Evaluation of megadose vitamin therapy in an experimental brain tumor.
A mixture of vitamins C and B12 in high dosage, which has been reported to eradicate ascites tumors in rats, was tested for its antineoplastic effect against the L9 glioma in Fisher CDF strain rats. No difference in survival time between animals receiving the vitamin mixture and controls could be demonstrated. Possible reasons for the different response to therapy in the two experimental tumor systems are discussed.
D000818:Animals; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005910:Glioma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy; D009974:Orthomolecular Therapy; D051381:Rats; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D014805:Vitamin B 12; D001205:Ascorbic Acid