Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Radiation treatment eases symptoms in dogs with nasal cancer
By Gieger, Tracy et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2008·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Palliation of clinical signs in 48 dogs with nasal carcinomas treated with coarse-fraction radiation therapy.
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Plain-English summary
Forty-eight dogs with nasal tumors were treated with palliative radiation therapy to help relieve their symptoms. About two-thirds of the dogs saw their symptoms completely go away for an average of four months, while the overall survival time was about five months. Dogs that had symptoms for less than three months before starting treatment tended to have shorter relief and survival times. Those that experienced complete relief from their symptoms lived longer than those with partial or no improvement.
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Abstract
Data from 48 dogs with nasal carcinomas treated with palliative radiation therapy (PRT) were retrospectively reviewed. Factors potentially influencing resolution of clinical signs and survival after PRT were evaluated. Clinical signs completely resolved in 66% of dogs for a median of 120 days. The overall median survival time was 146 days. Duration of response to PRT was shorter in dogs that had clinical signs for <90 days before PRT. Survival times were shorter in dogs that had partial or no resolution of clinical signs after PRT than in dogs that had complete resolution of clinical signs.
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