Cow's Milk Elimination for Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Eosinophilic EsophagitisThe investigators seek to assess the efficacy of removing cow's milk from an EoE patient's diet. This will be determined by esophageal inflammation and clinical and histological response to the milk elimination treatment.
Efficacy and Safety of Dexlansoprazole in Healing and Maintaining Healing of Erosive Esophagitis...
Erosive EsophagitisThe purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of dexlansoprazole compared to lansoprazole in healing erosive esophagitis (EE) in Chinese participants.
A Trial of Montelukast for Maintenance Therapy of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children
Eosinophilic EsophagitisEosinophilic Esophagitis (EE) is a condition where eosinophils (a cell that fights infection) travel to the esophagus (the tube through which food passes to the stomach). These cells do not belong there and can cause pain, soreness, difficulty swallowing and sometimes vomiting. Ways to treat this condition include medicine, not eating some foods, and drinking a specific formula (like milk) without eating any other foods. Doing these things can help fight off EE but these problems can come back when treatment is stopped. If EE symptoms go on for a long time, it can lead to the esophagus becoming narrow and feeling tight when eating and swallowing and surgery may be needed to widen the narrowed area to relieve the sensation of tightening. Montelukast is a medicine that fights off a type of chemical that can be a magnet for eosinophils. People usually take this medicine to help treat their asthma. It is not approved to treat EE. This medication is taken once a day. The purpose of this study is to see if Montelukast, compared to placebo, will help reduce the number of eosinophils in children with EE and help stop the tightening of the esophagus.
Double Tract Anastomosis and Gastric Tube Anastomosis to Proximal Gastrectomy
ComplicationsQuality of Life2 moreGastric cancer as one of the most common gastrointestinal cancers, radical resection of primary lesions combined with dissection of regional lymph-nodes is acknowledged by surgeons all over the world. When compared with the advanced upper third gastric cancer, proximal gastrectomy has been acknowledged as the standard therapeutic strategy for the early gastric cancer located in the upper third of the stomach. However, due to abandon the anti-reflux barrier of the digestive system caused by the dissection of the cardia and the lower esophageal sphincter, the belching、hiccup、Acid reflux、heartburn、chest pain symptoms and as well as the reflux esophagitis caused by the traditional esophagostomy permanently influence the postoperative quality of life for those patients. Nowadays, relationship between the digestive track reconstruction for proximal gastrectomy and the postoperative quality of life is still with controversies. Previous study reported the gastric tube anastomosis can minimize the reflux related symptoms when compared with traditional esophagogastrostomy. There still exited some patients need long-term anti-acid drug to control the reflux symptoms although underwent the gastric tube anastomosis. The double-track anastomosis for proximal gastrectomy may successfully control the reflux symptoms and there existed study found it is as safe as the esophagostomy. But there has no randomized control study to compare the postoperative quality of life between the gastric tube anastomosis and double-track anastomosis for proximal gastrectomy. By the reasons above, a randomized controlled trial is conducted with the intention to compare the intraoperative and postoperative mortality and morbidity and the postoperative quality of life between the esophagogastrostomy and the double-track anastomosis in the proximal gastrectomy for gastric cancer patients.
The Johns Hopkins Heartburn Center Registry
Gastroesophageal Reflux DiseaseBarrett Esophagus2 moreA multi-center, multi-year registry of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) undergoing diagnostic evaluation and/or treatment of GERD and associated diseases and complications.
Effects of Intravenous GC4419 on the Incidence and Severity of Esophagitis Due to Chemoradiotherapy...
EsophagitisGTI-4419-203 will be an open-label, multi-center study to evaluate GC4419 (avasopasem manganese) administered intravenous (IV) for the reduction of radiation induced esophagitis in subjects receiving chemoradiotherapy for unresectable Stage 3A/3B or post-operative Stage 2B Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) or Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) treatable with chemoradiotherapy.
