Rifaximin-extended intestinal release induces remission in patients with moderately active Crohn's disease

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Bacteria might be involved in the development and persistence of inflammation in patients with Crohn's disease (CD), and antibiotics could be used in therapy. We performed a clinical phase 2 trial to determine whether a gastroresistant formulation of rifaximin (extended intestinal release [EIR]) induced remission in patients with moderately active CD.

METHODS: We performed a multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial of the efficacy and safety of 400, 800, and 1200 mg rifaximin-EIR, given twice daily to 402 patients with moderately active CD for 12 weeks. Data from patients given rifaximin-EIR were compared with those from individuals given placebo, and collected during a 12-week follow-up period. The primary end point was remission (Crohn's Disease Activity Index <150) at the end of the treatment period.

RESULTS: At the end of the 12-week treatment period, 62% of patients who received the 800-mg dosage of rifaximin-EIR (61 of 98) were in remission, compared with 43% of patients who received placebo (43 of 101) (P = .005). A difference was maintained throughout the 12-week follow-up period (45% [40 of 89] vs 29% [28 of 98]; P = .02). Remission was achieved by 54% (56 of 104) and 47% (47 of 99) of the patients given the 400-mg and 1200-mg dosages of rifaximin-EIR, respectively; these rates did not differ from those of placebo. Patients given the 400-mg and 800-mg dosages of rifaximin-EIR had low rates of withdrawal from the study because of adverse events; rates were significantly higher among patients given the 1200-mg dosage (16% [16 of 99]).

CONCLUSIONS: Administration of 800 mg rifaximin-EIR twice daily for 12 weeks induced remission with few adverse events in patients with moderately active CD.

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CommentIn: Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Feb;9(2):62. - PMID 22249735

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2012

Erschienen:

2012

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:142

Enthalten in:

Gastroenterology - 142(2012), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite 473-481.e4

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Prantera, Cosimo [VerfasserIn]
Lochs, Herbert [VerfasserIn]
Grimaldi, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Danese, Silvio [VerfasserIn]
Scribano, Maria Lia [VerfasserIn]
Gionchetti, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Retic Study Group (Rifaximin-Eir Treatment in Crohn's Disease) [VerfasserIn]
Hebuterne, X [Sonstige Person]
Bonaz, B [Sonstige Person]
Zerbib, F [Sonstige Person]
Dupas, J L [Sonstige Person]
Bouhnik, Y [Sonstige Person]
Lerebours, E [Sonstige Person]
Bokemeyer, B [Sonstige Person]
Lochs, H [Sonstige Person]
Baumgart, D [Sonstige Person]
Seidler, U [Sonstige Person]
Boecker, U [Sonstige Person]
Malfertheiner, P [Sonstige Person]
Stein, J [Sonstige Person]
Szalóki, T [Sonstige Person]
Novak, J [Sonstige Person]
Altorjay, I [Sonstige Person]
Salamon, Á [Sonstige Person]
Nagy, F [Sonstige Person]
Zsigmond, F [Sonstige Person]
Dotan, I [Sonstige Person]
Lavi, A [Sonstige Person]
Melzer, E [Sonstige Person]
Bar-Meir, S [Sonstige Person]
Niv, Y [Sonstige Person]
Prantera, C [Sonstige Person]
Lombardo, L [Sonstige Person]
Sturniolo, G C [Sonstige Person]
Annese, V [Sonstige Person]
Danese, S [Sonstige Person]
Pallone, F [Sonstige Person]
Campieri, M [Sonstige Person]
Bianchi Porro, G [Sonstige Person]
Rudzinski, J [Sonstige Person]
Jamrozik-Kruk, Z [Sonstige Person]
Karnafel, W [Sonstige Person]
Hartleb, M [Sonstige Person]
Paradowski, L [Sonstige Person]
Regula, J [Sonstige Person]
Baranovsky, A [Sonstige Person]
Grinevich, V [Sonstige Person]
Tkachenko, E [Sonstige Person]
Simanenkov, V [Sonstige Person]
Starostin, B [Sonstige Person]
Tsodikov, G [Sonstige Person]
Ivashkin, V [Sonstige Person]
Yurkov, M [Sonstige Person]
Mikhailova, T [Sonstige Person]
Alexeeva, O [Sonstige Person]
Khrustalev, O [Sonstige Person]
Tkachev, A [Sonstige Person]
Onopriev, V [Sonstige Person]
Osipenko, M [Sonstige Person]
Sishkova, E [Sonstige Person]

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Anti-Infective Agents
Clinical Trial, Phase II
Delayed-Action Preparations
Gastrointestinal Agents
Journal Article
L36O5T016N
Multicenter Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Rifamycins
Rifaximin
Video-Audio Media

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 09.05.2012

Date Revised 09.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00528073

CommentIn: Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Feb;9(2):62. - PMID 22249735

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1053/j.gastro.2011.11.032

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM213719932