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Active, not recruiting Phase 3

Add-Aspirin: A Trial Assessing the Effects of Aspirin on Disease Recurrence and Survival After Primary Therapy in Common Non Metastatic Solid Tumours

NCT02804815 · tracked via the Priya Life Science Ireland tracker
Sponsor
University College, London
Phase
Phase 3
Started
2015-10
Last updated
2025-06-10

Condition(s) studied

CancerBreast CancerProstate CancerColorectal CancerGastro-oesophageal Cancer

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Aspirin 100mgAspirin 300mgPlacebo 100mgPlacebo 300mg

Aspirin 100mg: Aspirin 100mg

Aspirin 300mg: Aspirin 300mg

Placebo 100mg: Placebo 100mg

Placebo 300mg: Placebo 300mg

Study summary

Add-Aspirin aims to assess whether regular aspirin use after standard curative therapy can prevent recurrence and improve survival in individuals with non-metastatic common tumours. The question will be assessed in four different tumour types (breast, colorectal, gastro-oesophageal and prostate) by means of parallel cohorts within an overarching trial protocol.

Eligible participants will be randomly assigned (double-blind) to either aspirin 100mg, aspirin 300mg or a matched placebo, to be taken daily for at least 5 years. Disease recurrence and survival will be assessed, along with adherence, toxicity, and other potential effects of aspirin (eg. cardiovascular).

There is a large body of evidence indicating that aspirin has anti-cancer effects. Meta-analyses of cardiovascular trials of aspirin have shown short-term effects on cancer mortality and a decrease in risk of metastases, suggesting a role for aspirin in the treatment as well as prevention of cancer. Additionally, large observational studies of individuals taking aspirin after cancer treatment have shown improved disease-specific and overall mortality for specific tumour types.

In the treatment setting, the risks of side effects associated with aspirin are expected to be outweighed by potential benefits. However, this has not yet been assessed in a randomised trial.

As a low cost, generic and widely available drug, which is generally safe, if aspirin is shown to be effective, it could have a huge impact on cancer outcomes globally.

