title: Endoscopy-controlled study of the safety of nabumetone compared with naproxen in arthritis therapy.
abstract: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) gastropathy is now a commonly recognized and reported complication of such arthritis therapy. Significant gastric lesions develop in up to 40 percent of arthritic patients treated with long-term anti-inflammatory doses of NSAIDs, 20 percent of which represents actual ulcer crater disease. This 12-week endoscopy-controlled, double-blind study was constructed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of nabumetone 1,000 mg at bedtime compared with naproxen 250 mg twice daily. A total of 37 patients completed the study, including 29 patients with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis and eight with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. By posttreatment endoscopy, nabumetone was significantly less toxic to the gastrointestinal tract than was naproxen. The nabumetone-treated group also showed greater improvement in all efficacy variables, with significant improvement noted in three of these five variables in both rheumatoid and osteoarthritic patients.
authors.affiliation: Arthritis Center, Ltd., Phoenix, Arizona 85012.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Roth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002074:Butanones / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004384:Duodenoscopy; D004724:Endoscopy; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000077430:Nabumetone; D009288:Naproxen / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D002074:Butanones; D009288:Naproxen; D000077430:Nabumetone