Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Survival and remission times for cats with lymphoma on UW chemo
By Milner, Rowan J et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·2005·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Response rates and survival times for cats with lymphoma treated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison chemotherapy protocol: 38 cases (1996-2003).
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Plain-English summary
A group of 38 cats diagnosed with lymphoma underwent treatment using a specific chemotherapy protocol from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. About 47% of these cats achieved complete remission, meaning their cancer symptoms disappeared, while 37% had partial remission, where symptoms improved but did not fully resolve. The cats that went into complete remission lived significantly longer, with a median survival time of about 654 days, compared to those with partial remission (122 days) or no response (11 days). This treatment showed promising results, indicating that many cats with lymphoma can benefit from this chemotherapy approach.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine response rates and survival times for cats with lymphoma treated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison chemotherapy protocol. DESIGN: Retrospective study. ANIMALS: 38 cats with lymphoma. PROCEDURE: Medical records were reviewed, and information on age, sex, breed, FeLV and FIV infection status, anatomic form, clinical stage, and survival time was obtained. Immunophenotyping was not performed. RESULTS: Mean +/- SD age of the cats was 10.9 +/- 4.4 years. Overall median survival time was 210 days (interquartile range, 90 to 657 days), and overall duration of first remission was 156 days (interquartile range, 87 to 316 days). Age, sex, anatomic form, and clinical stage were not significantly associated with duration of first remission or survival time. Eighteen of the 38 (47%) cats had complete remission, 14 (37%) had partial remission, and 6 (16%) had no response. Duration of first remission was significantly longer for cats with complete remission (654 days) than for cats with partial remission (114 days). Median survival time for cats with complete remission (654 days) was significantly longer than median survival time for cats with partial remission (122 days) and for cats with no response (11 days). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results suggested that a high percentage of cats with lymphoma will respond to treatment with the University of Wisconsin-Madison chemotherapy protocol. Age, sex, anatomic form, and clinical stage were not significantly associated with duration of first response or survival time, but initial response to treatment was.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16220673/