Could a common cholesterol drug boost breast cancer treatment?

NCT ID NCT02958852

First seen Sep 30, 2025 · Last updated Jun 16, 2026 · Updated 33 times

Summary

This study looked at whether adding atorvastatin (a statin used for high cholesterol) to standard hormone therapy can help control advanced breast cancer better than hormone therapy alone. It involved 126 women with a specific type of advanced breast cancer. The goal was to see if the combination improves response rates and delays cancer progression, while also exploring why some cancers stop responding to hormone treatment.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Lund University Hospital, Department of Oncology

    Lund, 221 85, Sweden

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast neoplasm hormone receptor-positive breast cancer Neoplastic Cells, Circulating

As listed by the trial registrant

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