Efficacy and Safety of Celecoxib in Chinese Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A 6-Week Randomized, Double-Blinded Study with 6-Week Open-Label Extension Treatment

Efficacy and Safety of Celecoxib in Chinese Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A 6-Week Randomized, Double-Blinded Study with 6-Week Open-Label Extension Treatment

Background: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are the first-line option for treating ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in China. However, no large-scale controlled trials have been conducted in this ethnic population. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 6 weeks’ treatment with celecoxib i...

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Main Authors: Feng Huang, MD, Jieruo Gu, MD, Yi Liu, MD, Ping Zhu, MD, Yi Zheng, MD, Jin Fu, MD, Sharon Pan, PhD, Shi Le, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:Current Therapeutic Research
Subjects:
ankylosing spondylitis
COX-2 inhibitors
musculoskeletal system
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0011393X14000198

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