ADD-ASPIRIN: A phase III, double-blind, placebo controlled, randomised trial assessing the effects of aspirin on disease recurrence and survival after primary therapy in common non-metastatic solid tumours

Coyle, Christopher, Cafferty, Fay H., Rowley, Samuel, MacKenzie, Mairead, Berkman, Lindy, Gupta, Sudeep, Pramesh, C S, Gilbert, Duncan, Kynaston, Howard ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1902-9930, Cameron, David, Wilson, Richard H., Ring, Alistair and Langley, Ruth E. 2016. ADD-ASPIRIN: A phase III, double-blind, placebo controlled, randomised trial assessing the effects of aspirin on disease recurrence and survival after primary therapy in common non-metastatic solid tumours. Contemporary Clinical Trials 51 , pp. 56-64. 10.1016/j.cct.2016.10.004

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Abstract

Background There is a considerable body of pre-clinical, epidemiological and randomised data to support the hypothesis that aspirin has the potential to be an effective adjuvant cancer therapy. Methods Add-Aspirin is a phase III, multi-centre, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial with four parallel cohorts. Patients who have undergone potentially curative treatment for breast (n = 3100), colorectal (n = 2600), gastro-oesophageal (n = 2100) or prostate cancer (n = 2120) are registered into four tumour specific cohorts. All cohorts recruit in the United Kingdom, with the breast and gastro-oesophageal cohort also recruiting in India. Eligible participants first undertake an active run-in period where 100 mg aspirin is taken daily for approximately eight weeks. Participants who are able to adhere and tolerate aspirin then undergo a double-blind randomisation and are allocated in a 1:1:1 ratio to either 100 mg aspirin, 300 mg aspirin or a matched placebo to be taken daily for at least five years. Those participants ≥ 75 years old are only randomised to 100 mg aspirin or placebo due to increased toxicity risk. Results The primary outcome measures are invasive disease-free survival for the breast cohort, disease-free survival for the colorectal cohort, overall survival for the gastro-oesophageal cohort, and biochemical recurrence-free survival for the prostate cohort, with a co-primary outcome of overall survival across all cohorts. Secondary outcomes include adherence, toxicity including serious haemorrhage, cardiovascular events and some cohort specific measures. Conclusions The Add-Aspirin trial investigates whether regular aspirin use after standard therapy prevents recurrence and prolongs survival in participants with four non-metastatic common solid tumours.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Aspirin, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, gastro-oesophageal cancer, prostate cancer, randomised controlled trial
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	1551-7144
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	29 August 2017
Date of Acceptance:	17 October 2016
Last Modified:	04 May 2023 22:23
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/103672

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