Promising Experimental Drug Treating Dogs With Cancer

NORTH GRAFTON (CBS) – When it comes to cancer research, dogs just might be the key to unlock vital clues needed to find a cure. Veterinarians in central Massachusetts are excited about some recent results and it’s also making for some extremely thankful pet owners. “They gave me my best friend back and they gave him more time, quality time,” said Edward Sloan, whose dog, Dozer, a 7-year-old bull mastiff, became sick last fall. “All of sudden he went blind, overnight,” Sloan said. “He was scared.  He was sad.” Dozer had cancer. Dozer, a 7-year-old bull mastiff, is being treated with an experimental cancer drug. (WBZ-TV) That’s when Sloan found a clinical trial happening at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. “He had lost a lot of weight. He had several weeks of history before he even saw us,” explained Dozer’s vet, Dr. Abbey Sadowski. Sadowski and Dr. Cheryl London are testing an experimental drug combined with just one round of chemotherapy to treat lymphoma. “We had this remarkable response… when you combine these two things together you can get a dramatic reduction in disease,” London said. It’s a small study but the results have been promising especially for Dozer. “A single heroic dose… the next day he was able to see,” Sloan said. Veterinarians at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University are testing an experimen...
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