This page grew out of my Ivermectin vs. COVID-19 page. While collecting links on that subject I ran across these papers on ivermectin and cancer.
The drug shows some amazing potential as a safe, non-toxic, treatment that can be used as an alternative, or addition, to chemotherapy. Many of these papers describe ivermectin as killing cancer cells without harming healthy cells. A wondrous drug indeed!
On a cautionary note, a study has found that a significant percentage of people (16% in the small study) have a genetic mutation that inhibits the metabolism of ivermectin. In those patients, side effects such as “delirium-like behavior, agitation, aggressive attitude, and altered state of consciousness” occurred. No such side effects occurred in people without the mutation.
Papers
Cancers in general.
Inhaled Ivermectin-Loaded Lipid Polymer Hybrid Nanoparticles: Development and Characterization
Ivermectin and its synthetic derivatives – A new class of anticancer agents
Ivermectin: A Multifaceted Drug With a Potential Beyond Anti-parasitic Therapy
Outcome of Ivermectin in Cancer Treatment: An Experience in Loja-Ecuador
Ivermectin Enhanced Antitumor Activity of Resiquimod in a Co-loaded Squalene Emulsion
Synergistic Anti-tumor Effect of Dichloroacetate and Ivermectin
Ivermectin: Potential Repurposing of a Versatile Antiparasitic as a Novel Anticancer
Ivermectin, a potential anticancer drug derived from an antiparasitic drug
Progress in Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Antitumour Effects of Ivermectin
Ivermectin inhibits HSP27 and potentiates efficacy of oncogene targeting in tumor models
Ivermectin kills cancer cells via catastrophic changes in the endoplasmic reticulum structure
Lung cancer
Multiple myeloma
Assessing the potential of ivermectin against t(4;14) multiple myeloma.
Pancreatic cancer
Ivermectin suppresses pancreatic cancer via mitochondria dysfunction
Prostate cancer
Integrated analysis reveals FOXA1 and Ku70/Ku80 as direct targets of ivermectin in prostate cancer
Breast cancer
Ivermectin Induces Oxidative Stress and DNA Damage in Breast Cancer Cells
Bone cancer
Repurposing Ivermectin to augment chemotherapy’s efficacy in osteosarcoma
Ovarian cancer
Ivermectin: an ally to reverse P-glycoprotein-associated multidrug resistance in ovarian cancer
Ivermectin Augments the Anti-Cancer Activity of Pitavastatin in Ovarian Cancer Cells
The Anti-Cancer Effects of Anti-Parasite Drug Ivermectin in Ovarian Cancer
Anti-parasite drug ivermectin can suppress ovarian cancer by regulating lncRNA-EIF4A3-mRNA axes
Multiomics-based energy metabolism heterogeneity and its regulation by antiparasite drug ivermectin.
Cervical cancer
Ivermectin induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis of HeLa cells via mitochondrial pathway
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)
Renal cancer
Glioma
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Melanoma
Gastric cancer
Liver cancer
Dysregulated YAP1/TAZ and TGF-β signaling mediate hepatocarcinogenesis in Mob1a/1b-deficient mice
Leukemia
Colon cancer
Bladder cancer
Ivermectin Inhibits Bladder Cancer Cell Growth and Induces Oxidative Stress and DNA Damage.
Clinical Trials
Articles
Ivermectin for Parasites, but as a PAK1 Inhibitor for Autism, Cancer and Leukemia?