Canine cancer drug fast-tracked for treating kids

Photo credit: Jupi Lu via Pixabay. Article by Paul McClure. New Atlas – May 26, 2025. Source: OS Therapies.

Positive results from clinical trials of an immune therapy in dogs with bone cancer have been used to fast-track the development of the drug to treat children with the same cancer. It highlights how leveraging our genetic similarity can benefit both species. It’s called comparative oncology, and it’s the study of naturally occurring cancers in companion animals, such as dogs and cats, as models for the treatment of human disease. […]

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