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    Meta-analysis: proton pump inhibitor or H2-receptor antagonist for

    Helicobacter pylori eradication

    D. Y. GRA H A M , F . H A M M O UD, H . M . T. E L - Z I M A I TY, J . G. KI M , M . S . O S A TO & H . B. E L - S E RA G

    Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Accepted for publication 4 December 2002

    SUMMARY

    Aim: To compare H2-receptor antagonists and proton

    pump inhibitors as adjuvants to triple therapy for

    Helicobacter pylori eradication.Methods: H. pylori-infected patients with peptic ulcer

    were randomized to receive either 300 mg nizatidine or

    30 mg lansoprazole plus 1 g amoxicillin and 500 mg

    clarithromycin taken b.d. for 7 days. H. pylori eradica-

    tion was assessed 4 weeks after therapy. Using meta-

    analytical techniques, we combined the results of this

    study with other randomized controlled comparisons of

    H2-receptor antagonists and proton pump inhibitors as

    adjuvants to triple therapy.

    Results: One hundred and one patients were randomi-

    zed. H. pylori eradication was 94% (47/50) [95%

    confidence interval (CI), 8399%] (intention-to-treat)

    in the H2-receptor antagonist group vs. 86% (44/51)

    (95% CI, 7494%) in the proton pump inhibitor group

    (P 0.3). There has been a total of 12 similar

    studies (1415 patients). The overall efficacy was similar

    in intention-to-treat analysis: 78% (549/701) with

    H2-receptor antagonists vs. 81% (575/714) with pro-

    ton pump inhibitors (odds ratio, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.661.12). A non-significant trend favouring H2-receptor

    antagonist (79% vs. 69%; odds ratio, 1.14; 95% CI,

    0.761.71; P 0.5) was seen in the comparison of

    clarithromycin-containing regimens. In contrast, in non-

    clarithromycin-containing trials, there was a slight, but

    significant, advantage with proton pump inhibitors

    (85% vs. 78%; odds ratio, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.450.92;

    P 0.02).

    Conclusion: Overall, proton pump inhibitor and

    H2-receptor antagonist antisecretory agents appear to

    be similarly effective as adjuvants for H. pylori triple

    therapy. It is unlikely that the direct anti-H. pylori effect

    of proton pump inhibitors is responsible for their ability

    to enhance anti-H. pylori therapy.

    INTRODUCTION

    Helicobacter pylori infection is aetiologically associated

    with peptic ulcer disease, gastric lymphoma, chronic

    gastritis and gastric adenocarcinoma.1, 2 H. pylori

    eradication from the stomach has become the primary

    approach for the therapy of peptic ulcer disease and

    primary gastric lymphoma, and is likely to be effective

    for the prevention of most cases of gastric cancer.1, 2

    Successful eradication therapy requires a combination

    of antimicrobial agents, typically combined with anti-

    secretory agents or bismuth.3, 4

    The trend has been to use proton pump inhibitors

    instead of histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2-receptor

    antagonists) as antisecretory agents, in part because

    proton pump inhibitors are more effective as acid

    suppressants and also have antibacterial effects in vitro

    and in vivo.510 The most commonly used antimicrobial

    therapies include a combination of clarithromycin and

    amoxicillin or clarithromycin and metronidazole

    together with a proton pump inhibitor. The original

    study showing that triple therapy with amoxicillin,

    Correspondence to: Dr D. Y. Graham, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, RM

    3A-320 (111D), 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2003; 17: 12291236. doi: 10.1046/j.0269-2813.2003.01583.x

