The efficacy and safety of fexuprazan in treating erosive esophagitis: a phase III, randomized, double-blind, multicenter study.
J Gastroenterol Hepatol
; 39(4): 658-666, 2024 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND AIM:
Fexuprazan is a novel potassium-competitive acid blocker (P-CAB). This study aimed to explore the noninferior efficacy and safety of fexuprazan to esomeprazole in treating erosive esophagitis (EE).METHODS:
This was a phase III, randomized, double-blind multicenter study. Patients with endoscopically confirmed EE were randomized to receive fexuprazan 40 mg or esomeprazole 40 mg once a daily for 4-8 weeks. The healing rates of EE, symptom response, GERD-health-related quality life (GERD-HRQL), and treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were compared between fexuprazan group and esomeprazole group.RESULTS:
A total of 332 subjects were included in full analysis set (FAS) and 311 in per-protocol set (PPS). The healing rates of fexuprazan and esomeprazole groups at 8 weeks were 88.5% (146/165) and 89.0% (145/163), respectively, in FAS and 97.3% (145/149) and 97.9% (143/146), respectively, in PPS. Noninferiority of fexuprazan compared with esomeprazole according to EE healing rates at 8 weeks was demonstrated in both FAS and PPS analysis. No significant difference was found between groups in EE healing rates at 4 weeks, symptom responses, and changes of GERD-HRQL. The incidence of drug-related AEs was 19.4% (32/165) in fexuprazan arm and 19.6% (32/163) in esomeprazole arm.CONCLUSION:
This study demonstrated noninferior efficacy of fexuprazan to esomeprazole in treating EE. The incidence of TEAEs was similar between fexuprazan and esomeprazole. Trial registration number NCT05813561.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Peptic Ulcer
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Pyrroles
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Esophagitis, Peptic
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Gastroesophageal Reflux
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Amines
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Gastroenterol Hepatol
Journal subject:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China
Country of publication:
Australia