Posted by Bekah on October 19, 2009, 12:12 pm, in reply to "The new cancer pill for dogs" Link: A PDF File on Palladia
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Palladia (toceranib phosphate)
Palladia is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that works by killing tumor cells and cutting off blood supply to the tumor.
"At the completion of a Palladia clinical study, approximately 60% of dogs had their tumors disappear, shrink or stop growing," Dr. Cheryl London of Ohio State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, who worked with Pfizer in the development of the drug, said in a statement. "Also, we determined that dogs whose tumors responded to Palladia experienced an improved quality of life."
The drug will be available initially only through a small number of veterinary oncologists; it's expected to be more widely available beginning in early 2010, according to Reuters. It comes in pill form and is given every other day, generally for a period of several months or longer.
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