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29 November 2024 · LEMMO Cancer Care research & perspectives

Intravenous vitamin C together with chemo increases survival in pancreatic cancer

The combination of intravenous vitamin C and chemotherapy in advanced pancreatic cancer doubles survival in pancreatic cancer. 

In the study, 34 patients with stage 4 metastatic pancreatic cancer were randomized to receive either standard chemotherapy (gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel), or the chemotherapy plus infusions of high-dose vitamin C. The results showed that average overall survival was 16 months for the patients receiving the chemotherapy plus vitamin C, compared to eight months for the patients getting just chemotherapy alone. 

https://medicine.uiowa.edu/content/high-dose-iv-vitamin-c-plus-chemotherapy-doubles-survival-advanced-pancreatic-cancer#

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2024.103375

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