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  • Digestive Motility Disorders
  • Pharmacology

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  • Gastroparesis is a complex condition characterized by delayed gastric emptying.
  • Current treatments for gastroparesis have limited efficacy and potential side effects.
  • There is a significant need for novel therapeutic strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current and emerging therapeutic options for gastroparesis.
  • To highlight promising investigational pharmacologic and endoscopic therapies.
  • To emphasize the need for further research in gastroparesis treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on gastroparesis treatments.
  • Analysis of investigational pharmacologic agents (e.g., relamorelin, prucalopride, aprepitant).
  • Evaluation of novel endoscopic and surgical interventions, including gastric peroral endoscopic pyloromyotomy.

Main Results:

  • Gastric peroral endoscopic pyloromyotomy shows promise in improving gastric emptying.
  • Investigational drugs like relamorelin, prucalopride, and aprepitant are under evaluation.
  • A comprehensive approach including dietary, pharmacologic, electrical stimulation, endoscopic, and surgical methods is considered.

Conclusions:

  • Effective management of gastroparesis remains challenging.
  • Emerging therapies offer new hope for patients with gastroparesis.
  • Continued research is crucial to address the morbidity associated with gastroparesis.