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Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Meta-analysis
Celecoxib ranks highest for analgesic efficacy in patients with knee osteoarthritis
Comparing Different Medications and Supplements to Manage Knee Osteoarthritis Pain
This network meta-analysis compared several interventions, including celecoxib, metformin, and krill oil, for the management of knee osteoar…
Doctors are looking at several ways to treat knee pain. This review compares drugs like celecoxib with natural options like krill oil.
Frontiers
Jul 22, 2026
Oncology
RCT
AI plus celecoxib more than doubles odds of clinical response in ER-positive breast cancer
Adding celecoxib to hormone therapy improves early breast cancer response
This Phase III randomized trial of 269 postmenopausal women with ER-positive resectable breast cancer found that adding celecoxib to an arom…
A new trial shows that adding the drug celecoxib to standard hormone therapy can improve initial clinical responses in postmenopausal women …
medRxiv
Jul 18, 2026
Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
RCT
Acupuncture and Celecoxib for Chronic Knee Pain: Genetic Factors May Influence Response
New Gene Test Predicts Who Gets Pain Relief From Acupuncture
This randomized trial compared verum acupuncture, sham acupuncture, celecoxib, placebo, and waiting list in 180 patients with chronic knee p…
A new gene test might help doctors know if acupuncture will actually stop your knee pain before you start treatment.
Apr 30, 2026
Oncology
Meta-analysis
Network meta-analysis of pharmacological interventions for hand-foot syndrome in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
Simple cream could stop painful hand and foot syndrome side effects
This network meta-analysis evaluated pharmacological interventions for hand-foot syndrome prevention in cancer patients undergoing chemother…
New research suggests a common pain cream could protect cancer patients from painful hand and foot syndrome during treatment.
Apr 29, 2026
Drug Pipeline
Cohort
Oral celecoxib plus flurbiprofen hydrogel patch improves lateral epicondylitis outcomes versus celecoxib alone in a retrospective cohort
Pain Relief for Tennis Elbow Gets a Boost
This retrospective cohort analysis included 64 patients with lateral epicondylitis comparing oral celecoxib combined with flurbiprofen hydro…
A new patch combined with pills reduces tennis elbow pain and inflammation faster than pills alone, offering quicker relief for stubborn elb…
Frontiers
Apr 19, 2026