yin, Yong Xie

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Synthesis in European journal of clinical pharmacology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Concomitant or Sequential Therapy as the First-line Therapy for Eradication ofThe Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2018
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  2. Optimized sequential therapyWorld journal of gastroenterology · 2024
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  7. Management of Helicobacter pylori infection: The Bhubaneswar Consensus Report of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2021
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  11. Practice guidelines for the management ofSaudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association
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  12. Hellenic consensus onAnnals of gastroenterology
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  13. Annals of gastroenterology
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Youhua WangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 yongwai street, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330000, China.
Rulin ZhaoDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 yongwai street, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330000, China.
Ben WangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 yongwai street, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330000, China.
Qiaoyun ZhaoDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 yongwai street, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330000, China.
Zhen LiDepartment of Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China.
Liya Zhu-GeDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 yongwai street, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330000, China.
Wenzhu YinDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 yongwai street, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330000, China.
Yong XieDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 yongwai street, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330000, China. xieyong_tfahoncu@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5290-5579
Nanchang University · CN

Funding

Science and Technology Projects of Jiangxi province 2014BBG70019Special funds of graduate student innovation project in jiangxi province in 2014 YC2014-S081the National Key Research and Development Grogram of China 2016YFC1302201the National Natural Science Foundation of China 81460115
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSequential and concomitant therapies are two innovative therapies for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication. However, the comparative efficacy and safety of these treatments are controversial. Therefore, we aimed to conduct an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that compared these two treatments.

methodsA search of PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Science was carried out. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared sequential with concomitant therapies were selected for meta-analysis.

resultsTwenty RCTs were included in the analysis. The eradication rate of 10-day sequential therapy was superior to that of 5-day concomitant therapy (82.09 versus 77.79%, relative risk (RR) 1.052 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.004-1.103), P = 0.035)), similar to that of 7-day concomitant therapy (82.40 versus 86.99%, RR 0.959 (95% CI 0.874-1.053), P = 0.382), and inferior to that of 10-day concomitant therapy (78.39 versus 83.32%, RR 0.945 (95% CI 0.907-0.984, P = 0.006); the occurrence of diarrhea was higher in 10-day concomitant therapy than that in 10-day sequential therapy. Compared with the eradication rate of sequential therapy, that of concomitant therapy was higher in metronidazole-resistant strains (RR 0.912 (95% CI 0.844-0.986, P = 0.020)) and strains resistant to metronidazole and clarithromycin (RR 0.542 (95% CI 0.308-0.956, P = 0.035)).

conclusionThe efficacy of concomitant therapy was duration dependent, and 10-day concomitant therapy was superior to 10-day sequential therapy. Compared to sequential therapy, concomitant therapy was more efficacious for metronidazole-resistant strains and metronidazole plus clarithromycin-resistant strains. However, diarrhea was more frequent with concomitant therapy than with sequential therapy.

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Drug Administration ScheduleDrug Therapy, CombinationHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHumansTreatment OutcomeConcomitantDuration dependentHelicobacter pyloriMetronidazole and clarithromycinNon-bismuthSequential

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PMID28990120
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