Efficacy and Safety of Dexlansoprazole in Healing and Maintaining Healing of Erosive Esophagitis

Exclusion criteria

• ✕. Participant is required to take excluded medications, or it is anticipated that the participant will require treatment with at least 1 of the disallowed concomitant medications during the study evaluation period.
• ✕. Has a hypersensitivity to any proton pump inhibitor (PPI) (including, but not limited to, lansoprazole, omeprazole, rabeprazole, pantoprazole, esomeprazole or ilaprazole), any component of dexlansoprazole, or antacid (example, magnesium trisilicate or similar antacid).
• ✕. Had a history of cancer, (except basal cell carcinoma of the skin), that has not been in remission for at least 5 years prior to Screening.
• ✕. Has a known history or any suspicious Barrett's esophagus with dysplastic changes seen during screening endoscopy.
• ✕. Developed acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, gastric ulcer (a mucosal defect with white coating) or duodenal ulcer (a mucosal defect with white coating), within 30 days before the start of the Screening Visit (with the possible inclusion of those with gastric or duodenal erosion). The participant requires chronic use (\>12 doses per month) of non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) including cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) NSAIDs within 30 days prior to the Screening Period and throughout the study.
• ✕. Has comorbidities that could affect the esophagus (eosinophilic esophagitis, esophageal varices, scleroderma, viral or fungal infection, esophageal strictures); a history of radiotherapy or cryotherapy of the esophagus; and a history of corrosive or physiochemical injury (with the possible inclusion in the study of those with Schatzki's ring).
• ✕. Has a history of surgical procedures that may affect the esophagus (example, fundoplication and mechanical dilatation for esophageal strictures) or a history of gastric or duodenal surgery other than endoscopic removal of benign polyps.
• ✕. Participant is known to have the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or hepatitis, including hepatitis virus carriers (that is, hepatitis B surface antigen HBs-antigen (HBsAg) positive or hepatitis C virus (HCV)-antibody positive).