Could COX-2 Inhibition With Celecoxib Have Role in Breast Cancer?

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This video highlights results of REACT, a phase III multi-center double-blind randomized trial of celecoxib vs placebo in patients with breast cancer.

In this video, R. Charles Coombes, MD, PhD, of Imperial College London, United Kingdom, discusses results of REACT (Randomised European Celecoxib Trial), a phase III multi-center double-blind randomized trial of celecoxib vs placebo in patients with breast cancer.

Coombes presented results of this study (abstract GS3-03) at the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).

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