Current trends in Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy

According to the Maastricht VI consensus, the triple therapy (PPI + clarithromycin + amoxicillin) and bismuth-based quadruple therapy (PPI + bismuth + tetracycline + metronidazole) are considered and may be proscribed empirically as first-line regimens in the regions with low clarithromycin resistance rates (<15%). In the regions with high clarithromycin resistance rates (> 15%), as well as in the regions with unknown resistance to this antibacterial agent, it is recommended to use classical quadruple therapy with bismuth drugs as the main choice and quadruple therapy without bismuth drugs (“simultaneous” or “concomitant”) as an alternative. The second-line regimens of empiric choice (when antimicrobial susceptibility testing is not available) include fluoroquinolone-based quadruple therapy (PPI + levofloxacin + amoxicillin + bismuth) or fluoroquinolone-based triple therapy (PPI + levofloxacin + amoxicillin) and bismuth-based quadruple therapy. The Maastricht VI consensus regulates the use of rifabutin-based triple therapy (PPI + amoxicillin + rifabutin) as a “rescue” therapy, if the above ET schemes are ineffective and there is no possibility to conduct an antimicrobial susceptibility test. In its latest clinical guidelines, the Russian Gastroenterological Association (RGA) recommends with a view to achieving maximum treatment efficiency during classic triple ET and levelling the risk of further progression of clarithromycin resistance in Russia to take additional measures to increase its effectiveness (detailed instruction of a patient and control over strict adherence to the prescribed regimen, prolonging the course up to 14 days; prescribing PPI at increased dose twice a day; the latest generation PPIs (rabeprazole and esomeprazole); adding bismuth tripotassium dicitrate (240 mg 2 times a day) to the standard triple therapy; adding cytoprotector rebamipide (100 mg 3 times a day) to the standard triple therapy; adding a probiotic with proven efficacy to the standard triple therapy within controlled studies).

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