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    clarithromycin and an antisecretory drug was effective

    used the H2-receptor antagonist, ranitidine. The erad-

    ication rate in that study was 86% [95% confidence

    interval (CI), 7899%].11

    A subsequent study evaluated

    clarithromycin, amoxicillin and nizatidine and reported

    a cure rate of 96%, with one of the two treatment

    failures having H. pylori with pre-treatment resistanceto clarithromycin.12

    There have now been a number of studies showing the

    effectiveness of amoxicillin and metronidazole or clarith-

    romycin and metronidazole in combination with an

    H2-receptor antagonist1322

    (Table 1), as well as studies

    comparing triple therapy with a proton pump inhibitor

    or H2-receptor antagonist2331 (Table 2). The most

    recent comparison was of a proton pump inhibitor or

    H2-receptor antagonist and four antibiotics.32

    The aim of this report was to present a new

    randomized controlled study comparing the H2-receptor

    antagonist, nizatidine, and the proton pump inhibitor,lansoprazole, as adjuvants for H. pylori eradication

    using the twice-daily combination of amoxicillin and

    clarithromycin. We also performed a systematic review

    of the literature, and used meta-analytical techniques to

    pool the results of this study with those of several other

    randomized controlled trials to compare the effective-

    ness of H2-receptor antagonists and proton pump

    inhibitors as adjuvants for clarithromycin-containing

    triple therapy for H. pylori eradication.

    METHODS

    Randomized controlled study

    We performed a randomized controlled trial to compare

    two H. pylori eradication regimens: twice-daily amoxi-

    cillin and clarithromycin triple therapy using either

    twice-daily nizatidine or lansoprazole as antisecretory

    agent. All patients had endoscopically documented

    peptic ulcers and evidence of H. pylori infection. At

    endoscopy, antral and corpus mucosal biopsies were

    taken and, after fixation in formalin, were sent to the

    Gastrointestinal Pathology Laboratory at Baylor College

    of Medicine Veterans Affairs Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    for analysis. H. pylori status was defined by histology

    using a Genta triple stain. This approach has been

    proven to be reliable for the confirmation of eradic-

    ation.33, 34

    Potential candidates eligible to participate in the study

    were seen at the Korea University College of Medicine,Seoul, South Korea. The inclusion criteria were the

    presence of an active peptic ulcer, the presence of active

    H. pylori infection and the willingness to participate

    in the trial. Participants were randomized to receive

    amoxicillin, 1 g, plus clarithromycin, 500 mg, and

    either lansoprazole, 30 mg, or nizatidine, 300 mg,

    twice daily for 7 days. The study was open labelled in

    that the drugs were not identical. Compliance was

    assessed by pill count.

    Table 1. Triple therapy with a histamine-2 receptor antagonist

    Study

    Antisecretory

    drug (mg)

    Drug 1

    (mg)

    Drug 2

    (mg)

    Duration

    (days)

    No. of

    patients

    Cure rate

    (ITT) (%)

    Cure rate

    (PP) (%)

    Cure rate (sensitive

    strains) (%)

    Breuer et al.12 N 300 at

    bedtime

    C 500 t.d.s. A 750 t.d.s. 14 72 96

    Lo et al.21 N 300 b.d. C 500 q.d.s. A 500 q.d.s. 14 25 80

    Gschwantler et al.18 F 80 b.d. C 500 b.d. A 1000 b.d. 7 107 88 90

    Al-Assi et al.11 R 300 at

    bedtime

    C 500 t.d.s. A 750 t.d.s. 10 29 86

    Adamek et al.17 R 300 b.d. C 500 t.d.s. M 500 t.d.s. 7 15 100

    Gotz et al.15

    R 300 b.d. C 500 t.d.s. M 500 t.d.s. 14 20 95Yousfi et al.13 R 300 b.d. C 250 b.d. M 500 b.d. 14 27 78 89 (16/18)

    sensitive to both

    Goh et al.14 F 40 A 1000 b.d. M 500 b.d. 12 59 75 76 91

    Goh et al.14 F 40 A 750 t.d.s. M 500 t.d.s. 12 65 79 83 100

    Hentschel et al.19 R 300 A 750 t.d.s. M 500 t.d.s. 12 52 89

    Talley et al.22 N 150 b.d. C 500 b.d. A 1000 b.d. 14 77 78 84

    Talley et al.22 N 300 b.d. C 500 b.d. A 1000 b.d. 14 83 70 78

    A, amoxicillin; C, clarithromycin; F, famotidine; ITT, intention-to-treat; M, metronidazole; N, nizatidine; PP, per protocol; R, ranitidine.

