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2017 ACG Guidelines for Peptic Ulcer Disease

Guidelines for the Indications to Test for, and to Treat, H. pylori Infection

Guidelines for First line Treatment Strategies of Peptic Ulcer Disease for Providers in North America

Guidlines for factors that predict the successful eradication when treating H. pylori infection

Guidelines to document H. pylori antimicrobial resistance in the North America

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]

Overview

The mainstay of treatment for peptic ulcer disease is pharmacotherapy. Treatment of Helicobacter pylori with antimicrobial agents is indicated for patients with gastric or duodenal ulceration. Pharmacologic therapies for peptic ulcer disease due to H. pylori is either triple or quadruple pharmacologic agents that include a Proton pump inhibitors plus a combination of antimicrobial agents. After the first line therapy, patient is tested for persistent H.pylori infection. If the patient has persistent infection, treatment is planned according to previous antibiotics therapy. Salvage treatment is used for failure of first line therapy. The use of antimicrobial therapy is discouraged among asymptomatic carriers.

Medical Therapy

The mainstay of treatment for peptic ulcer disease is pharmacotherapy. Pharmacotherapy for peptic ulcer disease can be discussed under Helicobacter pylori-associated peptic ulcer and Non- Helicobacter pylori-associated peptic ulcer disease.

Eradication Therapy for Helicobacter pylori Infection

The ACG’s 2017 treatment guideline on the management of H. pylori infection listed the following as established indications for diagnosis and treatment:[1]

Indications

Depending upon exposure of antibiotics and allergy to antibiotics, following treatments regimen are being used:[2][3]

Triple Therapy

  • PCM regimen
  • PLA regimen
  • PMA regimen
  • Alternative regimen (1): Proton pump inhibitor standard dose* PO q12h for 7–14 days AND
  • Alternative regimen (2): Metronidazole 250mg PO q6h for 7–14 days AND
  • Alternative regimen (3): Amoxicillin 1g PO q12h for 7–14 days
  • PRA regimen
  • Alternative regimen (1): Proton pump inhibitor standard dose* PO q12h for 10 days AND
  • Alternative regimen (2): Rifabutin 150–300mg PO q 24h for 10 days AND
  • Alternative regimen (3): Amoxicillin 1g PO q12h for 10 days
  • Bismuth quadruple therapy
  • Preferred regimen (1): Proton pump inhibitor standard dose* PO q12h for 10–14 days AND
  • Preferred regimen (2): Metronidazole 250mg PO q6h for 10–14 days AND
  • Preferred regimen (3): Tetracycline 500 mg PO q6hfor 10–14 days AND
  • Preferred regimen (4): Bismuth (dose depends on preparation) for 10–14 days

Bismuth-containing quadruple therapy

  • Bismuth quadruple therapy particularly advised in patients with any previous macrolide exposure or clarithromycin resistance is known to be high or who are allergic to penicillin [7]
  • Preferred regimen (1): Proton pump inhibitor standard dose* PO q12h for 10–14 days AND
  • Preferred regimen (2): Metronidazole 250mg PO q6h for 10–14 days AND
  • Preferred regimen (3): Tetracycline 500 mg PO q6h for 10–14 days AND
  • Preferred regimen (4): Bismuth (dose depends on preparation) for 10–14 days

Non–Bismuth-containing quadruple therapy

  • Preferred regimen (1): Proton pump inhibitor standard dose* PO q12h for 5-7 days AND
  • Preferred regimen (2): Amoxicillin 1 g PO q12h for 5-7 days
    FOLLOWED BY
  • Preferred regimen (1): Proton pump inhibitor standard dose* PO q12h for another 5-7days AND
  • Preferred regimen (2): Clarithromycin 500 mg PO q12h for another 5-7 days AND
  • Preferred regimen (3): Tinidazole 500 mg PO q12h for another 5-7 days

Hybrid therapy:

  • Fluoroquinolone sequential therapy

*Standard dose of PPI: Lansoprazole 30 mg PO q12h, or Omeprazole 20 mg q12h, or Esomeprazole 40 mg PO q24h, or Rabeprazole 20 mg PO q12h

