Incidence of gastroduodenal ulcers in patients with rheumatoid arthritis after 12 weeks of rofecoxib, naproxen, or placebo: a multicentre, randomised, double blind study
Hawkey CJ, Laine L, Simon T, Quan H, Shingo S, Evans J. Incidence of gastroduodenal ulcers in patients with rheumatoid arthritis after 12 weeks of rofecoxib, naproxen, or placebo: a multicentre, randomised, double blind study. Gut 2003, 52: 820. PMID: 12740337, PMCID: PMC1773685, DOI: 10.1136/gut.52.6.820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-selective non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugsGastroduodenal ulcersAdverse eventsRheumatoid arthritisLess gastrointestinal damageSecondary end pointsClinical adverse eventsDouble-blind studyRheumatoid arthritis patientsLog-rank testNon-steroidal antiinflammatory drugsGastroduodenal erosionsCumulative incidenceGastrointestinal damageArthritis patientsDuodenal ulcerLifetable analysisOverall incidenceSelective cyclooxygenaseAntiinflammatory drugsLower incidenceBlind studyMean changeTreatment groupsPlacebo