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    Outcomes were assessed at least 4 weeks after the end

    of treatment by repeat endoscopy with gastric biopsy for

    histology. Some patients underwent repeat testing when

    they presented later with recurrent symptoms (not later

    than 6 months). The primary outcome was eradication

    ofH. pylori defined by negative histology for the antrum

    and corpus. A single pathologist, who was blind to the

    nature of the study, examined the histological slides

    prepared from the gastric mucosal biopsies. The secon-

    dary outcome was healing of the ulcer(s) as assessed by

    repeat endoscopy.

    The two treatment groups were compared with respect

    to demographic features and baseline disease characteri-

    stics. In an intention-to-treat analysis, the proportions of

    patients achieving primary or secondary outcomes were

    compared between the two treatment groups. For all

    comparisons, v2 tests were used for dichotomous

    variables and t-tests for continuous variables.

    Systematic review of the literature/meta-analysis

    We performed a systematic review of the literature to

    identify therapeutic trials comparing the efficacy of

    H. pylori therapy between H2-receptor antagonists and

    proton pump inhibitors used in triple therapy combina-

    tions. Medline and Embase searches were carried out

    between 1990 and 2001. The bibliographies of the

    articles were also searched for relevant papers or

    abstracts. Only randomized controlled studies that

    reported an intention-to-treat analysis or row numbers

    that allowed for the calculation of an intention-to-treat

    analysis were selected. Both abstracts and full articles

    were included. Two independent investigators abstrac-

    ted the relevant data (DYG, FH). Subsequently, the

    results of the current study were pooled with those of

    the studies identified in the systematic review that

    satisfied our inclusion criteria. In addition to pooling the

    Table 2. Triple therapy comparing a histamine-2 receptor antagonist with a proton pump inhibitor

    Study

    Antisecretory

    drug (mg)

    Drug 1

    (mg)

    Drug 2

    (mg)

    Duration

    (days)

    No. of

    patients

    Cure rate

    (ITT) (%)

    Cure rate

    (PP) (%)

    Cure rate (sensitive

    strains) (%)

    This study N 300 b.d. C 500 b.d. A 1000 b.d. 7 50 94 (47/50) 94 (47/50) 96

    L 30 b.d. C 500 b.d. A 1000 b.d. 7 51 86 (44/51) 86 (44/51) 88

    Savarino et al.24 R 300 b.d. C 250 t.d.s. A 1000 b.d. 7 80 64 (51/80) 70 (51/73)

    O 20 b.d. C 250 t.d.s. A 1000 b.d. 7 80 57 (46/80) 67 (46/69)Gschwantler et al.23 F 80 b.d. C 250 b.d. M 500 b.d. 7 60 78 (47/60) 90 (47/52) 93

    O 20 b.d. C 250 b.d. M 500 b.d. 7 60 73 (44/60) 77 (44/57) 84

    Lazzaroni et al.25 R 300 C 250 b.d. M 500 b.d. 14 40 85 (34/40)

    L 30 C 250 b.d. M 500 b.d. 14 40 90 (36/40)

    Kihira et al.16 R 300 C 200 b.d. M 250 b.d. 7 48* 91 (44/48)

    L 30 C 200 b.d. M 250 b.d. 7 43 94 (40/43)

    Spadaccini et al.26 R 300 b.d. C 250 b.d. T 500 b.d. 7 50 86 (43/50)

    O 20 b.d. C 250 b.d. T 500 b.d. 7 50 92 (46/50)

    Grigoriev et al.30 R 150 b.d. A 1000 b.d. M 500 b.d. 14 15 80 (12/15)

    O 20 b.d. A 1000 b.d. M 500 b.d. 14 15 87 (13/15)

    Lamouliatte et al.29 R 300 A 1000 b.d.

    (15 days)

    T 500 b.d.

    (10 days)

    22 81 (18/22)

    O 22 A 1000 b.d.

    (15 days)

    T 500 b.d.

