Qianjun Zhuang, Aijun Liao, Qingling He, Chengxia Liu, Changqing Zheng, Xing Li, Youli Liu, Bangmao Wang, Side Liu, Yan Zhang, Rong Lin, Huixin Chen, Min Deng, Yanping Tang, Chiyi He, Weijie Dai, Haitao Tang, Lei Gong, Liangping Li, Baohong Xu, Changqing Yang, Bingxi Zhou, Dongxing Su, Qinghong Guo, Bin Li, Yongjian Zhou, Xiaoyang Wang, Sujuan Fei, Huili Wu, Sichen Wei, Zhihong Peng, Jianning Wang, Yanqing Li, Hong Wang, Tianwei Deng, Shigang Ding, Fangfang Li, Minhu Chen, Yinglian Xiao
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...
January 22, 2024: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology