IVC IV Treatment
What is Vitamin C?
Vitamin C is an essential nutrient that is mostly known for its antioxidant properties. However, it is also a cofactor for numerous enzymes, and plays an important role in the creation of collagen. Intravenous Vitamin C (IVC) is especially useful when the body is under elevated amounts of stress, excessive fatigue, and when there is excessive demand on your immune system.
When infused intravenously, Vitamin C can reach much higher levels in the blood than when the same amount is taken by mouth. High-dose IVC is a powerful adjunctive treatment option for many patients, acting synergistically with many standard (chemo) therapies, as well as decreasing the toxic side-effects of chemotherapy and/or radiation such as fatigue, nausea or vomiting.
Relevant Information and Studies
IVC Infusion Information for Physicians and Patients
- Intravenous Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid): Information for Physicians and Patients
- Intravenous Vitamin C (IVC) in Cancer Care: Patient Resource
- Intravenous Vitamin C in Cancer Care: Healthcare Provider Resource
IVC Infusion Studies
- High-dose intravenous vitamin C, a promising multi-targeting agent in the treatment of cancer
- IVC Protocol Vitamin C Research: The Riordan IVC Protocol for Adjunctive Cancer Care Intravenous Ascorbate as a Chemotherapeutic and Biological Response Modifying Agent
- A randomized trial of pharmacological ascorbate, gemcitabine, and nab-paclitaxel for metastatic pancreatic cancer
- A Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter, Phase 3 Study of High-Dose Vitamin C Plus FOLFOX ± Bevacizumab versus FOLFOX ± Bevacizumab in Unresectable Untreated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (VITALITY Study)
- Effect of vitamins C and E on cancer survival; a systematic review
- High-Dose Intravenous Vitamin C Combined with Docetaxel in Men with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Phase II Trial
- Impact of Intravenous Vitamin C Administration in Reducing Severity of Symptoms in Breast Cancer Patients During Treatment
- Pharmacological dose ascorbic acid administration in relapsed refractory multiple myeloma patients
Who Receives High Dose IVC Infusions?
- Cancer Patients (Adjunctive cancer care)
- Chronic infections:
- Lyme disease
- Bartonella
- Babesia
- Epstein barr/EBV/reactivated mononucleosis
- Post COVID symptoms
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- MCAS
- PANDAS/PANS
High-Dose IVC Therapy is Used To:
- Reduce side effects and/or improve effects of chemotherapy and radiation (adjunctive cancer care).
- Address viral and bacterial infections
- Reduce fatigue
- Improve skin texture and collagen production.
- Boost your immune system to fight stress, flu, colds, and low energy
- Protect cell structures – DNA, protein, and collagen – from oxyradicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS).
At Neighborhood Naturopathic, patient safety comes first. In order to receive high-dose Vitamin C infusion, a few key labs are required prior to your first treatment. These labs may be ordered through your health care provider, or they may be done at our clinic.