    (10 days)

    22 86 (19/22)

    Ell et al.27 R 300 q.d. A 750 t.d.s. M 500 t.d.s. 7 178 77 (137/178) 76 87

    O 40 q.d. A 750 t.d.s. M 500 t.d.s. 7 194 87 (169/194) 87 95

    Tham et al.31 R 600 b.d. A 500 t.d.s. M 400 t.d.s. 14 18 44 (8/18) 100

    O 20 b.d. A 500 t.d.s. M 400 t.d.s. 14 19 32 (6/19) 71

    Savarino et al.24 R 300 b.d. A 1000 b.d. M 500 b.d. 7 80 75 (60/80) 85 (60/71)

    O 20 b.d. A 1000 b.d. M 500 b.d. 7 80 77 (62/80) 89 (62/70)

    Hsu et al.28 F 40 b.d. A 1000 b.d. T 500 b.d. 14 60 80 (48/60) 91 (48/53) 91

    O 20 b.d. A 1000 b.d. T 500 b.d. 14 60 83 (50/60) 88 (50/57) 92

    A, amoxicillin; C, clarithromycin; F, famotidine; ITT, intention-to-treat; L, lansoprazole; M, metronidazole; N, nizatidine; O, omeprazole; PP, per

    protocol; R, ranitidine; T, tinidazole.

    * Patients without previous Helicobacter pylori therapy.

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    results of all studies that satisfied our criteria, we

    decided a priori to examine the pooled results from: (i)

    studies containing clarithromycin in both treatment

    groups; (ii) studies containing no clarithromycin in

    either treatment group; (iii) studies with a treatment

    duration of 1 week; and (iv) studies with a treatment

    duration of 2 weeks.A random (DerSimonianLaird) model assumption

    was used in the meta-analysis.35 Tests of homogeneity

    were performed for all studies, as well as for the

    subgroups defined above. The results of the meta-

    analysis were expressed as pooled odds ratios (ORs) for

    the eradication of H. pylori using H2-receptor antago-

    nists compared with proton pump inhibitors, and their

    accompanying 95% CIs.

    RESULTS

    Randomized controlled study

    One hundred and one patients were randomized,

    including 50 in the nizatidine group and 51 in the

    lansoprazole group. The nizatidine group consisted of

    45 men and five women between 24 and 80 years of

    age (median, 52 years), and the lansoprazole group

    consisted of 36 men and 15 women between 22 and

    76 years of age (median, 49 years). There were no

    differences in the demographic characteristics (Table 3).

    All patients had active H. pylori infection by histology

    and had at least one ulcer in the stomach, duodenum orboth. All randomized patients completed the study and

    there was a 100% follow-up. The combinations were

    well tolerated and adherence was > 95%.

    H. pylori eradication was achieved in 47 of 50 (94%)

    (95% CI, 8399%) patients in the nizatidine group

    compared with 44 of 51 (86%) (95% CI, 7494%)

    patients in the lansoprazole group (P 0.33). The 95%

    CI for the difference in proportions overlapped zero

    ()21% to + 5%).

    One of the seven patients who failed treatment in thelansoprazole group had negative histology at the initial

    post-therapy evaluation, but H. pylori was detected at a

    4-month follow-up visit. Although it is not known

    whether this finding represented re-infection or recru-

    descence, the case was scored as a failure. Inclusion of

    this case as a success would not change the outcome

    significantly.

    Pre-treatment cultures were available for eight of the

    nine patients who failed therapy in both groups, and

    clarithromycin resistance was present in only one

    patient in the nizatidine group and one in the lanso-

    prazole group. All ulcers were healed in 42 (84%)patients in the nizatidine group compared with 49

    (96%) in the lansoprazole group (P 0.09).

    Meta-analysis

    In the systematic review, we identified 11 studies

    (including the present study) containing 12 relevant

    comparisons that satisfied our criteria; these studies

    were included in a meta-analysis. All studies were

    randomized, controlled and with intention-to-treat

    analyses. The number of patients included in eachtreatment arm ranged from 15 to 194, the duration of

    therapy from 7 to 14 days and the H. pylori eradication

    rate from 75% to 94%. The overall eradication rate with

    Table 3. Baseline characteristics of the

    study patientsLansoprazole group Nizatidine group

    Number of patients 51 50

    Men 36 (71%) 45 (90%)

