Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Radiation treatment easing symptoms in dogs with nasal tumors
By Tan-Coleman, Birgitte et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2013·Veterinary Cancer Group, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Prospective evaluation of a 5 × 4 Gy prescription for palliation of canine nasal tumors.
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Plain-English summary
Eighteen dogs with nasal tumors received palliative radiation therapy to help relieve their symptoms. After treatment, 78% of the dogs showed complete resolution of their symptoms, while 16.5% had partial improvement. On average, the dogs maintained their improved condition for about 178 days after the first round of radiation. For six dogs that needed a second round of treatment, they responded again, with an average survival time of about 309 days. This suggests that this radiation treatment can be effective in managing symptoms in dogs with nasal tumors.
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Abstract
We evaluated the efficacy of palliative radiation therapy using 5 × 4 Gy given daily in 18 dogs with nasal tumors. Dogs with malignant nasal tumors were evaluated for response rate, response duration, and survival. Seventy-eight percent of the dogs achieved complete resolution of clinical signs, and 16.5% had partial resolution of their signs. Overall median response duration for all dogs was 178 days after one course of radiation therapy. Six dogs received a second course of therapy when their disease progressed using the same daily 5 × 4 Gy scheme, and all six responded for a median time of 129.5 days for an overall median survival time in these six dogs of 309 days. Based on these results, a radiation prescription of 5 × 4 Gy appears to be useful palliatively in dogs with a malignant nasal tumor.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23002718/