2003
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
2002
Stratifying the risk of NSAID-related upper gastrointestinal clinical events: Results of a double-blind outcomes study in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Laine L, Bombardier C, Hawkey CJ, Davis B, Shapiro D, Brett C, Reicin A. Stratifying the risk of NSAID-related upper gastrointestinal clinical events: Results of a double-blind outcomes study in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Gastroenterology 2002, 123: 1006-1012. PMID: 12360461, DOI: 10.1053/gast.2002.36013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper GI eventsClinical upper GI eventsSelective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitorHigh-risk patientsGI eventsRisk factorsCyclooxygenase-2 inhibitorClinical characteristicsRheumatoid arthritisClinical eventsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsClinical GI eventsRisk of NSAIDUpper GI complicationsLow-risk patientsSevere rheumatoid arthritisPatients' clinical characteristicsRheumatoid arthritis patientsAbsolute risk reductionLow-risk subgroupsAnti-inflammatory drugsIndividual risk factorsRisk of eventsGI complicationsNonselective NSAIDs