Veterinary Research Team Identifies Genes That Keep Cancer from Spreading
Research led by Christopher J. Lengner and M. Andrés Blanco of the School of Veterinary Medicine has identified two genes that suppress metastasis in preclinical models of colorectal cancer. The study is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The Hidden Dangers Lurking in Your Chemotherapy Room
If you ask most veterinary professionals what scares them about oncology, you’ll hear a mix of clinical complexity, emotional intensity, and the perpetual fear of missing a new treatment that dropped since last Tuesday. What you won’t always hear is fear for their own safety. And according to Jaci Christensen, BAS, LVT, VTS (Oncology), that might be the most overdue shift of all.
Biovenic's Tech Goes Veterinary
For the past two decades, CAR therapies have revolutionized human oncology. Meanwhile, similar strategies in veterinary medicine have taken hold. Biovenic is changing that narrative by providing tailored solutions—veterinary CAR-T therapydevelopment—to tackle challenges in developing immune cell therapies for veterinary use.
Canine Osteosarcoma: Contemporary Guidance for Veterinary Practitioners
Canine osteosarcoma (OSA) is a common and aggressive bone tumor. Current best practices emphasize limb amputation combined with adjuvant chemotherapy, while emerging treatments like immunotherapy show promise. This comprehensive guideline provides veterinarians with expert recommendations to optimize care, improve survival, and maintain quality of life for affected dogs.
Environmental Chemical Exposures in Boxer Dogs With Multicentric Lymphoma
A prospective case-control study published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine has identified a significant association between exposure to the volatile organic compound (VOC) benzene and the development of multicentric lymphoma (ML) in Boxer dogs. The study moves beyond epidemiological questionnaires by using direct biomonitoring, providing some of the most compelling evidence to date that an environmental chemical is linked to oncogenesis in veterinary patients.
Why Most Dogs with Bladder Cancer Are Euthanized: A Revealing Study Sheds Light
Involving 59 dogs diagnosed with UC, this retrospective study scrutinized the clinical signs and circumstances surrounding euthanasia after treatments like radiation therapy and chemotherapy. The results were telling: the median survival time for these canine patients was just under a year. Astonishingly, 85% of these dogs were euthanized due to complications directly related to their cancer, with a staggering 62% suffering from local tumor progression leading to complete or partial urinary obstruction.