Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy outcomes for cats with nasal lymphoma
By Nakazawa, Maho et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2021·Department of Veterinary Clinical Pathobiology, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Efficacy of chemotherapy and palliative hypofractionated radiotherapy for cats with nasal lymphoma.
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Plain-English summary
A cat diagnosed with nasal lymphoma, the most common nasal tumor in felines, was treated with either chemotherapy, palliative hypofractionated radiotherapy, or a combination of both. The study found that all three treatment options provided similar outcomes in terms of survival and disease progression. This means that pet owners can consider any of these treatments for their cat, as they all appear to be effective. Ultimately, the choice of treatment may depend on the cat's specific situation and the veterinarian's recommendation.
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Abstract
Nasal lymphoma (NL) is the most common nasal tumor in cats, and radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of these treatments have been described as the treatment for this disease. However, the previous studies included various machines and protocols of radiotherapy. Therefore, we aimed to retrospectively compare the prognosis among cases treated with palliative hypofractionated radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and a combination of them with united machine and protocol of radiotherapy. When compared overall survival and progression free survival, there was no significant difference among these three groups. The data of this study suggested that similar efficacy could be achieved by palliative hypofractionated radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of them.
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