Abstract 2562: Two-Year Clinical Follow-Up of COREA-TAXUS Trial: Long-Term Safety And Efficacy of Celecoxib for 6 Months After Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents Implantation
Background: The effect of celecoxib on restenosis after angioplasty with a Taxus stent (COREA-TAXUS) trial is an open-label randomized controlled study, where we reported celecoxib was effective in reducing 6months late loss of Taxus stent. With this cohort, we analyzed long-term clinical outcomes. Method: Two hundred sixty seven patients underwent successful paclitaxel-eluting stents implantation for native coronary lesions. Patients were randomized to receive celecoxib (400 mg before the intervention, and 200 mg twice daily for 6 months after the procedure) or not. Clinical endpoints were cardiac death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and revascularization of the target lesion. Results: At 6 months, frequency of adverse cardiac events was significantly lower in the celecoxib group (5.3% versus 16.2%, P=0.005), mainly because of reduced need for revascularization of the target lesion (5.3% versus 15.4%, P=0.009). Between 6 and 24 months, frequency of adverse cardiac events was not different between the celecoxib group and the control group (1.6% versus 4.4%, P=NS: 0% versus 0% for cardiac death; 0.8% versus 0.9% for non-fatal myocardial infarction; 0.8% versus 3.5% for revascularization of target lesion, P=all NS). At 2 years, frequency of adverse cardiac events was still significantly lower in the celecoxib group (6.9% versus 19.9%, P=0.002) Conclusion: In the COREA-TAXUS trial, the adjunctive use of celecoxib for 6 months after Taxus stent implantation was safe and clinically effective for 2 years.