AIM:Toevaluatetheefficacyofthe14-dmoxifloxacinbasedtripletherapyforthesecond-lineeradicationofHelicobacterpylori(H.pylori)infection.METHODS:Between2011and2013,weconductedaretrospectivereviewofthemedicalrecordsof160patientswhohadexperiencedfailureoftheirfirst-lineprotonpumpinhibitor-basederadicationtherapyandsubsequentlyreceivedthemoxifloxacin-basedtripletherapyasasecond-lineeradicationtreatmentregimen.Thepatientswhoweretreatedwiththemoxifloxacinbasedtripletherapy(oral20mgrabeprazoleb.i.d.,1000mgamoxicillinb.i.d.,and400mgmoxifloxacinq.d.)for7dwereassignedtotheRAM-7group(n=79)whilethosewhotookthemfor14dayswereassignedtoRAM-14group(n=81).Theeradicationratesforbothgroupsweredeterminedbyintentionto-treat(ITT)andper-protocol(PP)analyses.ITTanalysiscomparedthetreatmentgroupsasoriginallyallocatedwhilethePPanalysisincludingonlythosepatientswhohadcompletedthetreatmentasoriginallyallocated.SuccessfuleradicationtherapyforH.pyloriinfectionwasdefinedasthedocumentationofanegative13C-ureabreathtest4wkaftertheendoftheeradicationtreatment.RESULTS:TheoverallITTeradicationratewas76.2%(122/160).ThefinalITTeradicationrateswere70.8%(56/79;95%CI:63.3%-77.1%)intheRAM-7groupand81.4%(66/81;95%CI:74.6%-88.3%)intheRAM-14group(P=0.034).TheoverallPPeradicationratewas84.1%(122/145),andthefinalPPeradicationrateswere77.7%(56/72;95%CI:70.2%-85.3%)intheRAM-7groupand90.4%(66/73;95%CI:82.8%-98.1%)intheRAM-14group(P=0.017).TheH.pylori-eradicationratesintheRAM-14groupweresignificantlyhighercomparedwiththatoftheRAM-7groupaccordingtoboththeITT(P=0.034)andthePPanalyses(P=0.017).Bothgroupsexhibitedgoodtreatmentcompliance(RAM-7/RAM-14group:100%/100%).Theadverseeventrateswere19.4%(14/72)and20.5%(15/73)intheRAM-7andRAM-14groups,respectively(P=0.441).Adverseeventsoccurredin14
