Dewormer ivermectin as cancer cure? RFK Jr.'s NIH funds "absurd" study.

277 points by esporx 22 hours ago on reddit | 33 comments

tmotytmoty | 21 hours ago

More wasted tax dollars that should go to actual scientists and actually useful research

MazdaProphet | 10 hours ago

Idk - reports and case studies show promise

Here are some peer reviewed published studies

2023 Sep.23 – Man-Yuan Li et al – Ivermectin induces nonprotective autophagy by downregulating PAK1 and apoptosis in lung adenocarcinoma cells. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00280-023-04589-6?ref=rifttv.com

2023 May – Samy et al – Eprinomectin: a derivative of ivermectin suppresses growth and metastatic phenotypes of prostate cancer cells by targeting the β-catenin signaling pathway. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00432-023-04829-5?ref=rifttv.com

2022 Nov – Lotfalizadeh et al – The Anticancer potential of Ivermectin: Mechanisms of action and therapeutic implications. https://jlar.rovedar.com/index.php/JLAR/article/view/11/21?ref=rifttv.com

2022 Oct – Jian Liu et al – Progress in Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Antitumour Effects of Ivermectin. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.2147/DDDT.S237393?ref=rifttv.com

2022 Jun – Daeun Lee et al – Ivermectin suppresses pancreatic cancer via mitochondria dysfunction. https://aacrjournals.org/cancerres/article/82/12_Supplement/2320/701043?ref=rifttv.com

Edit - this is a bit of a shock

Lots of downvotes but no comments. I thought this place was above ideological nonsense.

Reminder, the down bote button is NOT a disagree button. It is only supposed to be used for things that don’t add to the discussion. If this does not add the discussion, say why.

humdinger44 | 21 hours ago

Does this guy own a veterinary medicine supply company?

MBSMD | 6 hours ago

And hopefully every MAGA party member with cancer will take this instead of their chemo for therapy.

LA_Lions | 6 hours ago

Unfortunately, like every other MAGA delusion it’s mostly their kids that will suffer.

garygnu | 19 hours ago

They'll try anything except what works.

LoudNoises89 | 18 hours ago

The study also said that ivermectin makes people much smarter especially if you love Trump bc they are already so smart. It also said it works best if you go to the middle of nowhere and take it. Please spread the word.

kevinnoir | 14 hours ago

The options after that Ivermectin advice during covid were to

A) admit it was wrong advice and move on

B) Dont admit it was wrong advice but just never mention it again and hope it goes away and people forget.

C) Spend MILLIONS of dollars and put countless peoples lives at risk by dying on that hill and pretending Donalds scientific advice was the best advice and keep spending money and having people lie because they are too weak to admit they were wrong.

Unsurprisingly they chose the last option. This is the same man who said "I didnt do anything wrong" when he posted an overtly racist video depicting Americas only African American President and his wife as monkeys.

beebeereebozo | 17 hours ago

But heaven forbid FDA should approve an mRNA flu vaccine trial.

alternatingflan | 8 hours ago

This is the crazy trumpstein files distraction shit that junior was hired for. Well done worm brain.

Faolyn | 6 hours ago

Can anyone tell me why they’ve latched onto ivermectin as a wonder cure?

epidemicsaints | 6 hours ago

To maintain distrust of established medicine. Make Americans hostile to healthcare so they don't demand it. It took off on its own during covid so they are maintaining the interest to keep these people activated on the issue. Anti vax stuff is the same thing. See also: making chemtrails illegal. To keep the conspiratorial part of the population on their side.

Faolyn | 5 hours ago

See, I believe all that, sadly enough. But what I want to know is why this drug particularly. It went from being something I never heard of, since, y'know, I don't have anything to do with livestock, to this magic panacea. Does one of 'em own the patent to it or something?

ugottabekiddingmee | 3 hours ago

Because it took 2 years for them to learn how to pronounce it. No sense starting over on something else now.

Faolyn | 3 hours ago

Hah! I wouldn't be surprised if that was actually the case.

CashCow4u | 17 hours ago

Unless parasities cause cancer, it's a waste... but they will be worm free (unlike RFK Jr!)

Putin_inyoFace | 17 hours ago

I went to Cabo recently. Saw maga chodes at the pharmacy in the airport loading up with ivermectin to “own the libs.”

Truly sad.

And suuuupppper cringey.

zackks | 10 hours ago

When they really commit to the bit.

JemmaMimic | 4 hours ago

What is their obsession about ivermectin about? First it's a miracle COVID cure, now it's cancer?!

paulsteinway | 4 hours ago

It didn't work for COVID. Now maybe it'll work for cancer? How much research money will be spent testing it on every affliction before he finds out it works for worms?

FadeIntoReal | 10 hours ago

No doubt they’ll find some phantom “efficacy” in order to throw more money at these lunatics willing to conduct foolish studies and cash it research. Follow the money.

Et_Crudites | 9 hours ago

There’s a plot in The Wire where cops manufacture a panic about a fake serial killer and divert the extra funds to solving a real case.

Looks like scientists are going to have to do the same. Pretend you’re doing something idiotic because that’s the only way to fund real work.

reddititty69 | 16 hours ago

Looks like a preclinical study, not too good not too bad. But any physician who gives this to actual cancer patients should lose their license and face criminal charges.

Ausaska | 7 hours ago

Create a cure - lose a bunch of customers. Don’t want that.

llkahl | 13 hours ago

Well, aren’t you all soooo smart. How about reading this article instead, and improving your abilities to formulate your own opinions, instead of regurgitating anti-Trump rhetoric?

https://historycollection.com/historys-most-bizarre-medical-practices-that-somehow-worked/

Now perhaps you can intelligently add to this conversation.

GeronimoHero | 11 hours ago

That article has literally nothing to fucking do with the OP article. Science isn’t just throwing random shit against the wall to see what sticks.

TheTopNacho | 10 hours ago

Lol as a scientist that's literally what it feels like we do. Only with little more rational behind it.

The thing with ivermectin and other off label things is that they often have off target effects that "might" work for something different. And those hypotheses are often funded. This really isn't out of the normal range of scientific inquiry.

GeronimoHero | 10 hours ago

I mean that’s my point though. “With more rationale behind it”.

And I feel like if we’re both being honest we know this has more to do with the MAGA cult finding some justification for their ivermectin claims than actual scientific inquiry.

TheTopNacho | 10 hours ago

True. I distracted from the point. My bad.