Chemotherapy: general principles

Indications

• Treatment of systemic or disseminated malignant disease.
• Treatment of lymphoproliferative    and myeloproliferative    diseases.
• Adjunct to surgical and/or radiation treatment of primary malignant tumors with a high risk of metastasis, mammary adenocarcinoma    .
• See chemotherapy protocols for details       .
  Print off the owner factsheet Cancer treatment - chemotherapy    to give to your client.

Sources

Publications

Refereed papers

• Recent references from PubMed .
• Brønden L B et al (2003) Study of dog and cat owners' perceptions of medical treatment for cancer . Vet Rec . 152 (3), 77-80.
• Lucroy MD (2002) Photodynamic therapy for companion animals with cancer. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract . 32 (3), 693-702
• Teske E et al (2002) Chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisolone (COP) in cats with malignant lymphoma: new results with old protocol. JVIM 16 (2), 179-186.
• (1998) Options for the use of chemotherapy in small animals Part 1 - Anticancer drugs In Practice 20 , 403-413.
• Moore A S (1993) Recent advance in chemotherapy for nonlymphoid malignant neoplasms. Comp Contin Educ 15 (8), 1039-1050.
• Vail D M (1993) Recent advance in chemotherapy for lymphoma of dogs and cats.

Other sources of information

• Ogilvie G M & Moore A S (1995) Chemotherapy: properties, uses and patient management . In Managing the Veterinary cancer patient - a practice manual . Veterinary Learning Systems, Trenton, New Jersey. pp 64-81.
• Couto C G & Hammer A S (1994) Oncology In: The cat dizeases and clinical management . Edited by Sherding R G. 2nd edn, Churchill Livingstone, New York. pp 755-773.