Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Oncept vaccine did not improve survival in dogs with oral melanoma
By Ottnod, J M et al.·Published in Veterinary and comparative oncology·2013·Medical Oncology, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A retrospective analysis of the efficacy of Oncept vaccine for the adjunct treatment of canine oral malignant melanoma.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of dogs with oral malignant melanoma (a type of aggressive mouth cancer) was treated with the Oncept vaccine to see if it would help improve their chances of survival after initial treatment. Unfortunately, the study found that the dogs who received the vaccine did not live longer or have better outcomes compared to those who did not get the vaccine. This suggests that the Oncept vaccine may not be effective as an additional treatment for this serious condition.
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Abstract
Oral malignant melanoma (OMM) in the dog is often locally aggressive with a high metastatic potential and there are few treatment options that have been demonstrated to improve outcome of this disease. The purpose of this study was to determine whether adjunctive treatment with the Oncept melanoma vaccine affected the outcome of dogs with OMM that had achieved loco-regional cancer control. Medical records from 45 dogs that presented to the Animal Cancer and Imaging Center were reviewed, including 30 dogs with stage II and III disease. Dogs that received the vaccine did not achieve a greater progression-free survival, disease-free interval or median survival time than dogs that did not receive the vaccine.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23909996/