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What science says

What does science say about Statins and cancer (all types)?

  • We don’t say yes or no. We show what has been studied.
  • Working in a lab or in animals does not mean it works in people.
  • Don’t stop or change your treatment without talking to your doctor.

What has been studied

  1. Lab studies (cells)Tests on cells in a dish.Source: PubMed · as of 8 Nov 2026 · Open the search at PubMed400studies
  2. Animal studiesTests in mice, rats or other animals.Source: PubMed · as of 8 Nov 2026 · Open the search at PubMed314studies
  3. Studies in peoplePublished studies with human participants.Source: PubMed · as of 8 Nov 2026 · Open the search at PubMed670studies
  4. Registered trials in peopleTrials entered in a public registry, whatever their result.ClinicalTrials.gov: 46 · as of 8 Nov 2026 · Open the search at ClinicalTrials.govEU CTIS: 2 · as of 8 Nov 2026 · Open the search at EU CTISBy phase:Phase 2 (24)Phase 1 (7)Phase 3 (7)Phase 1/2 (3)Phase 4 (2)No phase (2)Early Phase 1 (2)Phase 2/3 (1)By status:Recruiting (21)Running, not recruiting (10)Not yet recruiting (8)Completed (8)Withdrawn before start (1)Countries (32):United States (24)China (10)Canada (5)Spain (5)Italy (4)Finland (3)France (3)United Kingdom (3)Australia (2)Israel (2)South Korea (2)Netherlands (2)Norway (2)Belgium (1)Brazil (1)Switzerland (1)Colombia (1)Czechia (1)Germany (1)Denmark (1)Estonia (1)Egypt (1)Indonesia (1)India (1)Japan (1)Moldova (1)Puerto Rico (1)Sweden (1)Singapore (1)Slovakia (1)With a linked publication (results): 5 of 48The registries do not tell us here whether results were posted; a linked publication is shown instead.48trials
  5. Approved treatmentApproved by a medicines regulator for this disease.No

Cancer here means all 33 cancer types we cover.

Source: PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov, EU CTIS · as of 8 Nov 2026

Examples of what we found

The trials

  26. Phase 1

    FORAGER-1: A Study of Vepugratinib (LY3866288; LOXO-435) in Participants With Cancer With a Change in a Gene Called FGFR3

    Recruiting · Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands, Norway, United States

    ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT05614739

  39. No phase

    A Study for Cardiovascular and Lifestyle Risk Factors in Prostate Cancer Patients

    Running, not recruiting · Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Israel, India, Singapore, United States

    ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT03127631

Thinking of paying for it? Read this first

  • Ask for published results. Stories, thank-you letters and "patients report" are not results. Ask where the results were published.
  • Know what you pay for. Ask in writing: what exactly is included, who gets the money, and what happens if you stop.
  • Ask your own doctor first. Some products interfere with chemotherapy, radiation or other medicines. Your treating doctor can check this.
  • Do not stop standard treatment for it. Do not stop or delay your treatment without talking to your care team.

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Not medical advice. Talk to the care team before changing treatment.

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