  • After failure of second-line treatment, treatment should be guided by antimicrobial susceptibility testing whenever possible.The urea breath test or a laboratory based validated monoclonal stool test are both recommended as non-invasive tests for determining the success of eradication treatment.[16]

Selection of a first-line H. pylori treatment regimen.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Is there a penicillin (PCN) allergy?
•Previous macrolide (MCL) exposure for any reason ?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
•PCN allergy: No
•MCL exposure: No
 
 
•PCN allergy: No
•MCL exposure: Yes
 
•PCN allergy: Yes
•MCL exposure: No
 
•PCN allergy: Yes
•MCL exposure: Yes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recomended treatment:
Bismuth quadruple
Clarithromycin triple with amoxicillin
Other options:
•Sequential
•HYBRID
Levofloxacin triple
Levofloxacin sequential
•LOAD
 
 
Recomended treatment:
Bismuth quadruple
Levofloxacin sequential
Other options:
•Concomitant therapy
•Sequential therapy
• HYBRID
•LOAD
 
Recommended treatment:
Bismuth quadruple
Clarithromycin triple
with metronidazole
Bismuth quadruple
 
Recommended treatment:
Bismuth quadruple
Clarithromycin triple with metronidazole
Bismuth quadruple

LOAD (Levofloxacin, Omeprazole, Alinia [nitazoxanide], and Doxycycline), 


Recommended first-line therapies for H pylori infection: Adopted:American college of gasteroenterology[17]

Regimen Drug dose Dosing frequency Duration(days) FDA approval
Clarithromycin triple PPI standard or double dose PO

Clarithromycin 500mg PO

Amoxicillin 1gm PO or Metronidazole 500mg PO TID

BID 14 days YES
Bismuth Quadruple PPI standard dose PO

Bismuth subcitrate 120-300mg or Subsalicylate 300mg PO

Tetracyclin 500mg PO

Metronidazole 250-500mg

BID

QID

QID

TID to QID (500mg)

10-14 days NO
Concomitant PPI standard dose PO

Clarithromycin 500mg PO

Amoxicillin 1gm PO

Nitroimidazole 500mgc

BID 10 -14 days NO
Sequential PPI standard dose +Amoxicillin 1gm PO

PPI,Clarithromycin 500mg PO +Nitroimidazole 500mg c

BID

BID

5-7 days

5-7 days

NO
Hybrid PPI standard +Amoxicillin 1gm,PPI,Amoxicillin,Clarithromycin 500mg,Nitroimidazole 500mgc BID

BID

7 days

7 days

NO
Levofloxacin triple PPI standard dose PO

Levofloxacin 500mg PO

Amoxicillin 1gm PO

BID

QID

BID

10-14 days NO
Levofloxacin sequential PPI standard or double dose+Amoxicillin 1 gm PO

PPI,Amoxicillin,Levofloxacin 500mg PO QD,Nitroimidazole 500mgc

BID

BID

5-7 days NO
LOAD Levofloxacin 250mg PO

PPI double dose PO

Nitazoxanide 500mgc

Doxycycline 100mg PO

QD

QD

BID

QD

7-10 days NO
: Several PPI, Clarithromycin, and Amoxicillin combinations have achieved FDA approval, PPI, Clarithromycin, Metronidazole are not an FDA approved treatment regimen.

‡: PPI, Bismuth, Tetracycline, and metronidazole prescribed separately are not an FDA approved treatment regimen. However, Pylera, a combination product containing Bismuth subcitrate, Tetracycline, Metronidazole combination with PPI for 10 days is an FDA approved regimen.