    Age (years) 2276 (median, 49) 2480 (median, 52)

    H. pylori at follow-up visits 44 cured (86%) 47 cured (94%)

    7 failed (14%) 3 failed (6%)

    Smoking 28 31

    26 from cured group 30 from cured group2 from failed group 1 from failed group

    Ulcer(s) healed at follow-up visits 49 47

    42 from cured group 45 from cured group

    7 from failed group 2 from failed group

    Ulcer(s) not healed

    at follow-up visits

    1 from cured group 3

    2 from cured group

    1 from failed group

    Unknown ulcer healing 1 from cured group None

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    H2-receptor antagonist-containing combinations was

    549 of 701 (78%) patients, whereas that of proton

    pump inhibitor-containing combinations was 575 of

    714 (81%) patients. Only the results of intention-to-

    treat analyses were pooled. Where reported, the dropoutrates were low (< 11%); two studies were published in

    abstract form only.29, 30

    Tests of homogeneity were negative for all calculations

    (P > 0.05), indicating that there were no significant

    differences in the results of the individual studies and

    thus that it was appropriate to pool the results. When

    all 12 comparisons were combined in the random model

    (i.e. more conservative), the pooled OR for the eradica-

    tion ofH. pylori using H2-receptor antagonists compared

    with proton pump inhibitors was 0.86 (95% CI, 0.66

    1.12; P

    0.3) (Figure 1). In other words, combinationscontaining proton pump inhibitors were 14% more

    likely to cause H. pylori eradication than those contain-

    ing H2-receptor antagonists; this was not statistically

    significantly different.

    There were no significant differences in the rates of

    H. pylori eradication between the combinations con-

    taining H2-receptor antagonists or proton pump inhib-

    itors when pooling the results of 1-week studies (seven

    studies; pooled OR, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.641.17) and

    2-week studies (three studies; pooled OR, 0.96; 95% CI,

    0.481.94). There was a non-significant trend favour-

    ing H2-receptor antagonists (69% vs. 79%; six studies;

    OR, 1.14; 95% CI, 0.761.71; P 0.5) when clarithro-

    mycin-containing regimens were compared. Conversely,

    the pooled OR from studies not using clarithromycin in

    either treatment group revealed a small but significant

    benefit in H. pylori eradication favouring proton pump

    inhibitor-containing regimens (six studies; OR, 0.64;

    95% CI, 0.450.92; P 0.02). The overall eradication

    rate was 306 of 392 (78%; 95% CI, 7482%) in studies

    with H2-receptor antagonist-containing combinations

    vs. 336 of 397 (85%; 95% CI, 80.788%) in studies

    using proton pump inhibitors.

    DISCUSSION

    The efficacy of both clarithromycin and amoxicillin as

    antimicrobials is enhanced by antisecretory drug ther-

    apy. Proton pump inhibitors not only directly block the

    proton pump on parietal cells in the stomach, but also

    have antibacterial activity against H. pylori both in vivo

    and in vitro. In contrast, H2-receptor antagonists have

    no intrinsic antibacterial activity. This randomized

    study, as well as the meta-analysis, showed that H. pylori

    eradication triple therapy using twice-daily amoxicillinand clarithromycin was similarly effective independent

    of whether the antisecretory agent was a proton pump

    inhibitor or an H2-receptor antagonist. This conclusion

    is consistent with the notion that the adjuvant effect

    with antisecretory therapy is related more to the drugs

    ability to suppress acid secretion than to its antibacterial

    activity.

    Most studies of H. pylori eradication using triple

    therapy have used proton pump inhibitors as the

    antisecretory component. Many of the large controlled

    trials were performed to obtain approval for different

    antimicrobial therapies for the treatment of H. pylori

    infection, and were sponsored by pharmaceutical com-

    panies manufacturing proton pump inhibitors. Thus,

    the majority of studies of amoxicillin and clarithromycin

    or metronidazole and clarithromycin have used a pro-

    ton pump inhibitor. One rationale for this choice was

    that proton pump inhibitor antisecretory therapy had

    been shown to be superior to H2-receptor antagonists in

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    592/721572/720Total(95%CI)Test for heterogeneity chi-square=9.68 df=11 P=0.56

