Impact of Toceranib/Piroxicam/Cyclophosphamide Maintenance Therapy on Outcome of Dogs with Appendicular Osteosarcoma following Amputation and Carboplatin Chemotherapy: A Multi-Institutional Study
London C, Gardner H, Mathie T, Stingle N, Portela R, Pennell M, Clifford C, Rosenberg M, Vail D, Williams L, Cronin K, Wilson-Robles H, Borgatti A, Henry C, Bailey D, Locke J, Northrup N, Crawford-Jakubiak M, Gill V, Klein M, Ruslander D, Thamm D, Phillips B, Post G. Impact of Toceranib/Piroxicam/Cyclophosphamide Maintenance Therapy on Outcome of Dogs with Appendicular Osteosarcoma following Amputation and Carboplatin Chemotherapy: A Multi-Institutional Study. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0124889. PMID: 25923466, PMCID: PMC4414350, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, MetronomicAmputation, SurgicalAnimalsBone NeoplasmsCarboplatinCyclophosphamideDiarrheaDisease-Free SurvivalDog DiseasesDogsDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleIndolesKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleNeutropeniaOsteosarcomaPiroxicamProspective StudiesPyrrolesRegression AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsDisease-free intervalMedian disease-free intervalCarboplatin chemotherapyMetastatic diseaseOverall survivalControl dogsMaintenance therapyAppendicular osteosarcomaMedical conditionsSurvival rateTherapy-associated adverse eventsGross metastatic diseaseMedian overall survivalOutcome of dogsProspective clinical trialsYear survival rateMulti-institutional studyPiroxicam therapyCyclophosphamide therapyAdverse eventsPatient demographicsSupportive careStudy entryMetronomic treatmentClinical trialsRecurrence rates and clinical outcome for dogs with grade II mast cell tumours with a low AgNOR count and Ki67 index treated with surgery alone
Smith J, Kiupel M, Farrelly J, Cohen R, Olmsted G, Kirpensteijn J, Brocks B, Post G. Recurrence rates and clinical outcome for dogs with grade II mast cell tumours with a low AgNOR count and Ki67 index treated with surgery alone. Veterinary And Comparative Oncology 2015, 15: 36-45. PMID: 25643820, DOI: 10.1111/vco.12140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrade II mast cell tumorsMast cell tumorsRecurrence rateLow proliferation activitySurgical excisionHistologic marginsKi67 indexCutaneous mast cell tumorsLow Ki67 indexLow AgNOR countsProliferation activityVariable biologic behaviorMedian followAncillary therapyDistant recurrenceLocal recurrenceClinical outcomesCell tumorsBiologic behaviorMast cellsAgNOR countsProliferation markersDogsRecurrenceTumors