  • BID, twice daily; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; PPI, proton pump inhibitor; TID, three times daily; QD, once daily; QID, four times daily.

c: Metronidazole or Tinidazole[1] *Adopted:American college of gasteroenterology[17]

Persistent Helicobacter Pylori infection

With declining success rates for H. pylori eradication therapy, many patients will be persistently infected after treatment and will therefore remain at risk for the complications of H. pylori-related disease, such as peptic ulceration and gastric malignancy, testing to prove eradication should be performed using a urea breath test, fecal antigen test or biopsy-based testing at least 4 weeks after the completion of antibiotic therapy and after PPI therapy has been withheld for 1–2 weeks.In patients with persistent H. pylori infection, every effort should be made to avoid antibiotics that have been previously taken by the patient.[1][18]


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Persistent Helicobacter Pylori infection
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Patient recieved clarithromycin triple therapy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Patient received Bismuth quadriple therapy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
•No previous Quinolone exposure
•No PCN allergy
Recomended treatment:
Bismuth quadruple
Levofloxacin
Rifabutin triple
•High dose dual
 
•Previous Quinolone exposure
•No PCN Allergy
Recomended treatment:
Bismuth quadruple therapy
•Rifabutin triple
•High dose dual
 
 
 
•No previous Quinolone exposure
•PCN Allergy
Recomended treatment:
Bismuth quadruple
 
•Previous Quinolone exposure
•PCN Allergy
Recomended treatment:
Bismuth quadruple
 
•No previous Quinolone exposure
•No PCN allergy
Recomended treatment:
Levofloxacin triple concomitant
•Rifabutin triple
•High dose triple
 
•Previous Quinolone exposure
•No PCN Allergy
Recomended treatment:
•Concomitant Rifabutin triple
•High dose dual
 
 
 
•No previous Quinolone
exposure
•PCN Allergy
Recomended treatment:
PPI,Clarithromycin
,Metronidazole
PPI,Levofloxacin,
Metronidazole
 
•Previous Quinolone exposure
•No PCN Allergy
Recomended treatment:
PPI,Clarithromycin,
Metronidazole
Bismuth quadruple
 

Adopted:American college of gasteroenterology[17]

Salvage treatment

After the failure of first-line therapy, such patients should be considered for referral for salvage treatment.

Salvage therapies for Helicobacter pylori infection
Regimen Drugs(doses) Dosing frequency Duration(days) FDA approval
Bismuth quadruple BID

QID

QID

TID or QID

14 NO(a)
Levofloxacin triple BID

QD

BID

14 NO
Concomitant BID

BID

BID

BID or TID

10-14 NO
Rifabutin triple BID

QD

BID

10 NO
High-dose dual TID or QID

TID or QID

14 NO

(a)PPI,Bismuth,tetracyclin and metronidazole prescribed separately is not an FDA-approved treatment regimen.However,Pylera,a combination product containing bismuth subcitrate,tetracycline and metronidazole combined with a PPI for 10 days is an FDA-approved treatment regimen

  • BID, twice daily; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; PPI-proton pump inhibitor; TID-three times daily; QD-once daily; QID-four times daily[1]

Adopted:American college of gasteroenterology[17]

Medical therapy for Non Helicobacter pylori-associated Peptic ulcer disease:

H2- receptor Antagonist

Proton pump inhibitors

Prevention of NSAID-induced ulcers
Drug Dose
Misoprostol 200 μg q8h
Drug Dose
Misoprostol 200 μg q8h
Proton pump inhibitors q 24 hourly

Treatment of ulcer according to stage of ulcer :

Active Ulcer
Drug Dose
H2- receptor Antagonist q 24 hourly(night)
Proton pump inhibitors q 24 hourly(empty stomach)
Maintenance therapy
H2-receptor antagonists q 24 hourly(at night)
Proton pump inhibitors q 24 hourly (empty stomach)

Contraindicated Medications

Bleeding peptic ulcer is considered an absolute contraindication to the use of the following medications:


Guidelines and Resources

  • American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) – Guidelines for the management of dyspepsia.[19]
  • American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) – The role of endoscopy in dyspepsia.[20]
  • American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) – The role of endoscopy in gastroduodenal obstruction and gastroparesis.[21]
  • American College of Cardiology Foundation/American College of Gastroenterology/American Heart Association (ACCF/ACG/AHA) – Reducing the gastrointestinal risks of antiplatelet therapy and NSAID use.[22]
  • The European Helicobacter Study Group (EHSG) – Management of Helicobacter pylori infection.[23]

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