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- Title
Researchers Turn to Canine Clinical Trials to Advance Cancer Therapies.
- Authors
Jacob, Julie A.
- Abstract
The article discusses clinical trials being conducted by veterinarians and physicians across the U.S. to understand how pet dogs respond to cancer therapies by analyzing the genetic makeup of tumors. It presents the views of Amy K. LeBlanc, director of the National Cancer Institute's Comparative Oncology Program, on it. Also it mentions trial of rapamycin to treat pet dogs with osteosarcoma.
- Subjects
CLINICAL trials; CANCER in dogs; TUMOR genetics; LEBLANC, Amy K.; RAPAMYCIN; OSTEOSARCOMA in dogs; CANCER treatment
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2016, Vol 315, Issue 15, p1550
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2016.0082