Update on Cancer Treatment in Exotics

Ashley Zehnder; Jennifer Graham; Gunther Antonissen

doi:10.1016/j.cvex.2018.01.012

Update on Cancer Treatment in Exotics

Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2018 May;21(2):465-509. doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2018.01.012.

Authors

Ashley Zehnder¹, Jennifer Graham², Gunther Antonissen³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biomedical Data Science, 1265 Welch Road, Stanford, CA 94305-5464, USA. Electronic address: azehnder.dvm@gmail.com.
² Department of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, MA 01536, USA.
³ Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, Merelbeke 9820, Belgium; Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, Merelbeke 9820, Belgium.

PMID: 29655479
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2018.01.012

Abstract

Treatment options for animals with cancer are rapidly expanding, including in exotic animal medicine. Limited information is available about treatment effects in exotic pet species beyond individual case reports. Most cancer treatment protocols in exotic animals are extrapolated from those described in humans, dogs, and cats. This review provides an update on cancer treatment in exotic animal species. The Exotic Species Cancer Research Alliance accumulates clinical cases in a central location with standardized clinical information, with resources to help clinicians find and enter their cases for the collective good of exotic clinicians and their patients.

Keywords: Cancer; Exotics; Monitoring; Therapeutics.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animal Diseases
Animals
Animals, Exotic*
Cytoreduction Surgical Procedures / veterinary
Drug Therapy / veterinary
Neoplasms / therapy
Neoplasms / veterinary*
Radiotherapy / veterinary
Species Specificity