Written from the studies on PubMed, searched on 11 Nov 2026. Every number below comes from a study listed under Sources.
What people read
Posts online say that Vitamin C (incl. high-dose) helps with Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
What has been studied
- 0In people
- 3In animals
- 0Only in the lab
What the studies found
Vitamin C (incl. high-dose) has been studied for Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in animals, not yet in people.
We found 8 published papers on Vitamin C (incl. high-dose) and Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. They were published between 1975 and 2025.
0 of them are studies in people (0 randomised trials), 0 are reviews, 3 are studies in animals and 0 are studies only in the lab.
The most important ones are listed under Sources.
What this means for you: Results in animals or in cells often do not hold in people. Do not stop or change your medicines because of it. Ask your doctor before you start taking it.
Sources
- High-dose vitamin C potently induces apoptosis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia by activating ER stress response.2025 · Hum Exp Toxicol · In animals
- Association of Leukemia Target Genes Tet2, Bcl2, and Slc23a2 in Vitamin C Pathways.2019 · Cancer Genomics Proteomics · In animals
- Stromal cell oxidation: a mechanism by which tumors obtain vitamin C.1999 · Cancer Res · In animals
- Vitamin C status in Iranian children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: evidence for increased utilization.2007 · J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr · Other paper
- The association between vitamin C and vitamin E supplement use before hematopoietic stem cell transplant and outcomes to two years.2003 · J Am Diet Assoc · Other paper
- Effect of chemotherapy on ascorbate and ascorbyl radical in cerebrospinal fluid and serum of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.2000 · Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) · Other paper
- Plasma and leucocyte ascorbic acid concentrations in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.1975 · Ir J Med Sci · Other paper