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. 2023 Sep 4;16:17562848231192750. doi: 10.1177/17562848231192750

Table 2.

Eradication rates of second-line anti-H. pylori therapies in the randomized controlled trials from 2013 to 2023.

Type of therapy Country Population Previous treatment Regimen Eradication rate
ITT PP
Standard bismuth quadruple therapy (Tetracycline-metronidazole quadruple therapy) Taiwan 19 Adult patients with dyspepsia (n = 74) Standard triple therapy Esomeprazole 40 mg bid,
bismuth 300 mg qid,
tetracycline 500 mg qid,
metronidazole 500 mg qid
80% 91%
Taiwan 21 Adult patients
(n = 261)
Clarithromycin-based therapy Esomeprazole 40 mg bid
bismuth 300 mg qid
tetracycline 500 mg qid
metronidazole 500 mg tid
for 10 days
88% 93%
Israel 22 Adult patients
(n = 51)
Clarithromycin- triple therapy Lansoprazole 30 mg bid bismuth 525 mg qid metronidazole 500 mg tid
tetracycline 500 mg qid /doxycycline 100 mg bid
for 14 days
43% 69%
Taiwan 23 Adult patients
(n = 63)
Standard triple therapy Rabeprazole 20 mg bid, bismuth 120 mg qid, tetracycline 500 mg qid, metronidazole 250 mg qid
for 10 days
92% 93%
China 24 Adult patients with dyspepsia
(n = 143)
Clarithromycin-based triple or quadruple therapy Lansoprazole 30 mg bid,
bismuth 240 mg bid,
tetracycline 500 mg qid,
metronidazole 400 mg qid
for 14 days
85% 91%
Fluoroquinolone-
amoxicillin
Triple therapy
Taiwan 14 Adult patients
(n = 52)
Clarithromycin triple, non-bismuth quadruple or bismuth quadruple therapy Esomeprazole 40 mg bid,
amoxicillin 500 mg qid,
levofloxacin 500 mg qd
for 10 days
69% 69%
China 26 Adult patients
(n = 89)
Clarithromycin-based or metronidazole-based triple or bismuth quadruple therapy Esomeprazole 20 mg bid,
amoxicillin 1000 mg bid,
antofloxacin 200 mg qd
for 14 days
88% 91%
China 26 Adult patients
(n = 89)
Clarithromycin-based or metronidazole-based triple or bismuth quadruple therapy Esomeprazole 20 mg bid,
amoxicillin 1000 mg bid,
levofloxacin 500 mg qd
for 14 days
69% 70%
Taiwan 27 Adult patients with dyspepsia
(n = 34)
Standard triple therapy Rabeprazole 20 mg bid,
amoxicillin 1000 mg bid,
levofloxacin 500 mg qd
for 10 days
68% 67%
Taiwan 28 Adult patients
(n = 82)
Standard triple, therapy Esomeprazole 40 mg bid,
amoxicillin 1000 mg bid
levofloxacin 500 mg qd,
for 10 days
81% 82%
Taiwan 30 Adult patients with chronic gastritis or peptic ulcers
(n = 56)
(not described) Rabeprazole 20 mg bid,
amoxicillin 1000 mg bid
levofloxacin 500 mg qd,
for 7 days
79% 79%
Fluoroquinolone-
amoxicillin
quadruple therapy
Taiwan 25 Adult patients
(n = 56)
Standard triple, non-bismuth quadruple and bismuth quadruple therapies) Esomeprazole 40 mg bid,
bismuth 300 mg qid
amoxicillin 1000 mg qid
levofloxacin 500 mg qd
for 10 days
69% 69%
Taiwan 27 Adult patients with dyspepsia
(n = 33)
Standard triple therapy Rabeprazole 20 mg bid,
bismuth 120 mg qid
amoxicillin 1000 mg bid
levofloxacin 500 mg qd
for 10 days
85% 84%
Taiwan 30 Adult patients
(n = 300)
Clarithromcyin-based therapies Lansoprazole 30 mg bid,
amoxicillin 1000 mg bid
levofloxacin 500 mg qd,
for 10 days
75% 79%
China 24 Adult patients with dyspepsia (n = 141) Clarithromycin-based triple or quadruple therapy Lansoprazole 30 mg bid,
bismuth 240 mg bid,
amoxicillin, 1000 mg bid,
levofloxacin 500 mg qd
