CVS Advances New Therapy for Dogs with T Cell Lymphoma
November 19, 2014
Investigators from California Veterinary Specialists empowered by funding from the Special Care Foundation for Companion Animals, has worked with the discovery team led by Dr. Genevieve Hansen to develop a novel therapy for T-cell lymphoma in dogs. The veterinary oncologists and nurses at all three CVS hospitals (Murrieta, Ontario and Carlsbad) executed a series of clinical and basic science trials to document the safety and efficacy of the monoclonal antibody therapy that triggers the immune system to kill the T cell lymphoma cancer cells via a series of complex steps illustrated in the following video put out by Aratana, the company that purchased the technology. This is but one of a many discoveries created and developed by this team.
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