Piroxicam and carboplatin as a combination treatment of canine oral non-tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma: a pilot study and a literature review of a canine model of human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
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| Authors: | J P de Vos A G D Burm A P Focker H Boschloo M Karsijns I van der Waal |
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| Institution: | De Ottenhorst, clinic for companion animal medicine, Terneuzen, The Netherlands; Eemland, clinic for companion animal medicine, Amersfoort, The Netherlands; Vrije Universiteit Medical Center/ACTA Dental School, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | Results of the treatment with a combination of carboplatin and piroxicam in seven dogs with advanced non‐tonsillar oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) were retrospectively analysed. This multi‐agent protocol was well tolerated by all dogs and resulted in a complete regression of the tumour without additional surgery in four of seven patients. Additional surgery was necessary to remove a metastatic lymph node in one dog and residual tumour in a second dog, which achieved a partial response following medical therapy. Median follow‐up for all the dogs was 534 days, while the time‐to‐recurrence, time‐to‐progression and overall survival for this group of patients have not yet been reached. Our study, although limited in number of animals, suggests that this multiagent approach is a useful treatment option for oral non‐tonsillarSCC in dogs and warrants wider application. |
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| Keywords: | canine oral squamous cell carcinoma carboplatin piroxicam squamous cell carcinoma |
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