Ivermectin

Everyone is asking about ivermectin!  Let’s recap what we know……

Cell and animal studies show that ivermectin is probably effective against cancer cells and helps radiation and chemotherapy work better.

Ivermectin can:

-reduce the activity of several genetic pathways that contribute to tumor growth, including Akt/mTOR, STAT3, EGFR, Wnt/β-catenin and PAK1.

-reverse drug resistance in cancer cells, making them more sensitive to chemotherapy drugs and radiation.

-induce programmed cancer cell death through various mechanisms, including apoptosis (cell suicide), autophagy (cell self-digestion), and pyroptosis (inflammatory cell death).

-inhibit the growth, proliferation, and spread of various cancer cells.

Currently, the only ivermectin human study is incorporating ivermectin in hopes of reducing resistance to the other medications in a trial for metastatic triple negative breast cancer.  We should have data from this trial in late 2026.

I always caution against the popular notion that a little is good so a lot must be better.  Higher doses of ivermectin may cause dizziness/vertigo, headaches, drowsiness and even tremors and neurotoxicity.   

Ivermectin is getting attention for good reason, it is inexpensive, widely available, and relatively safe.  That being said, I’m noticing new “supplement” companies popping up daily to market ivermectin that may not be trustworthy.  If you need help vetting your ivermectin source, please reach out!