Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Feline stomach lymphoma treated with chemotherapy outcomes
By Gustafson, Tanya L et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2014·Animal Cancer Care Clinic·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A retrospective study of feline gastric lymphoma in 16 chemotherapy-treated cats.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 16 cats diagnosed with gastric lymphoma (a type of stomach cancer) received chemotherapy to treat their condition. About 75% of these cats went into remission, with the average remission lasting around 108 days. Cats that achieved a complete remission lived longer than those with only a partial response. Interestingly, neutered male cats tended to have better survival rates compared to spayed females. While some cats received additional rescue chemotherapy, this treatment was linked to shorter remission periods. Overall, many cats showed positive responses to chemotherapy, but more research is needed to compare different treatment options.
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Abstract
The purposes of this study were to describe cases of feline gastric lymphoma with regards to signalment, clinical presentation, laboratory and ancillary study findings, response to therapy, and outcomes and to identify prognostic variables. Sixteen cats with stage I and II gastric lymphoma treated with chemotherapy were included in this study. Seventy-five percent of cats experienced remission. Overall, first remission duration was 108 days. Response to treatment was prognostic as in other types of feline lymphoma. Cats with a complete remission (CR) had longer survival times compared with cats with a partial remission (PR). Sex and treatment with a rescue protocol were found to be prognostic with castrated males having longer survivals than spayed females. Cats that received rescue chemotherapy had shorter first remission durations than those that did not. Prior treatment with steroids and stage were not found to be significant prognostic variables. This study characterizes gastric lymphoma treated with chemotherapy in cats. Further studies are needed to determine the comparative efficacy of surgical and chemotherapeutic treatments for feline gastric lymphoma.
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