title: Results from the treatment of advanced stage squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal planum in cats, using a combination of intralesional carboplatin and superficial radiotherapy: a pilot study.
abstract: Six cats with an advanced stage squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the nasal planum were treated with a combination of superficial radiotherapy and intralesional carboplatin therapy. This multimodality protocol was well tolerated by the majority of cats and resulted in complete responses in all cats (100%). Median follow-up for all cats is 268 days, and the median time-to-recurrence, time-to-progression and overall survival have not yet been reached. Our study, although limited in number of animals and with a relatively short median follow-up compared to other studies for this disease, suggests that a combination of radiotherapy and intralesional carboplatin is a useful treatment option for an advanced stage SCC of the nasal planum in cats and warrants further application of the multimodality approach presented here.
authors.affiliation: De Ottenhorst, Clinic for Companion Animal Medicine, Terneuzen, The Netherlands. jpdevos@zeelandnet.nl
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: de Vos
authors.forename: A G O
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Burm
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Focker