Newsmagazine of the School of Veterinary Medicine
ellwether--Summer 1985
Treatment of Canine Lymphoma Lymphoma is a most common tumor in the oncology clinic here.
JUL � r. 1985 VETERINA�,y LltJfiARY
n a cool Sqncmhc•
camne lymphoma. l\ot tuo man} year'
groomed dog-..
a fe" \\Ccb: now chc:moimmunolherap)
.,e,cn perfect!}
n.:prc�en11ng the <hl
ferent group� of
,\KC recognit�:d
the dog\ life can be extended.
�In July. \\hile being �h(l\\n in the
red bnndk Afghan hound. Similar
hun, he 'c:em<.'<.l o.k. though the lymph
the more than I 000 dog ..how' hdd .
explatnc:d Jo� Mauro-Bchr. �1 checked
node-. in the neck could be kit. The ne\1
� �
� ���
���i�:nc. Just l'-"O month., earlier Chuc!... a the
dog i� ecilled b} hi-. 0\\ ncr. Jo} Mauro-
initiated and Chuck began ht!l \l'>it., h)
VHUP. "l.)mphoma i:. a raridly
progn:�'ing fatal di!>casc." Dr. Jeglum
'laid. "Lclt untn:atcd. the .!!limaI \\til die four to ''x \\eck-. from the umc ol
diagnOM'>. It " a 'Y'temically tmmuno
ot VctCI tnar)' v1cdtcme of the Uni\Cf\ll)
of Pcnn...yhania. D•agno-.uc te.,ts there
.. Dog� had to he gl\cn c} totn\.tC drug"> . regular!).. Dr. Jcglum �aid ... [,cntuall)
Chuck had l)mphoma. "Lymphoma i:. a mo't common tumor
animal \\OUid dtt.: •·
do�. Ch. Jamtca\ Sc,·nct or Jehcran a
!>Ucce:.s." A treatment protocol \\a'
chemotherary and their live., could he
to �cc Or. K. Ann Jcglum at the School
a �;:c� a.,d��� ��, �,,�c�l� i�
\\hich combmc-. chcmothct.tfl) \\tth
immunotherap) and \\c h a \ e had good
I)mphoma." An appointment \\U� mudc
But un!.. now n to th..: -.pectator-•• then: \\as
Th� dog "a' ballltng a deadI} dt:-cu.,c
lune dc,cloped a treatment program
dtt) I toot... him to the \ctcnnarian and
-.he .,u.,pcctcd that he might ha\e
'umcthing -.pedal atwut thi' v.in and the
and it •� the mo:-t trt:atabk cam:ct. \\�
-.uppre..,)>i \c dJ:-ea:-.c." In the fl<J!>t dog-.
annually in the nation. To the ob�ervc1
thi' wa!l ju�t anothe1· hc!�t in shO\\ \\in.
�
can bring the: c:ancer tnto remis-.ton and
group. Chuck sudden!} gagged."
\Ccne:- are !ICcn \�cckend after ''e�kend at
�/� '/�-�
ago 'uch a d1agno.,.-. meant death ''ithtn
breed". made a final trip around the ring before thqudge pointed to the \\toner, a
�
lkhr. had been diagno'ied "" hm·ing
C\cning la\t }Car
conltrmcd the \etennarian\ -.u.,ptcion.,.
in the oncology clinic here." '>aid Dr.
Jcglum. "It i!. mo't rcadtly dtagno�cd
\\ith l)mphoma \\ere trcatcu wtth
rrolongcd b) about �ix to eight month:-.
Lhc) \\OUid dc\'clop a re-.J.,lancc 10 the drug'l. relap<,c \\Ould occur anti the
Commtwcl on 11(1�1'
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