Abstract

Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with increased risk for gastric cancer. Whether H. pylori eradication affects this risk is unknown. To explore this issue, investigators in Japan evaluated changes in gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM) and cellular markers of neoplasia after eradication. Endoscopic biopsies were used to confirm H. pylori infection and to classify the 96 study participants into three groups: All patients received proton-pump inhibitor–based triple …

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