Comparative Oncology: Bridging Cancer Research in People and Pets at UC Davis

A unique cancer clinical trial is underway through a partnership between UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center and UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Center for Companion Animal Health (‪@UCDavisVetMed‬). The idea is to treat canines with cancer with an inhaled immunotherapy using the protein interleukin-15 that triggers the body’s natural defense responses. The clinical trial is working so well on some pet dogs in Northern California that UC Davis scientists are hoping to try it on people soon. Tyson, a part English mastiff, part pit bull, is happily participating in what is called comparative oncology as, not a four-legged, but a three-legged patient. One of his hind legs was amputated shortly after a bone cancer diagnosis. The treatment he is getting at UC Davis has him back enjoying life at full speed with his family more than a year after being given only a couple months to live.
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Go Tyson!

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Wow, no women or BIPOC veterinary oncologists on staff at UCD?