Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Chemotherapy and radiation helped 4 dogs with urinary bladder cancer
By Marconato, Laura et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2012·Animal Oncology and Imaging Center·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Chemotherapy and radiation therapy in 4 dogs with muscle-invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary tract.
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Plain-English summary
Four dogs with urinary tract cancer (transitional cell carcinoma) received a combination of chemotherapy and radiation therapy to treat their condition. Throughout the treatment, none of the dogs experienced significant side effects. After the therapy, all four dogs showed improvement in their symptoms and a decrease in tumor size as seen on CT scans. This suggests that the combined approach was effective in managing their cancer.
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Abstract
Four dogs with T(2)N(0)M(0) transitional cell carcinoma of the lower urinary tract underwent multimodal treatment consisting of neoadjuvant chemotherapy, external-beam radiotherapy, and adjuvant chemotherapy. No significant toxicity was documented. All dogs showed clinical improvement and reduction of tumor volume based on computed tomography (CT).
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