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ASA in Prevention of Ovarian Cancer (STICs and STONEs)
Sponsor: Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Summary
While ASA is not a cancer medication, research suggests that taking ASA reduces the probability of getting many types of cancer because of its anti-inflammatory action. Inflammation in the ovaries during ovulation is thought to contribute to the development of ovarian cancer, and, because ASA is an anti-inflammatory medication, it may help to prevent it.
Official title: A Randomized Phase II Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA) in Prevention of Ovarian Cancer in Women With BRCA 1/2 Mutations (STICs and STONEs)
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
117
Start Date
2018-07-24
Completion Date
2026-09-15
Last Updated
2026-01-14
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Acetylsalicylic acid
81 mg PO daily or 325 mg PO daily
Placebo
One tablet PO daily
Locations (17)
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Prince of Wales Hospital
Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Westmead Hospital
Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Peter McCallum Cancer Institute
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
St John of God Subiaco
Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Clinical Research Unit at Vancouver Coastal
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
CancerCare Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Kingston Health Sciences Centre
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
North York General Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Women's College Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CIUSSS de l'Est-de-I'lle-de-Montreal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CHUM-Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Hotel-Dieu de Quebec
Québec, Quebec, Canada
CIUSSS de l'Estrie - Centre hospitalier
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada