Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with metastatic gut tumor treated successfully with toceranib
By Elliott, J W et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2017·Willows Referral Service·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Successful treatment of a metastatic, gastrointestinal stromal tumour in a dog with toceranib phosphate (Palladia).
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old female English springer spaniel was brought to the vet with a large mass in her abdomen, but she didn't show any other symptoms. After tests, she was diagnosed with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor that had spread throughout her abdomen. The vet treated her with toceranib phosphate, a medication that targets tumors, and it worked very well—she had a complete response to the treatment. Nine months later, there were no signs of the tumor coming back.
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Abstract
A ten-year-old, female-entire English springer spaniel presented with a large intra-abdominal mass but no other clinical signs. Gastrointestinal stromal tumour of the caecum with widespread abdominal metastasis was confirmed. Treatment with toceranib phosphate resulted in complete response, despite the absence of exon-8 or exon-11 c-kit mutation. There was no clinical evidence of tumour recurrence nine months after diagnosis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28199021/