Redundant Data in the Meta-analysis on<i>Helicobacter pylori</i>Eradication
Authors: Lorenzo Fuccio, Leonardo Henry Eusebi, Franco Bazzoli
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2009)

Letters6 October 2009Redundant Data in the Meta-analysis on Helicobacter pylori EradicationLorenzo Fuccio, MD, Leonardo Henry Eusebi, MD, and Franco Bazzoli, MDLorenzo Fuccio, MDFrom University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.Search for more papers by this author, Leonardo Henry Eusebi, MDFrom University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.Search for more papers by this author, and Franco Bazzoli, MDFrom University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-151-7-200910060-00015 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:Drs. Ford and Moayyedi write that we counted the same trial twice in our recently published meta-analysis. Reports of the “2” pertinent trials (1, 2) were not written by the same authors. The 2 reports showed that the work had been carried out in the Shandong province of China in the 1990s and used the most common worldwide eradication treatment at that time (1 week of omeprazole, clarithromycin, and amoxicillin). The 2 reports, as well as a third related report, showed confusing discrepancies regarding recruitment methods for participants and numbers of patients randomly assigned to eradication treatment and ...References1. Leung WK, Lin SR, Ching JY, To KF, Ng EK, Chan FK, et al. Factors predicting progression of gastric intestinal metaplasia: results of a randomised trial on Helicobacter pylori eradication. Gut. 2004;53:1244-9. [PMID: 15306578] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Zhou L. Ten-year follow-up study on the incidence of gastric cancer and the pathological changes of gastric mucosa after H. pylori eradication in China [Abstract]. Gastroenterology. 2008;134:A233. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Zhou L, Sung JJ, Lin S, Jin Z, Ding S, Huang X, et al. A five-year follow-up study on the pathological changes of gastric mucosa after H. pylori eradication. Chin Med J (Engl). 2003;116:11-4. [PMID: 12667379] MedlineGoogle Scholar4. Zhou LY, Lin SR, Ding SG, Huang XB, Zhang L, Meng LM, et al. The changing trends of the incidence of gastric cancer after Helicobacter pylori eradication in Shandong area. Chin J Dig Dis. 2005;6:114-5. [PMID: 16045599] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Lorenzo Fuccio, MD; Leonardo Henry Eusebi, MD; Franco Bazzoli, MDAffiliations: From University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoMeta-analysis: Can Helicobacter pylori Eradication Treatment Reduce the Risk for Gastric Cancer? Lorenzo Fuccio , Rocco Maurizio Zagari , Leonardo Henry Eusebi , Liboria Laterza , Vincenzo Cennamo , Liza Ceroni , Diego Grilli , and Franco Bazzoli Redundant Data in the Meta-analysis on Helicobacter pylori Eradication Alexander C. Ford and Paul Moayyedi Metrics Cited byThe Development of a Checklist to Enhance Methodological Quality in Intervention ProgramsEradication of Helicobacter pylori and Gastric Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Cohort StudiesProbiotics in Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysisScreening for and surveillance of gastric cancer 6 October 2009Volume 151, Issue 7Page: 513-514KeywordsCancer treatmentConflicts of interestGastric cancerHelicobacter pyloriInformation technologyRelative riskResearch designRisk management ePublished: 6 October 2009 Issue Published: 6 October 2009 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2009 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...