Clinical trial NCT00250445 - References

Rheumatoid Arthritis,Osteoarthritis — A Study to Evaluate the Safety of an Investigational Drug (Etoricoxib) in Patients With Osteoarthritis (OA) or Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)(0663-066)

Citation(s)

•   Cannon CP, Curtis SP, FitzGerald GA, Krum H, Kaur A, Bolognese JA, Reicin AS, Bombardier C, Weinblatt ME, van der Heijde D, Erdmann E, Laine L; MEDAL Steering Committee
  Cardiovascular outcomes with etoricoxib and diclofenac in patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in the Multinational Etoricoxib and Diclofenac Arthritis Long-term (MEDAL) programme: a randomised comparison. Lancet. 2006 Nov 18;368(9549):1771-81.
•   Combe B, Swergold G, McLay J, McCarthy T, Zerbini C, Emery P, Connors L, Kaur A, Curtis S, Laine L, Cannon CP
  Cardiovascular safety and gastrointestinal tolerability of etoricoxib vs diclofenac in a randomized controlled clinical trial (The MEDAL study). Rheumatology (Oxford). 2009 Apr;48(4):425-32. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kep005. Epub 2009 Feb 17.
•   Krum H, Curtis SP, Kaur A, Wang H, Smugar SS, Weir MR, Laine L, Brater DC, Cannon CP
  Baseline factors associated with congestive heart failure in patients receiving etoricoxib or diclofenac: multivariate analysis of the MEDAL program. Eur J Heart Fail. 2009 Jun;11(6):542-50. doi: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp054. Epub 2009 Apr 19.
•   Krum H, Swergold G, Curtis SP, Kaur A, Wang H, Smugar SS, Weir MR, Laine L, Brater DC, Cannon CP
  Factors associated with blood pressure changes in patients receiving diclofenac or etoricoxib: results from the MEDAL study. J Hypertens. 2009 Apr;27(4):886-93. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328325d831.
•   Laine L, Curtis SP, Cryer B, Kaur A, Cannon CP; MEDAL Steering Committee
  Assessment of upper gastrointestinal safety of etoricoxib and diclofenac in patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in the Multinational Etoricoxib and Diclofenac Arthritis Long-term (MEDAL) programme: a randomised comparison. Lancet. 2007 Feb 10;369(9560):465-73.
•   Laine L, Curtis SP, Langman M, Jensen DM, Cryer B, Kaur A, Cannon CP
  Lower gastrointestinal events in a double-blind trial of the cyclo-oxygenase-2 selective inhibitor etoricoxib and the traditional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac. Gastroenterology. 2008 Nov;135(5):1517-25. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.07.067. Epub 2008 Aug 3.
•   Laine L, Goldkind L, Curtis SP, Connors LG, Yanqiong Z, Cannon CP
  How common is diclofenac-associated liver injury? Analysis of 17,289 arthritis patients in a long-term prospective clinical trial. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 Feb;104(2):356-62. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2008.149. Epub 2009 Jan 27.

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Active-Comparator-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study to Evaluate the Safety of Etoricoxib in Patients With Osteoarthritis or Rheumatoid Arthritis

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