Common heart pill could block deadly skin cancer spread

NCT ID NCT06157099

Summary

This study is testing whether atorvastatin, a drug commonly used to lower cholesterol, can prevent melanoma skin cancer from spreading (metastasizing) in people who have had it surgically removed but are at high risk of it returning. About 150 participants who have had surgery for high-risk stage II or III melanoma will take either atorvastatin or a placebo pill daily for up to 5 years. Researchers will track if the drug helps keep the cancer from coming back and improves survival.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

    Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

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