Breast Cancer Active Surveillance, Alternative Option, Aspirin Included

Summary

Experimental, clinical, and epidemiological studies have all demonstrated the strong association between chronic inflammation and cancer, and many studies have correlated the prolonged presence of the inflammatory milieu with an increased risk for developing cancer.(1) Although the potential mechanism for aspirin preventing breast cancer is not known, possible pathways may involve platelets, inflammation, cyclooxygenase (COX) 2, hormones, or PI3 kinase. (2). In actual clinical practice there exist clear guidelines for the use of aspirin in colorectal cancer but no such guidelines exist for the use of aspirin in breast cancer patients. In the Unit´s proper experience, in patients under active surveillance and metastatic ones some present very good responses both in the neoadjuvant and in the metastatic setting but investigators intend to provide evidence and not just the experience. This study patients are proposed to combine their standard treatment with aspirin.

Timeline

Start

2018-06-01

Primary completion

2019-12-31

Completion

2023-05-31

Publications

• Background Chen WY, Holmes MD. Role of Aspirin in Breast Cancer Survival. Curr Oncol Rep. 2017 Jul;19(7):48. doi: 10.1007/s11912-017-0605-6.
• Results Keibel A, Singh V, Sharma MC. Inflammation, microenvironment, and the immune system in cancer progression. Curr Pharm Des. 2009;15(17):1949-55. doi: 10.2174/138161209788453167.

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