A Phase 2 interventional study of Acetylsalicylic acid and Placebo in Ovarian Cancer Prevention, sponsored by Canadian Cancer Trials Group. Active, not recruiting at 17 sites in 2 countries. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-16.
Sponsored by Canadian Cancer Trials Group · Phase 2, Interventional, and Prevention
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.
The standard or usual treatment for women with a high risk gene mutation, BRCA1 or BRCA2, is to have risk-reducing surgery to remove the fallopian tubes and ovaries (bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy or bilateral salpingectomy inclusive of fimbria) after they have decided not to have more children naturally.
Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA) is a safe, well tolerated drug taken by mouth. ASA has been available for over 100 years and has been used mainly to relieve fever and pain, but also as an anti-inflammatory medication in order to reduce inflammation (swelling).
Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects with history of other malignancies, except:
Drug: Acetylsalicylic acid
Other: Placebo
81 mg PO daily or 325 mg PO daily
Also known as: ASA
One tablet PO daily
Proportion of pre- & malignant lesions found during prophylactic risk reduction surgery using a stratified Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test
Time frame: 5 years
Acceptance of the ASA intervention from the self-report Credibility/Expectancy Questionnaire
Time frame: 5 years
Compliance of taking ASA by serum monitoring
Time frame: 5 years
Compliance of taking ASA by evaluation of treatment completion rates
Time frame: 5 years
Compliance of taking ASA by reasons for early discontinuation of protocol intervention.
Time frame: 5 years
Plan to share: No
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