Raj C Shah MD , Prof Joanne Ryan PhD , Katherine L Webb MA , Prof Rory Wolfe PhD , Prof Andrew Chan MD , Trevor T-J Chong MBBS , Prof Michael E Ernst PharmD , Prof Sara E Espinoza MD , Olivia Flynn BMed , Song Yuin Lee MBBS , John McNeil MBBS , Prof Mark R Nelson MBBS , Suzanne G Orchard PhD , Prof Christopher M Reid PhD , Kerry Sheets MD , Prof Nigel P Stocks MBBS , Prof Nilakshi S Weerasinghe MBBS , Michelle E Wilson PhD , Robyn L Woods PhD , Prof Anne M Murray MD
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Aspirin and healthy lifespan in older people: main outcome of the ASPREE-XT observational study
Background
In the Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) clinical trial, low-dose aspirin was not associated with survival free of dementia and persistent physical disability (a measure of a healthy lifespan); however, there was a small increased risk of death. Given the long pre-clinical phase of many ageing conditions, we aimed to examine the legacy effect (post-trial) and the longer-term effect of aspirin versus placebo through extended follow-up in the ASPREE-XT observational study.
Methods
Between March 10, 2010, and Dec 24, 2014, 19 114 community-dwelling people in Australia and the USA, aged predominantly 70 years and older, were randomly assigned to low-dose aspirin or placebo for a median of 4·7 years as part of the ASPREE trial. Post-trial observational follow-up continued for a median of 4·3 years (IQR 4·1–4·6). All components of the primary endpoint (ie, incident dementia, persistent physical disability, and death) were adjudicated by masked expert panels. Analyses used Cox proportional hazards models with intention-to-treat.
Findings
15 633 participants (8836 [56·5%] were women, 6797 [43·5%] were men; 981 [6·3%] were not White) were eligible for and agreed to observational follow-up. There was no effect of randomisation to aspirin (34·37 events per 1000 person-years) versus placebo (33·68 per 1000 person-years) on the primary endpoint (hazard ratio [HR] 1·02; 95% CI 0·94–1·11; p=0·63) in the ASPREE-XT period. Similarly, over the period of both ASPREE and ASPREE-XT, no long-term effect of aspirin versus placebo was observed on the composite outcome of death, dementia, or persistent physical disability over almost a decade of follow-up (HR 1·01; 95% CI 0·95–1·08; p=0·65), including no long-term effect on deaths (1·06; 0·99–1·14; p=0·10). No effect of aspirin on incident major haemorrhagic events as compared with placebo was found in ASPREE-XT; however, aspirin was associated with an increased hazard for incident major haemorrhagic events across both ASPREE and ASPREE-XT (1·24; 1·10–1·39).
Interpretation
Low-dose aspirin does not appear to be effective in promoting a healthy lifespan in initially healthy, community-dwelling older people.
Funding
National Institute on Aging and the National Cancer Institute (USA).
期刊介绍:
The Lancet Healthy Longevity, a gold open-access journal, focuses on clinically-relevant longevity and healthy aging research. It covers early-stage clinical research on aging mechanisms, epidemiological studies, and societal research on changing populations. The journal includes clinical trials across disciplines, particularly in gerontology and age-specific clinical guidelines. In line with the Lancet family tradition, it advocates for the rights of all to healthy lives, emphasizing original research likely to impact clinical practice or thinking. Clinical and policy reviews also contribute to shaping the discourse in this rapidly growing discipline.