    0.1 0.2Favours treatment

    1 5 10Favours control

    0.62[0.09,4.34]0.67[0.15,2.98]0.71[0.14,3.63]0.49[0.29,0.85]0.80[0.32,2.02]2.49[0.61,10.25]0.82[0.17,3.91]1.30[0.69,2.45]1.31[0.57,3.04]

    0.63[0.16,2.43]0.53[0.15,1.95]0.87[0.42,1.81]

    0.83[0.63,1.09]

    StudyH2RA PPI OR

    95%CI Random)OR95%CI Random)

    Figure 1. A Peto graph showing the indi-

    vidual studys odds ratios (ORs) and the

    pooled OR for all studies comparing suc-

    cessful Helicobacter pylori eradication

    between combinations that contained

    histamine-2 receptor antagonist (H2RA)

    vs. proton pump inhibitor (PPI).

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    ulcer healing, pH control and the rapidity of pain relief.

    All of these benefits were likely to be present when

    proton pump inhibitors were used as part of the therapy

    of H. pylori infection in patients with peptic ulcer

    disease.

    Most of thestudies in which a protonpump inhibitorand

    H2-receptor antagonist have been compared have shownno significant difference in the eradication of H. pylori.

    High eradication rates have been reported with both

    antisecretory agents. Given the lack of statistically

    significant heterogeneity between the results of the

    studies examined,pooling the results in a meta-analytical

    approach was appropriate. The results of the meta-

    analysis confirm the lack of significant differences in the

    rate of H. pylori eradication between studies with

    protonpump inhibitors or H2-receptor antagonists. These

    results are consistent with those of a previous analysis

    that examined fewer studies.36 However, when the

    results of studies that contained or did not containclarithromycin were pooled, there was a slight, but

    significant, advantage of proton pump inhibitor-contain-

    ing combinations in non-clarithromycin-containing reg-

    imens. The reason for this difference is unclear and

    deserves further study. One possibility is related to the fact

    that clarithromycin is more dependent than metroni-

    dazole on pH control. The elimination or reduction of

    H. pylori in the stomach eliminates the ammonia

    produced by the action of H. pylori urease and, at least

    in the short term, H2-receptor antagonists are more

    effective in controlling nocturnal pH than are protonpump inhibitors.

    Antibiotic-related factors may be at least as important

    as the choice of antisecretory agent in determining the

    overall efficacy of H. pylori eradication therapy. For

    example, antimicrobial resistance is a major cause of

    treatment failure, and current data suggest that clarith-

    romycin resistance cannot be overcome by increasing

    the clarithromycin dosage or the duration of ther-

    apy.37, 38 Some data suggest that increasing the dose

    of antibiotic administered may achieve better results.

    For example, in the study by Adamek et al., higher doses

    of clarithromycin (500 mg b.d.) and metronidazole

    (500 mg t.d.s.) were used, and a 100% cure rate was

    achieved; that study also used a higher dose of

    ranitidine (300 mg b.d.).17 Detailed comparisons of

    the different combinations and permutations are gen-

    erally lacking, and thus it is difficult to draw unassail-

    able conclusions regarding drug combinations for

    H. pylori eradication.

    In conclusion, 1 week of treatment with either an

    H2-receptor antagonist or a proton pump inhibitor,

    together with amoxicillin and clarithromycin, was

    similarly effective in the eradication of H. pylori and in

    the healing of peptic ulcers. As the outcomes of

    H2-receptor antagonist and proton pump inhibitor triple

    therapy are similar, and both are well tolerated bypatients, one might use cost to choose between them.

    Generally, H2-receptor antagonists cost less than proton

    pump inhibitors, which favours their use, especially in

    developing countries.

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

    This work was supported in part by the Office of

    Research and Development Medical Research Service

    Department of Veterans Affairs and by Public Health

    Service grant DK56338 which funds the Texas Gulf

    Coast Digestive Diseases Center. Dr El-Serag is therecipient of a Veterans Affairs Health Services Research

    and Development (HSR&D) Research Development

    Award (RCD 00-013-2).

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