83% 88%
Tetracycline-fluoroquinolone quadruple therapy Taiwan 19 Adult patients with dyspepsi a (n = 76) Standard triple therapy Esomeprazole 40 mg bid,
bismuth 300 mg qid,
tetracycline 500 mg qid,
levofloxacin 500 mg qd
for 10 days
79% 87%
Taiwan 14 Adult patients
(n = 50)
Standard triple, non-bismuth quadruple and bismuth quadruple therapies Esomeprazole 40 mg bid,
bismuth 300 mg qid
tetracycline 500 mg qid
levofloxacin 500 mg qd
for 10 days
98% 98%
Taiwan 25 Adult patients
(n = 56)
Standard triple, non-bismuth quadruple and bismuth quadruple therapies Esomeprazole 40 mg bid,
bismuth 300 mg qid
tetracycline 500 mg qid
levofloxacin 500 mg qd
for 10 days
89% 89%
Turkey 31 Adult patients with peptic ulcer or non-ulcer dyspepsia
(n = 75)
Standard triple therapy Pantoprazole 40 mg bid,
bismuth 300 mg qid
tetracycline 500 mg qid
levofloxacin 500 mg qd
for 10 days
91% 93%
High-dose dual therapy China 32 Adult patients
(n = 329)
Standard triple, bismuth-containing quadruple therapy, or non-bismuth quadruple therapy Esomeprazole 40 mg tid,
amoxicillin 1000 mg tid
for 14 days
75% 81%
Taiwan 29 Adult patients
(n = 56)
(not described) Rabeprazole 20 mg qid,
amoxicillin 750 mg qid
for 14 days
89% 89%
Levofloxacin-
based sequential quadruple therapy
Taiwan 21 Adult patients (n = 280) Clarithromycin-based therapy Esomeprazole 40 mg bid and amoxicillin 1000 mg bid for 7 days, then
esomeprazole 40 mg bid, metronidazole 500 mg bid, and levofloxacin 250 mg
for 7 days,
88% 90%
Taiwan 28 adult patients
(n = 82)
standard triple, therapy esomeprazole 40 mg bid,
amoxicillin 1000 mg bid for 5 days, then
esomeprazole 40 mg bid,
levofloxacin 500 mg qd,
metronidazole 500 mg tid
for 5 days
90% 91%
Taiwan 30 Adult patients
(n = 300)
Clarithromcyin-based therapies Lansoprazole 30 mg bid,
amoxicillin 1000 mg bid
for 5 days, then
lansoprazole 30 mg bid,
levofloxacin 500 mg qd,
metronidazole 500 mg tid
for 5 days
84% 86%
Turkey 31 Adult patients with peptic ulcer or non-ulcer dyspepsia (n = 70) Standard triple therapy Pantoprazole 40 mg bid,
amoxicillin 1000 mg bid
for 5 days, then
pantoprazole 30 mg bid,
levofloxacin 500 mg qd,
metronidazole 500 mg tid
for 5 days
82% 86%
Tetracycline-
metronidazole-
amoxicillin concomitant therapy
Taiwan 23 Adult patients
(n = 61)
Standard triple therapy Rabeprazole 20 mg bid, amoxicillin 1000 mg bid, tetracycline 500 mg qid, metronidazole 250 mg qid
for 10 days
90% 89%
Furazolidone-tetracycline quadruple therapy China 32 Adult patients
(n = 329)
Standard triple, bismuth-containing quadruple therapy, or non-bismuth quadruple therapy Esomeprazole 40 mg tid,
bismuth 220 mg bid,
furazolidone 100 mg bid,
tetracycline 500 mg tid
for 14 days
78% 85%
Amoxicillin-clarithromycin-metronidazole
quintuple therapy
Iran 33 Adult patients with dyspepsia
(n = 104)
Non-bismuth quadruple therapy Omeprazole 20 mg bid,
bismuth 240 mg bid,
amoxicillin 1000 mg bid,
clarithromycin 500 mg bid,
tinidazole 500 mg bid
for 7 days
76% 76%
Tetracycline-
metronidazole-
ofloxacin
quintuple therapy
Iran 33 Adult patients with dyspepsia
(n = 104)
Non-bismuth quadruple therapy Omeprazole 20 mg bid,
bismuth 240 mg bid,
tetracycline 500 mg qid,
metronidazole 500 mg bid,
ofloxacin 200 mg bid
for 7 days
87% 87%

ITT, intention-to-treat; PP, per-protocol.