Nocturnal therapy with famotidine for 1 year is effective in preventing relapse of gastric ulcer
Nocturnal therapy with famotidine for 1 year is effective in preventing relapse of gastric ulcer
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法莫替丁夜间治疗1年可有效预防胃溃疡复发
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2036.1991.tb00017.x
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发表时间:
1991
影响因子:
7.6
通讯作者:
T. J. Cook
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作者:
R. Berlin;J. Root;T. J. Cook
A multicentre, double‐blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled trial was undertaken to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of a nocturnal dose of famotidine 20 mg to reduce the 1 year relapse rate of recently healed gastric ulcers. Twenty investigators in eight countries randomized 202 patients with endoscopically confirmed healed gastric ulcers. Repeat endoscopies were performed at 6 and 12 months or for symptoms compatible with ulcer relapse. A per protocol analysis of cumulative life table relapse at 12 months showed that famotidine 20 mg was superior to placebo in reducing gastric ulcer relapse, 24 versus 50%, respectively (P < 0.01). Both placebo and famotidine were well tolerated. Since nocturnal dosing with famotidine 20 mg is effective in preventing gastric ulcer relapse over a 1‐year period and is well tolerated, it offers a therapeutic option for the long‐term treatment of patients with gastric ulcer.