Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea.
Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
Ann Hematol. 2022 Jul;101(7):1435-1445. doi: 10.1007/s00277-022-04782-2. Epub 2022 May 28.
Due to several issues, standard treatments are not recommended for asymptomatic patients with moderate immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Since platelet responses are reported in some patients with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)-positive ITP after eradication, we conducted a multicenter, phase 3 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of recently established sequential eradication for these patients having moderate thrombocytopenia. Persistent or chronic ITP patients with platelet count (30 × 10 ~ 80 × 10/μL) and confirmed active H. pylori infection were randomly assigned to a treatment and a control group. The former received 10-day sequential treatment. Eradication was assessed by urea breath test at 3 months after treatment. Primary endpoint was the overall platelet response rate at 3 months in successfully eradicated treatment group and control group. Secondary endpoints were platelet response time, H. pylori eradication success rate, etc. The patient enrollment terminated early because of the change of national insurance and treatment guideline for H. pylori-positive patients in Korea during the study. Of the 28 H. pylori-positive ITP patients, 17 were randomized to the treatment group, and eradication was achieved for 15 (88.2%) at 3 months, and seven in control group after withdrawal. Statistically, significant difference in platelet response rates between the two groups were observed (p = 0.017). Our study verifies that H. pylori eradication was an effective ITP treatment for patients with H. pylori-associated moderate ITP. This sequential eradication regimen showed not only a high H. pylori eradication rate, but also a remarkable platelet response for ITP patients. Trial registration number and date of registration for these prospectively registered trials is ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03177629 and June 6, 2017.
由于存在多种问题,对于无症状且中度免疫性血小板减少症(ITP)患者,不建议采用标准疗法。由于根除幽门螺杆菌(H. pylori)阳性 ITP 患者后,部分患者出现血小板反应,因此我们开展了一项多中心、3 期研究,旨在评估为这些中重度血小板减少症患者确立的序贯根除方案的安全性和疗效。将血小板计数(30×10~80×10/μL)持续或慢性 ITP 患者且存在明确的 H. pylori 活动性感染患者随机分配至治疗组和对照组。前者接受 10 天序贯治疗。治疗后 3 个月通过尿素呼气试验评估根除情况。主要终点为成功根除治疗组和对照组 3 个月时的总体血小板反应率。次要终点为血小板反应时间、H. pylori 根除成功率等。在研究期间,由于韩国国家医保和 H. pylori 阳性患者治疗指南发生变化,患者入组提前终止。在 28 例 H. pylori 阳性 ITP 患者中,17 例被随机分配至治疗组,其中 15 例(88.2%)在 3 个月时根除成功,对照组中 7 例在停药后根除成功。两组间血小板反应率差异具有统计学意义(p=0.017)。本研究证实,对于 H. pylori 相关的中度 ITP 患者,根除 H. pylori 是一种有效的 ITP 治疗方法。该序贯根除方案不仅具有较高的 H. pylori 根除率,而且对 ITP 患者具有显著的血小板反应。这些前瞻性注册试验的临床试验注册号和注册日期为 ClinicalTrials.gov 注册号 NCT03177629 以及 2017 年 6 月 6 日。