Trial reportMedicine2017
Comprehensive evaluation of clinical efficacy and safety of celecoxib combined with chemotherapy in management of gastric cancer.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Targeting inflammation as cancer therapy.Journal of hematology & oncology · 2024Review
- The Nexus of Inflammation-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Lung Cancer Progression: A Roadmap to Pentacyclic Triterpenoid-Based Therapies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Celecoxib Reverse Invasion and Metastasis of Gastric Cancer through Lnc_AC006548.28-miR-223-LAMC2 Pathway.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 2022Article
- The Colorectal Cancer Tumor Microenvironment and Its Impact on Liver and Lung Metastasis.Cancers · 2021Review
- MicroRNA profiles in five pairs of early gastric cancer tissues and adjacent non-cancerous tissues.Oncology letters · 2021Article
- Anesthesia Medications and Interaction with Chemotherapeutic Agents.Oncology and therapy · 2021Review
- High ROS Production by Celecoxib and Enhanced Sensitivity for Death Ligand-Induced Apoptosis in Cutaneous SCC Cell Lines.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- Salidroside inhibits the proliferation and migration of gastric carcinoma cells and tumor growthRSC advances · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of celecoxib combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of gastric cancer.
methodsIn total, 240 gastric cancer patients undergoing radical gastrectomy followed by adjuvant chemotherapy were randomly assigned into 2 groups. In the experimental group (n = 120), patients were administered with celecoxib-based chemotherapy, and chemotherapy alone was performed in the control group. Disease-free survival (DFS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were considered as the primary efficacy parameters, and objective response rate (ORR), overall survival (OS), quality of life (QOL), and safety as the secondary efficacy parameters.
resultsThe 3-year OS did not significantly differ between the experimental (72%) and control groups (68%, P = .67). The 3-year DFS in the experimental group was 64%, which did not significantly differ from 51% in the control group (P = .41). In patients with positive cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) from the experimental group, the 3-year OS was 78%, significantly higher compared with 66% in the control group (P = .02), and the 3-year DFS was 70%, considerably >50% in the control group (P = .01). No statistical significance was identified in the incidence of nausea, neutropenia, anorexia, peripheral neurotoxicity, diarrhea, vomiting, asthenia, and thrombocytopenia, etc. The EORTC quality of life questionnaire (QLQ)-C30 questionnaire revealed that the global QOL in the experimental group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P < .05). No statistical significance was noted in the scores of functioning scale between 2 groups, whereas the scores of the symptom scale, especially pain and fatigue in the experimental group were remarkably higher than that in the control group (P < .05). The global score of EORTC QLQ-STO22 in the experimental group was considerably higher compared with that in the control group (P < .05). No statistical significance was identified in term of the domains of restrictions on feeding, dysphagia, anxiety, reflux, sense of taste, dry mouth, hair loss, and body shape between groups (all P > .05).
conclusionCelecoxib combined with chemotherapy yields clinical benefits for gastric cancer patients with positive COX-2, which not only enhances the OS, DFS, PFS, QOL, and short-term clinical efficacy, but also does not increase the risk of adverse events.
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