Comparative Oncology Research Consortium
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Veterinary and Cancer Centers are teaming up to help dogs and humans beat cancer.
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Calls to Action
Recent News Articles
Loyal companions
Date: September 18, 2018
Source: University of Minnesota
Their collaboration, part of a research initiative begun by the late University of Minnesota professor John Ohlfest, Ph.D., aims to find better ways to treat glioblastoma in humans while simultaneously offering relief to canines and bringing hope to their owners.
Could Studying Dogs Crack the Cure for Cancer for Humans?
Date: October 5, 2017
Source: ABC 11, WTVD
Duke Cancer Center and NC State Veterinary School have teamed up on this cutting-edge research, and they hope it will help get more cancer treatment options on the market for both humans and dogs.
Publications
CD200 Checkpoint Reversal: A Novel Approach to Immunotherapy
Zhengming Xiong, Elisabet Ampudia Mesias, G. Elizabeth Pluhar, Susan K. Rathe, David A. Largaespada, Yuk Y. Sham, Christopher L. Moertel, Michael R. Olin; CD200 Checkpoint Reversal: A Novel Approach to Immunotherapy. Clin Cancer Res 1 January 2020; 26 (1): 232–241. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-19-2234
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-2234
Partner Institution(s) Involved:
- University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center
- University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
A Revised Diagnostic Classification of Canine Glioma: Towards Validation of the Canine Glioma Patient as a Naturally Occurring Preclinical Model for Human Glioma
Jennifer W Koehler, DVM, PhD, Andrew D Miller, DVM, C Ryan Miller, MD, PhD, Brian Porter, DVM, Kenneth Aldape, MD, Jessica Beck, DVM, Daniel Brat, MD, PhD, Ingrid Cornax, DVM, PhD, Kara Corps, DVM, Chad Frank, DVM, MS, Caterina Giannini, MD, PhD, Craig Horbinski, MD, PhD, Jason T Huse, MD, PhD, M Gerard O’Sullivan, MVB, MSc, PhD, Daniel R Rissi, DVM, MS, PhD, R Mark Simpson, DVM, PhD, Kevin Woolard, DVM, PhD, Joanna H Shih, PhD, Christina Mazcko, BS, Mark R Gilbert, MD, Amy K LeBlanc, DVM, A Revised Diagnostic Classification of Canine Glioma: Towards Validation of the Canine Glioma Patient as a Naturally Occurring Preclinical Model for Human Glioma, Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology, Volume 77, Issue 11, November 2018, Pages 1039–1054, https://doi.org/10.1093/jnen/nly085
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1093/jnen/nly085
Partner Institution(s) Involved:
- Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences