Celebrex (celecoxib) is now approved to help reduce the number of intestinal polyps in certain patients
Celebrex (celecoxib) is now approved to help reduce the number of intestinal polyps in certain patients.
For now it's only for patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)...but it's also being studied for non-hereditary colon polyps.
Blocking the COX-2 enzyme seems to reduce the blood supply to the polyp and therefore inhibit growth.
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