Phase I clinical trial of i.v. ascorbic acid in advanced malignancy.

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Published in Ann Oncol on June 09, 2008

Authors

L J Hoffer1, M Levine, S Assouline, D Melnychuk, S J Padayatty, K Rosadiuk, C Rousseau, L Robitaille, W H Miller

Author Affiliations

1: Montreal Centre for Experimental Therapeutics in Cancer, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, McGill University and the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. l.hoffer@mcgill.ca

Associated clinical trials:

Study of High Dose Intravenous (IV) Ascorbic Acid in Measurable Solid Tumor Disease | NCT01125449

IV Ascorbic Acid in Advanced Colorectal Cancer | NCT02969681

Metabolic Resuscitation Using Ascorbic Acid, Thiamine, and Glucocorticoids in Sepsis. (ORANGES) | NCT03422159

Vitamin C in Post-cardiac Arrest (VITaCCA) | NCT03509662

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