Cheap statin could slash deadly clot risk in cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07303816
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether taking a daily statin (rosuvastatin) for one year can safely prevent life-threatening blood clots in people with cancer. Current clot-preventing drugs raise bleeding risks, so a safer option is needed. The trial will enroll 4,000 adults with newly diagnosed or relapsed cancer who are at intermediate or high risk for clots.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 4,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * age \> 18 years with no contraindication to statin therapy and able to provide informed consent * newly diagnosed, newly recurrent or newly progressive malignancy with locally advanced/metastatic disease initiating new systemic cancer therapy with no plan for prophylactic anticoagulation. * intermediate or high risk for cancer associated VTE based on the Khorana Score (KS) and modified Khorana Score (mKS) risk assessment tools (KS 2-4 or mKS 2-5). * ECOG performance status 0-2 * Life expectancy \> 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * current use of statin therapy or known statin intolerance. * current use of systemic anticoagulation. * very low VTE risk defined by a Khorana Score (KS) of 0-1 and a modified Khorana Score (mKS) of 0-1. * extremely high VTE risk defined by a Khorana Score (KS) \> 5 or modified Khorana Score (mKS) \> 6 where guideline recommendations for systemic anticoagulation should be considered. * Basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma in situ cancers of the skin as the sole qualifying cancer type * ineligible cancer types where level of acuity is likely to preclude trial participation (including acute leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, primary brain tumors, primary CNS lymphoma, or plans to undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or CAR-T cell therapy). (g) Known ALT, AST, or creatine kinase (CK) levels \> 3 x ULN; eGFR \< 30 ml/min/1.73m2, or Child Pugh Class B or C liver disease * Known hepatitis C or HIV disease, or intent to use certain oncologic agents (daralutemide, regorafenib, and cabozantinib) or some antivirals used to treat hepatitis C or HIV disease (combinations of sofosbuvir, velpatasvir, and voxilaprevir) which can significantly increase rosuvastatin exposure and potentially lead to drug-drug interactions (DDIs). * Conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the well-being of the subject or conduct of the study, including as examples life expectancy less than 6 months or an ECOG Performance Status \> 3.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
8 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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City of Hope
RECRUITINGIrvine, California, 90101, United States
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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University of Miami
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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Yale University
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States
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