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 Ivermectin helps with Melanoma.
What has been studied
- 0In people
- 1In animals
- 0Only in the lab
What the studies found
Ivermectin has been studied for Melanoma in animals, not yet in people.
We found 4 published papers on Ivermectin and Melanoma. They were published between 2019 and 2025.
0 of them are studies in people (0 randomised trials), 1 are reviews, 1 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
- Re-examining the evidence that ivermectin induces a melanoma-like state in Xenopus embryos.2024 · Bioessays · Review
- Drug repurposing of ivermectin abrogates neutrophil extracellular traps and prevents melanoma metastasis.2022 · Front Oncol · In animals
- Ivermectin treatment for nasal myiasis complicated by orbital cellulitis: a case report.2025 · J Med Case Rep · Other paper
- Suppressing ROS-TFE3-dependent autophagy enhances ivermectin-induced apoptosis in human melanoma cells.2019 · J Cell Biochem · Other paper