Clinical Trials
Bladder, Brain, Head & Neck, Hemangiosarcoma, Lymphoma, Mammary, Mast Cell Tumor, Osteosarcoma, Skin, Testicular Cancers
Antiangiogenesis, Chemotherapy, Clinical Trials, Radiation, Surgery, Complementary & Alternative Treatments

The treatment of cancer in dogs utilizes many of the same methods available in human medicine. Chemotherapy, radiation
therapy, hypothermia, immunotherapy and photodynamic therapy are all part of the arsenal assembled to fight cancer in the
pet animal. Most clinical research trials investigating new methods of cancer diagnosis or treatment are conducted at
colleges of veterinary medicine. Although considered "experimental", effectiveness of the treatment has been proven in
laboratory animals, safety has been demonstrated in normal dogs or cats, and the therapy is considered to be of
potential
benefit to the dog.  There are no guarantees that the experimental treatment will be better than the standard treatment and
in some instances it may be less effective.  However, because these treatments are on the cutting edge, when the
prognosis is not positive, clinical trials provide an opportunity for a better outcome.

treatment; positive and negative. Many naturally occurring cancers in pet animals closely resemble human cancer and
treatment; positive and negative. Many naturally occurring cancers in pet animals closely resemble human cancer and
provide meaningful systems for cancer research to benefit both man and animals. The veterinary facility providing the
clinical trial, with owner's permission, may provide specimens obtained from the patient (blood, urine, and/or tumor
samples) to basic researchers to gain additional information that may benefit present and future cancer patients.
samples) to basic researchers to gain additional information that may benefit present and future cancer patients.


Click here to link to the Perseus Foundation's online brochure detailing the clinical trial process.
Veterinary Medical Centers with Online Links to Clinical Trials

Animal Clinical Investigation (in MD)   
Animal Medical Center of New York  
Colorado State
Morris Animal Foundation
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
North Carolina State
Purdue University:  
University of Georgia  
University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital
University of Missouri
University of Pennsylvania  
University of Tennessee
University of Wisconsin-Madison  
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Some Studies Currently Underway

Murphy Foundation Launches First-Ever Cancer Prevention Trial
in Pet Dogs

"Carboplatin Radiosentization for 153 Sm-EDTMP Limb-Salvage
Therapy of Canine Osteosarcoma" (Morris Animal Foundation)

“Characterization of Canine Mammary Carcinoma Using Dog
Specific cDNA Arrays” (Morris Animal Foundation)

"Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Activity in Canine Hemangiosarcoma”
(Morris Animal Foundation)"

VARIAN STUDY: OSTEOSARCOMA RADIATION / MTP STUDY
(Colorado State)

MELANOMA RADIATION / VACCINE / MTP STUDY (Colorado
State)

Canine osteosarcoma patients with lung metastasis (Colorado
State)

Immunotherapy trial using CD40-activated B cells loaded with
autologous tumor RNA for treatment of canine lymphoma
(University of Pennsylvania)