Bowel (colorectal) cancer, Colon cancer, Rectal cancer
Open
Phase 2/3
This trial is looking at aspirin by itself and in combination with metformin to prevent bowel polyps. The researchers are also looking at a food supplement called resveratrol to see if this can prevent bowel polyps.
It is open to people who have had a colonoscopy to remove from their bowel as part of the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP).
Recruitment start: 28 March 2023
Recruitment end: 31 January 2028
Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.
Dr Ajay M Verma
Cancer Research UK
University of Leicester
Leicester Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre
This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/19/011.
Last reviewed: 11 June 2025
CRUK internal database number: 17182