Evaluation of Efficacy, Safety and Patient' Satisfaction of Therapeutic Switch From Off-Steroids...
Eosinophilic EsophagitisEosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic, immune-mediated, esophageal-restricted disease characterized clinically by symptoms related to esophageal dysfunction and histologically by an eosinophil-predominant inflammation.A dramatic increase in incidence and prevalence of EoE has been documented over the last 2 decades, especially in Western countries.EoE is currently the most common cause of dysphagia and bolus impaction, and the second leading cause of chronic esophagitis after gastroesophageal reflux disease.Predominant symptoms of EoE in adult patients are chronic dysphagia, food impaction, and chest pain.EoE is a chronic-progressive disease and, if left untreated, is usually associated with persistence of symptoms and inflammation.Furthermore, it is well established that the ongoing eosinophilic inflammation leads to esophageal remodeling, resulting in fibrosis with possible stricture formation and functional damage.Consequently, EoE has a substantial negative impact on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients and their families by causing emotional distress and restricting social activities.There is, therefore, a clear indication to treat patients suffering from active EoE. Today, swallowed topical-acting corticosteroids (STCs) are an established first-line pharmacologic treatment for patients with EoE.Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and dietary modifications are alternatives. From the first positive attempt to treat EoE with STCs, drugs that were originally developed for airway administration in patients with asthma and used off-label in eosinophilic esophagitis,multiple trials have confirmed the efficacy of these compounds in improving symptoms as well as inflammation in patients with EoE. Fluticasone or budesonide have shown comparable potencies, but the vehicle depositing the compound on the esophageal surface seems to be critical.Until now there has been no licensed therapy for eosinophilic esophagitis treatment; treatment using drugs adapted from other conditions has been limited and not standardized. Recently a new budesonide orodispersible tablet formulation (BOT, originally defined as an "effervescent tablet for orodispersible use [BET]") has been created and has been shown in clinical trials to be able to resolve both the symptoms and the underlying inflammation in EoE in most patients. Budesonide orodispersible tablet treatment has been shown to be significantly more effective than placebo in inducing clinical and histologic remission in patients affected by EoE. A phase 3 trial showed the effectiveness of a 6-week treatment with new budesonide orodispersible tablet (BOT) to induce clinicohistologic remission in 58% of adult patients with EoE, which increased to 85% when therapy was extended to 12 weeks in nonresponders. Another clinical trial showed that after 48 weeks of treatment, 73.5% of patients treated with low-dose and 75% of patients treated with high dose budesonide remained in remission, compared with 4.4% of patients treated with placebo. The budesonide orodispersible tablet formulation, with the name of Jorveza, received the marketing authorization valid in the EU on 8 January 2018 and recently received AIFA approval to be distributed in Italy as the first medicine with indication for eosinophilic esophagitis. Therefore, patients with eosinophilic esophagitis who are taking off-label corticosteroid formulations (fluticasone diproprionate and budesonide in galenic formulation) will need to make a therapeutic transition to Jorveza. No data are currently available in the literature about efficacy, safety and patient' satisfaction after therapeutic switch from off-label swallowed topical-acting corticosteroids to budesonide orodispersible tablet formulation (Jorveza).
Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of CJ-12420 in Patients With Erosive Esophagitis
Erosive EsophagitisThe purpose of this study is to demonstrate the efficacy of CJ-12420, once daily (QD), compared to esomeprazole in patients with erosive esophagitis classified as Los Angeles (LA) classification grades A to D at Week 8
Study to Confirm the Safety and Efficacy of CJ-12420 in Patients With Erosive Esophagitis
Erosive EsophagitisThe purpose of this study is to confirm the efficacy of CJ-12420, Once daily (QD), compared to esomeprazole in patients with erosive esophagitis classified as Los Angeles (LA) classification grades A to D at Week 8.
Oral Cromolyn Sodium for the Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Eosinophilic EsophagitisThis is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of oral cromolyn sodium when made into a viscous preparation for the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis.