• Ye Zong, Cheng Lan, Xing Li, Weixing Chen, Honghui Chen, Aijun Liao, Side Liu, Chanyan Hu, Yongdong Wu, and Shutian Zhang.
• Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
• Curr Med Res Opin. 2024 Nov 1; 40 (11): 185518621855-1862.

ObjectiveTegoprazan represents a newly developed potassium-competitive acid blocker utilized for the treatment of acid-related disorders. The present study aimed to explore the therapeutic effectiveness of tegoprazan in Chinese individuals with duodenal ulcers (DU).MethodsIn the current multicenter, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel-group, non-inferiority, phase III clinical trial, individuals with DU underwent randomization 1:1 to be administered tegoprazan 50 mg or lansoprazole 30 mg once daily. The primary efficacy endpoint was the 6-week cumulative endoscopic ulcer healing rate. Secondary endpoints included 4-week endoscopic ulcer healing rate and relief of DU-related gastrointestinal symptoms at weeks 2, 4, and 6. Safety analysis encompassed adverse events (AEs) and laboratory indexes.ResultsThe 6-week cumulative endoscopic ulcer healing rates were 96.9% (188/194) and 99.0% (189/191) in the tegoprazan and lansoprazole groups, respectively, indicating a difference of -2.0% (95% confidence interval (CI) = -4.9 to 0.8) in the full analysis set (FAS). The corresponding healing rates were 98.4% (185/188) and 99.5% (183/184) in the per-protocol set, respectively, indicating a difference of -1.1% (95% CI = -3.1 to 1.0). The 4-week healing rates in the tegoprazan and lansoprazole groups were 89.2% (173/194) and 88.5% (169/191) in the FAS, respectively, with a difference of 0.7% (95% CI = -5.6 to 7.0). Treatment-related AEs, all mild-to-moderate, were reported in 38.2% (78/204) and 48.2% (94/195) of participants in the tegoprazan and lansoprazole groups, respectively.ConclusionsTegoprazan 50 mg once daily is effective and non-inferior to lansoprazole 30 mg once daily in Chinese patients with DU, showing a promising safety and tolerability profile.Clinicaltrials.Gov Registration NumberNCT05010954.

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