PMID- 21861141 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120209 LR - 20211020 IS - 1435-5922 (Electronic) IS - 0944-1174 (Linking) VI - 46 IP - 11 DP - 2011 Nov TI - Investigation of pretreatment prediction of proton pump inhibitor (PPI)-resistant patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and the dose escalation challenge of PPIs-TORNADO study: a multicenter prospective study by the Acid-Related Symptom Research Group in Japan. PG - 1273-83 LID - 10.1007/s00535-011-0446-2 [doi] AB - BACKGROUNDS: Some non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) and reflux esophagitis (RE) patients are unresponsive to a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) at standard dose. We investigated the predictive marker of the efficacy of PPI for GERD patients including NERD and RE treated with standard and increased doses of a PPI. METHODS: Patients with symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) (NERD and RE) were treated with rabeprazole (RPZ) 10 mg once daily for 4 weeks. The RPZ dosage was increased to 10 mg twice daily for an additional 2 weeks and again to 20 mg twice daily for another 2 weeks if heartburn was not relieved. Baseline characteristics and efficacy of RPZ were assessed on the basis of a heartburn diary and frequency scale for symptoms of GERD (FSSG). RESULTS: Complete heartburn relief rates after 4 weeks were 42.5% (31/73) and 67.9% (19/28) in NERD and RE groups, respectively, which rose to 68.9 and 91.7% after dose escalation. Multivariate analysis revealed that parameters associated with resistance to RPZ 10 mg once daily were female, non-smoking, frequent heartburn, low score for question 4 (Q4) of the FSSG (subconsciously rubbing the chest), and high scores for Q3 (heavy stomach after meal) and Q7 (unusual sensation in the throat). Frequent heartburn and a high score for Q7 were associated with resistance to RPZ 20 mg twice daily. FSSG scores of patients resistant to RPZ were significantly higher in comparison with responders before and during treatment. CONCLUSIONS: FSSG could predict response to a PPI for symptomatic GERD. Increase of RPZ dose is useful for treatment of GERD refractory to the standard dose of RPZ. FAU - Furuta, Takahisa AU - Furuta T AD - Center for Clinical Research, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan. furuta@hama-med.ac.jp FAU - Shimatani, Tomohiko AU - Shimatani T FAU - Sugimoto, Mitsushige AU - Sugimoto M FAU - Ishihara, Shunji AU - Ishihara S FAU - Fujiwara, Yasuhiro AU - Fujiwara Y FAU - Kusano, Motoyasu AU - Kusano M FAU - Koike, Tomoyuki AU - Koike T FAU - Hongo, Michio AU - Hongo M FAU - Chiba, Tsutomu AU - Chiba T FAU - Kinoshita, Yoshikazu AU - Kinoshita Y CN - Acid-Related Symptom Research Group LA - eng PT - Clinical Trial PT - Journal Article PT - Multicenter Study PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20110824 PL - Japan TA - J Gastroenterol JT - Journal of gastroenterology JID - 9430794 RN - 0 (2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles) RN - 0 (Anti-Ulcer Agents) RN - 0 (Proton Pump Inhibitors) RN - 32828355LL (Rabeprazole) SB - IM MH - 2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles/*administration & dosage MH - Adult MH - Anti-Ulcer Agents/administration & dosage MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - *Drug Resistance MH - Esophagitis, Peptic/complications/*drug therapy MH - Female MH - Gastroesophageal Reflux/complications/*drug therapy MH - Heartburn/etiology/*prevention & control MH - Humans MH - Japan MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Prospective Studies MH - Proton Pump Inhibitors/*administration & dosage MH - Rabeprazole MH - Severity of Illness Index MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Young Adult FIR - Ohara, Shuichi IR - Ohara S FIR - Shimoyama, Yasuyuki IR - Shimoyama Y FIR - Kawamura, Osamu IR - Kawamura O FIR - Hoshihara, Yoshio IR - Hoshihara Y FIR - Yakabi, Kouji IR - Yakabi K FIR - Kurosawa, Susumu IR - Kurosawa S FIR - Watanabe, Yusuke IR - Watanabe Y FIR - Nishino, Masafumi IR - Nishino M FIR - Joh, Takashi IR - Joh T FIR - Sasaki, Makoto IR - Sasaki M FIR - Wada, Tsuneya IR - Wada T FIR - Higuchi, Kazuhide IR - Higuchi K FIR - Habu, Yasuki IR - Habu Y FIR - Miwa, Hiroto IR - Miwa H FIR - Oshima, Tadayuki IR - Oshima T FIR - Tanaka, Junji IR - Tanaka J FIR - Haruma, Ken IR - Haruma K FIR - Manabe, Noriaki IR - Manabe N FIR - Adachi, Kyoichi IR - Adachi K FIR - Furuta, Kenji IR - Furuta K FIR - Ito, Masanori IR - Ito M FIR - Fujimoto, Kazuma IR - Fujimoto K EDAT- 2011/08/24 06:00 MHDA- 2012/02/10 06:00 CRDT- 2011/08/24 06:00 PHST- 2011/04/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/06/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/08/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/08/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/02/10 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s00535-011-0446-2 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Gastroenterol. 2011 Nov;46(11):1273-83. doi: 10.1007/s00535-011-0446-2. Epub 2011 Aug 24.