Palliation of clinical signs in 48 dogs with nasal carcinomas treated with coarse-fraction radiation therapy.
Data from 48 dogs with nasal carcinomas treated with palliative radiation therapy (PRT) were retrospectively reviewed. Factors potentially influencing resolution of clinical signs and survival after PRT were evaluated. Clinical signs completely resolved in 66% of dogs for a median of 120 days. The overall median survival time was 146 days. Duration of response to PRT was shorter in dogs that had clinical signs for <90 days before PRT. Survival times were shorter in dogs that had partial or no resolution of clinical signs after PRT than in dogs that had complete resolution of clinical signs.
Gieger
Tracy
T
Department of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University Hospital for Animals, CPC Box 31, Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
Rassnick
Kenneth
K
Siegel
Sheri
S
Proulx
David
D
Bergman
Philip
P
Anderson
Christine
C
LaDue
Tracy
T
Smith
Annette
A
Northrup
Nicole
N
Roberts
Royce
R
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D004285:Dogs; D019583:Dose Fractionation, Radiation; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D010166:Palliative Care; D011996:Records / Q000662:veterinary; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome