Cancer grows from mutations in a person’s cells. Parasites are separate organisms that live on or in another host organism.

Ivermectin is effective against other parasites, but in a noncontrolled study, a single standard dose eradicated head lice in only 23% of subjects. Examining efficacy and safety, Chosidow and ...

The ACTIV-6 trial is ongoing. Other arms that have yet to report findings include a study of the antidepressant fluvoxamine and a separate study of ivermectin at a higher dose of 600 μg/kg for six ...