Article
Comparative review of human and canine osteosarcoma: morphology, epidemiology, prognosis, treatment and genetics.
Acta veterinaria Scandinavica - 24 Oct 2017
Simpson Siobhan, Dunning Mark David, de Brot Simone, Grau-Roma Llorenç, Mongan Nigel Patrick, Rutland Catrin Sian
Abstract excerpt
Osteosarcoma (OSA) is a rare cancer in people. However OSA incidence rates in dogs are 27 times higher than in people. Prognosis in both species is relatively poor, with 5 year OSA survival rates in people not having improved in decades. For dogs, 1 year survival rates are only around ~ 45%. Improved and novel treatment regimens are urgently required to improve survival in both humans and dogs with OSA. Utilising...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.