A randomized, double-blind study to evaluate the acid-inhibitory effect of vonoprazan (20 mg and 40 mg) in patients with proton-pump inhibitor-resistant erosive esophagitis

Background: Standard treatment for patients with erosive esophagitis (EE) is proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs), but some patients are resistant to PPIs. We aimed to evaluate the acid-inhibitory effects and efficacy of a novel potassium-competitive acid blocker (vonoprazan) in patients with PPI-resistant...

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Main Authors: Katsuhiko Iwakiri, Yuuichi Sakurai, Madoka Shiino, Hiroyuki Okamoto, Kentaro Kudou, Akira Nishimura, Naoki Hiramatsu, Eiji Umegaki, Kiyoshi Ashida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-06-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756283X17705329