Could everyday aspirin and statins fight advanced prostate cancer?

NCT ID NCT03819101

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This phase 3 trial is testing whether taking aspirin and atorvastatin (a common cholesterol-lowering drug) can help men with castrate-resistant prostate cancer live longer. The study plans to enroll 1210 participants who are starting their first treatment for this advanced stage. Researchers will compare survival rates between those taking the drugs and those not, to see if this simple combination offers a benefit.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) and atorvastatin (a statin)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to extend survival for men with advanced prostate cancer that no longer responds to hormone therapy.

What could go wrong

This is a large phase 3 trial, but the drugs are already widely used for other conditions; their benefit for prostate cancer is unproven. There is a risk of side effects like bleeding or muscle pain.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

castration-resistant prostate carcinoma prostate cancer

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

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  • AYADI

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Tunis, Tunisia

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  • Bellinzona Istituto Oncologico

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Bellinzona, 6500, Switzerland

  • CH Roanne

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Roanne, 42300, France

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  • CHU Besançon Hopital Jean Minjoz

    RECRUITING

    Besançon, 25000, France

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  • CHU Martinique -Hôpital Clarac

    RECRUITING

    Fort de France, 97261, France

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  • CHU Poitiers

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Poitiers, 86000, France

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  • CHU de Pointe à Pitre Abymes

    RECRUITING

    Guadeloupe, 97139, France

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  • Centre Antoine Lacassagne

    RECRUITING

    Nice, 06189, France

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  • Centre Azuréen de Cancérologie

    RECRUITING

    Mougins, 06250, France

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  • Centre Jean Perrin

    RECRUITING

    Clermont-Ferrand, 63011, France

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  • Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Milan, Cosenza, Italy

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  • Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus Grand Paris

    RECRUITING

    Villejuif, Val de Marne, 94805, France

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  • Hôpital Foch

    RECRUITING

    Suresnes, 92151, France

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  • Hôpital NOVO

    RECRUITING

    Cergy-Pontoise, 95303, France

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  • Hôpital Privé Drôme Ardèche

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Valence, 26000, France

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  • Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin

    RECRUITING

    Saint-Mandé, 94160, France

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  • Hôpital de la Croix Saint Simon

    RECRUITING

    Paris, 75960, France

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  • Hôpitaux Du Léman

    RECRUITING

    Thonon-les-Bains, 74200, France

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  • Institut Jean Godinot

    RECRUITING

    Reims, 51726, France

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  • Institut de Cancérologie Lucien Neuwirth

    RECRUITING

    Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, 42271, France

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  • Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine

    RECRUITING

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54519, France

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  • Kantansspital Graubündern

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Chur, 7000, Switzerland

  • Kantonsspital Baden

    WITHDRAWN

    Baden, 5404, Switzerland

  • Kantonsspital Baselland

    WITHDRAWN

    Bruderholz, 4101, Switzerland

  • Kantonsspital Münsterlingen

    WITHDRAWN

    Münsterlingen, 8596, Switzerland

  • Kantonsspital St.Gallen

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Sankt Gallen, 9007, Switzerland

  • Klinik Hirslanden Aarau

    WITHDRAWN

    Aarau, 5001, Switzerland

  • NOVOTNA

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Bratislava, Slovakia

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  • Stadtspital Triemli

    WITHDRAWN

    Zurich, 8063, Switzerland

  • Studentova

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Olomouc, Czechia

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