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Min age
16 Years
Max age
Healthy volunteers
No
COMMON INCLUSION CRITERIA * Written informed consent * WHO performance status 0, 1 or 2 * Participants should not be and have no intention of pregnancy or breast feeding during trial treatment * Previous or current participants of other primary treatment trials if agreed in advance between trials * No clinical or radiological evidence of residual or distant disease BREAST COHORT INCLUSION CRITERIA * Men or women with histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer * Undergone complete primary invasive tumour excision with clear margins * Surgical staging of the axilla must have been undertaken by sentinel node biopsy, axillary sampling or dissection * In those patients with a positive sentinel node biopsy: o If 1, 2 or 3 nodes are positive, subsequent management of the axilla (with surgery, radiotherapy or no further intervention) should be completed prior to registration o If 4 or more nodes are involved, patients must have undergone completion axillary node dissection * Radiotherapy (RT) * Patients who have undergone breastconserving surgery should have received adjuvant RT * Patients who have undergone mastectomy should have received RT if they have more than 3 axillary lymph nodes involved * Patients who have undergone mastectomy and have T3 tumours and/or 1, 2 or 3 involved lymph nodes may (or not) have received radiation per institutional practice * Final histology must fall within at least one of these 3 groups: * Node positive * Node negative with highrisk features 2 or more of: 1. ER negative 2. HER2 positive 3. Grade 3 4. Lymphovascular invasion present 5. Age \<35 6. Oncotype Dx score of \>25 * In patients who have received neoadjuvant chemotherapy, patients are eligible if they have both a hormone receptor negative/HER2 negative tumour, a HER2 positive tumour or a hormone receptor positive grade 3 tumour and did not achieve a pathological complete response with neoadjuvant systemic therapy * Known HER2 and ER status * Timing of entry o If no adjuvant chemotherapy or RT: registration within 12 wks of definitive surgery achieving clear margins o Following adjuvant chemotherapy/RT: registration within 8 wks of last therapy. * Participants may receive endocrine therapy and trastuzumab. All ER positive patients should be planned to undergo at least 5 yrs of adjuvant endocrine therapy. COLORECTAL COHORT INCLUSION CRITERIA * Histologically confirmed stage II or III adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum and patients who have undergone resection of liver metastases with clear margins and no residual metastatic disease * Patients with synchronous tumours if one of the tumours is at least stage II or III * Serum CEA ideally ≤1.5 x upper limit of normal * Have undergone curative (R0) resection with clear margins * Timing of entry: * If no adjuvant treatment: registration within 12 wks of definitive surgery achieving clear margins * Following adjuvant treatment: registration within 8 wks of last therapy GASTROOESOPHAGEAL COHORT INCLUSION CRITERIA * Patients with histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma, adenosquamous carcinoma or squamous cell cancer of the oesophagus, gastrooesophageal junction or stomach * Have undergone curative (R0) resection with clear margins or primary chemoRT given with curative intent * Timing of entry: * Following surgery without adjuvant treatment: registration within 12 wks of the definitive surgery achieving clear margins * Following primary chemoRT or surgery with adjuvant treatment: registration within 8 wks of last therapy PROSTATE COHORT INCLUSION CRITERIA * Men with histologically confirmed node negative nonmetastatic adenocarcinoma of the prostate * Have undergone curative treatment, either: * Radical prostatectomy * Radical RT * Intermediate or high risk according to D'Amico classification Depending on the curative treatment pathway, participant must additionally satisfy the following (a) Prostatectomy patients * Open, laparoscopic or robotic radical prostatectomy * Men treated with immediate adjuvant RT * Men receiving adjuvant hormone therapy planned for a maximum duration of 3 yrs * Timing of entry: * If no adjuvant RT: registration within 12 wks of definitive surgery and PSA at ≥6 weeks postsurgery must be \<0.1ng/ml * Following adjuvant RT: registration within 8 wks of delivery of final fraction of RT * Men treated with salvage RT following a rise in PSA * Men randomised to RADICALSHD (ISRCTN 40814031) provided all other eligibility criteria are met (b) Radical RT patients * Men receiving neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant hormone therapy planned for a maximum duration of 3yrs * Timing of registration within 8wks from completion of RT (c) Salvage RT patients after previous Radical Prostatectomy * Men treated with salvage RT following a rise in PSA * Men receiving neoand/ or adjuvant hormone therapy planned for a maximum of 3yrs COMMON EXCLUSION CRITERIA • Current or previous regular use of aspirin (at any dose) or current use of another NSAID for any indication. * A past history of adverse reaction or hypersensitivity to NSAIDs, celecoxib, aspirin or other salicylates or sulphonamides, including asthma, that is exacerbated by use of NSAIDs. * Current use of anticoagulants. * Current or longterm use of oral corticosteroids. The treating physician should make the clinical decision whether a patient has been exposed to longterm therapy. * Active or previous peptic ulceration * Previous gastrointestinal bleeding except where the cause of the bleeding has been surgically removed. * Active or previous history of inflammatory bowel disease. * History of moderate or severe renal impairment, with eGFR\<45ml/min/1.73m2. * Previous invasive or noninvasive malignancy except: \- DCIS where treatment consisted of resection alone. Prostate cancer initially treated with prostatectomy and now being treated with salvage radiotherapy following a rise in PSA. \- Cervical carcinoma in situ where treatment consisted of resection alone. * Basal cell carcinoma where treatment consisted of resection alone or radiotherapy. * Superficial bladder carcinoma where treatment consisted of resection alone. * Other cancers where the patient has been diseasefree for ≥15 years. * Any other physical condition which is associated with increased risk of aspirinrelated morbidity or, in the opinion of the Investigator, makes the patient unsuitable for the trial, including but not limited to severe asthma, haemophilia and other bleeding diatheses, macular degeneration and patients with a highrisk of mortality from another cause within the trial treatment period. * Known glucose6phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. * LFTs greater than 1.5x the upper limit of normal unless agreed with TMG. * Anticipated difficulties in complying with trial treatment or followup schedules. * \<16 years old. * Participants in other treatment trials where this has not been agreed in advance by both trial teams. BREAST COHORT EXCLUSION CRITERIA • Metastatic or bilateral breast cancer. COLORECTAL COHORT EXCLUSION CRITERIA • Proven (or clinically suspected) metastatic disease (patients who have undergone resection of liver metastases with clear margins and no residual metastatic disease are eligible). GASTROOESOPHAGEAL COHORT EXCLUSION CRITERIA • Proven (or clinically suspected) metastatic disease. PROSTATE COHORT EXCLUSION CRITERIA * Biopsy proven or radiologically suspected nodal involvement, or distant metastases from prostate cancer. * Adjuvant hormone therapy planned for \>3 years.

Primary outcome measure(s)

Trial sites (82)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
Bon Secours Hospital Cork Ireland
Cork University Hospital Cork Ireland
Beaumont Hospital Dublin Ireland
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Dublin Ireland
Mater Private Hospital Dublin Ireland
St Luke's Hospital Dublin Ireland
St Vincent's Hospital Dublin Ireland
Tallaght University Hospital Dublin Ireland
University College Hospital Galway Galway Ireland
University Hospital Limerick Limerick Ireland
Sligo University Hospital Sligo Ireland
University Hospital Waterford Waterford Ireland
William Harvey Hospital Ashford United Kingdom
Stoke Mandeville Hospital Aylesbury United Kingdom
Ysbyty Gwynedd Bangor United Kingdom
North Devon District Hospital Barnstaple United Kingdom
Basildon Hospital Basildon United Kingdom
Bedford Hospital Bedford United Kingdom
Victoria Hospital Blackpool United Kingdom
Glan Clwyd Hospital Bodelwyddan United Kingdom
Pilgrim Hospital Boston United Kingdom
Royal Sussex County Hospital Brighton United Kingdom
Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre Bristol United Kingdom
Fairfield Hospital Bury United Kingdom
West Suffolk Hospital Bury St Edmunds United Kingdom
Kent and Canterbury Hospital Canterbury United Kingdom
University Hospital of Wales Cardiff United Kingdom
Velindre Hospital Cardiff United Kingdom
Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle United Kingdom
Cheltenham General Hospital Cheltenham United Kingdom
University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire Coventry United Kingdom
Darlington Memorial Hospital Darlington United Kingdom
Darent Valley Hospital Dartford United Kingdom
Western General Hospital Edinburgh United Kingdom
North Middlesex Hospital Edmonton United Kingdom
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital Exeter United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead United Kingdom
The New Victoria Hospital Glasgow United Kingdom
Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock United Kingdom
Princess Alexandra Hospital Harlow United Kingdom

+ 42 more sites — see the full list on the official registry below.

Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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