Molecular targets of ivermectin as a potential repurposed drug in cancer therapy: A scoping review

Table 1 Databases and search terms used during the study

Database	Search date	Search terms
PubMed	September 17, 2025	(Ivermectin[MeSH Terms] OR ivermectin OR avermectin) AND (Neoplasms[MeSH Terms] OR cancer OR carcinoma OR tumor OR neoplasm OR malignan OR oncology) AND (therapy OR treatment OR intervention OR effect OR outcome OR response OR inhibition OR cytotoxicity OR anti-cancer OR anticancer OR anti-tumor OR antitumor)
EMBASE	September 17, 2025	Ivermectin/OR ivermectin.mp. OR (ivermect OR stromectol OR mectizan OR sklice).tw,kw. AND exp neoplasm/OR (cancer OR tumor OR tumour OR neoplas OR malignan OR carcinoma OR sarcoma OR lymphoma OR leukemia OR leukaemia OR oncology).tw,kw. AND exp cancer therapy/OR exp antineoplastic therapy/OR (therapOR treat OR adjunct OR adjuvant OR drug reposition OR drug repurpos)