"The anti-parasitic drugs fenbendazole, flubendazole, albendazole, and mebendazole have been used safely to treat pinworm and other helminthic infections in humans and animals for decades. The rationale for developing these drugs as cancer therapeutics is their microtubule destabilizing activities.
"The anti-parasitic drugs fenbendazole, flubendazole, albendazole, and mebendazole have been used safely to treat pinworm and other helminthic infections in humans and animals for decades. The rationale for developing these drugs as cancer therapeutics is their microtubule destabilizing activities.
While evidence for the efficacy of these benzimidazoles is increasing in the scientific literature, social media has exploded with accounts of de-wormer reports showing efficacy as an anti-cancer treatment off prescription. Clearly, scientifically designed studies are needed to evaluate these drugs as anti-cancer agents and provide information to appropriately design clinical trials and applications."
"The anti-parasitic drugs fenbendazole, flubendazole, albendazole, and mebendazole have been used safely to treat pinworm and other helminthic infections in humans and animals for decades. The rationale for developing these drugs as cancer therapeutics is their microtubule destabilizing activities.
While evidence for the efficacy of these benzimidazoles is increasing in the scientific literature, social media has exploded with accounts of de-wormer reports showing efficacy as an anti-cancer treatment off prescription. Clearly, scientifically designed studies are needed to evaluate these drugs as anti-cancer agents and provide information to appropriately design clinical trials and applications."
Source: "Potential and mechanism of mebendazole for treatment and maintenance of ovarian cancer", Oct 2020 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8820236/