Small Animal Oncology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

1st Edition, Volume 54-3 - March 25, 2024
Editors: Craig Clifford, Philip J Bergman
Language: English
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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. Craig A. Clifford and Philip J. Bergman bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Small… Read more

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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. Craig A. Clifford and Philip J. Bergman bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Small Animal Oncology. Top experts discuss updates in veterinary immunotherapy; new therapies in veterinary oncology; updates in lymphoma; updates in veterinary interventional radiology; precision-based medicine; and more.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Forthcoming Issues
Preface
Cancer Immunotherapy
Key points
Introduction
New Therapies in Veterinary Oncology
Key points
Laverdia-CA1 (verdinexor)
Canalevia-CA1 (crofelemer delayed-release tablets)
Stelfonta (tigilanol tiglate injection)
Clinics Care Points
Novel Treatments for Lymphoma
Key points
Introduction
Review of conventional treatments for lymphoma
Newer data with conventional drugs
New therapies
Summary
Clinics care points
Veterinary Interventional Oncology
Key points
Overview
Patient selection
Procedures
Locoregional therapies
Stenting of malignant obstructions
Clinics care point
Precision Medicine in Veterinary Science
Key points
Background
Discussion
Summary
Clinics care points
Updates in Osteosarcoma
Key points
Introduction
Disease risk, pathology, and genetics/genomics
Imaging osteosarcoma
Surgical and radiation limb-sparing therapy
Ablative therapies
Chemotherapy
Recent immunotherapies for osteosarcoma
Radiopharmaceuticals
Discussion
Clinics care points
Noninvasive Blood-Based Cancer Detection in Veterinary Medicine
Key points
Introduction
Early cancer detection in humans
Early cancer detection in dogs
Quantitative approaches to blood-based cancer detection
Qualitative approach to blood-based cancer detection in dogs
Alternative approaches to blood-based cancer detection in dogs
Other applications of blood-based cancer detection tests
Summary and a look to the future
Update in Veterinary Radiation Oncology: Focus on Stereotactic Radiation Therapy
Key points
Introduction
Physics and biology of stereotactic radiotherapy
Clinical approach to stereotactic radiotherapy
Clinical data: brain tumors
Clinical data: head and neck cancer
Clinical data: thoracic and abdominal cavity malignancies
Clinical data: osteosarcoma
Controversies in stereotactic radiotherapy
Future directions
Clinics care points
Updates in Surgical Oncology
Key points
Addressing tumors affecting the limbs: amputation and limb sparing
Mast cell tumor
Clinics care points
A Practical Guide to Clinical Studies in Veterinary Oncology
Key points
Common abbreviations and definitions used in clinical studies
Introduction
Incorporating clinical studies into an oncology service: benefits and challenges
Infrastructure development and staff training
Equipment and facility needs
Data management
Adverse event reporting
Auditing
Financial implications of clinical studies
Regulatory oversight of clinical studies
Summary
Clinics care points

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