I et af de 3, APC- studiet (Prevention of Sporadic Colorectal Adenomas with Celecoxib) ses en dosis- relateret øgning i kardiovaskulære hændelser (hovedsagelig myokardieinfarkt, MI) ved doser på 200 mg 2 gange daglig og 400 mg 2 gange daglig sammenlignet med placebo.
In one of the three studies, the APC (Prevention of Sporadic Colorectal Adenomas with Celecoxib), there was a dose-related increase in cardiovascular events (mainly myocardial infarction, MI) at celecoxib doses of 200 mg BID and 400 mg BID compared to placebo.