| Studies/Trials |
IBD/Small Cell Gastrointestinal Lymphoma
I’m very excited to announce that IBD Kitties is now working with UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
in their study for IBD and small cell GI lymphoma in cats. In order to spread the word and get as many
cases as we can, PLEASE pass this information out to other forums, your blogs, websites, etc. This is an
important study and the results could possibly mean a much easier way to diagnose GI lymphoma other
than invasive surgery and biopsy. The criteria is that your cat has to have had a biopsy already and has
been diagnosed with IBD and Small cell GI lymphoma.
Participation in this study requires a fresh blood sample and other pertinent information from your vet.
The blood sample that’s needed for the study needs to be taken after biopsy and diagnosis but BEFORE
any therapy has begun. So before any drugs like pred and chemo have been introduced to the kitty’s body.
If you’re interested please contact me here at IBD Kitties and I’ll be happy to provide you and your vet
with the Dr’s contact information and the proper form. Even if your cat does not qualify and/or does not
have IBD and small cell lymphoma, please pass this information on to your personal veterinarian as they
may have other cases that do qualify.
The University of California at Davis (UCD) School of Veterinary Medicine's Department of Veterinary
Surgical and Radiological Sciences is conducting a study in cats with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and
Small Cell Gastrointestinal Lymphoma (GILSA). This UCD study is comparing two lymphocyte populations
in cats with biopsy-confirmed IBD or GILSA: those lymphocytes circulating in the blood and those found in
the tumor biopsies. The goal of the study is to determine if a blood test can be used to predict which disease
the cat has based on lymphocyte populations. Additionally, if the test is predictive of one or the other
disease, this study will also determine how specific the test is for the two diseases and how sensitive the test
in distinguishing between the two diseases. This is not an intervention or therapeutic trial. While enrolling
your cat in this trial will not help your cat specifically, your cat's involvement may help other cats with
these two diseases. Results from this study may aid in providing a non-invasive pre-surgical/endoscopy
diagnostic tool in the future.
I’m very excited to announce that IBD Kitties is now working with UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
in their study for IBD and small cell GI lymphoma in cats. In order to spread the word and get as many
cases as we can, PLEASE pass this information out to other forums, your blogs, websites, etc. This is an
important study and the results could possibly mean a much easier way to diagnose GI lymphoma other
than invasive surgery and biopsy. The criteria is that your cat has to have had a biopsy already and has
been diagnosed with IBD and Small cell GI lymphoma.
Participation in this study requires a fresh blood sample and other pertinent information from your vet.
The blood sample that’s needed for the study needs to be taken after biopsy and diagnosis but BEFORE
any therapy has begun. So before any drugs like pred and chemo have been introduced to the kitty’s body.
If you’re interested please contact me here at IBD Kitties and I’ll be happy to provide you and your vet
with the Dr’s contact information and the proper form. Even if your cat does not qualify and/or does not
have IBD and small cell lymphoma, please pass this information on to your personal veterinarian as they
may have other cases that do qualify.
The University of California at Davis (UCD) School of Veterinary Medicine's Department of Veterinary
Surgical and Radiological Sciences is conducting a study in cats with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and
Small Cell Gastrointestinal Lymphoma (GILSA). This UCD study is comparing two lymphocyte populations
in cats with biopsy-confirmed IBD or GILSA: those lymphocytes circulating in the blood and those found in
the tumor biopsies. The goal of the study is to determine if a blood test can be used to predict which disease
the cat has based on lymphocyte populations. Additionally, if the test is predictive of one or the other
disease, this study will also determine how specific the test is for the two diseases and how sensitive the test
in distinguishing between the two diseases. This is not an intervention or therapeutic trial. While enrolling
your cat in this trial will not help your cat specifically, your cat's involvement may help other cats with
these two diseases. Results from this study may aid in providing a non-invasive pre-surgical/endoscopy
diagnostic tool in the future.
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Feline Mammory Cancer
UC Davis is currently investigating the role of gemcitabine in feline mammary carcinoma. This drug is good in the human breast clinic
but has had a dismal track record in veterinary medicine. We believe that we have found the optimal (non-toxic but useful) dose in the
cat and have a clinical trial investigating just that: this identified dose in feline mammary cancer. With more than 15 veterinary
oncologists in the San Francisco Bay Area, there is (tragically) no shortage of these patients. We ARE still taking patients for the gemzar
trial, which runs through August of 2012. The kitty can have ANY measurable tumor. They come in every other week for as long as
they tolerate the drug, for as long as the owner wants, or they run out of dose levels, whichever comes first. The kitties must also be
nice. We have to draw blood frequently and the cats that require whips and chairs to get near are not amenable to this trial.
Donations would help defer the owner's costs of therapy for their kitties. There is a specific way that donations from individuals are
handled. In particular, when donations are made for a particular cause, a cover letter from the donor dictating where the donation
should be channeled and HOW the donation may be used are paramount. Donations made without these stipulations go into the general
operating budget. I now have a copy of the form letter for donations. If anyone is ever interested in making any kind of donation to this
cause, please let me know and I’ll be happy to provide you with the letter to mail in with your donation.
Study being done at Tufts University in Massachusetts.
N E W S T U D Y F O R M A I N E C O O N C A T S
New Study Available for Maine Coon Cats!
Interaction between genetic and nutritional factors in the development of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Maine Coon cats
www.mcbfa.org/study.html
UC Davis is currently investigating the role of gemcitabine in feline mammary carcinoma. This drug is good in the human breast clinic
but has had a dismal track record in veterinary medicine. We believe that we have found the optimal (non-toxic but useful) dose in the
cat and have a clinical trial investigating just that: this identified dose in feline mammary cancer. With more than 15 veterinary
oncologists in the San Francisco Bay Area, there is (tragically) no shortage of these patients. We ARE still taking patients for the gemzar
trial, which runs through August of 2012. The kitty can have ANY measurable tumor. They come in every other week for as long as
they tolerate the drug, for as long as the owner wants, or they run out of dose levels, whichever comes first. The kitties must also be
nice. We have to draw blood frequently and the cats that require whips and chairs to get near are not amenable to this trial.
Donations would help defer the owner's costs of therapy for their kitties. There is a specific way that donations from individuals are
handled. In particular, when donations are made for a particular cause, a cover letter from the donor dictating where the donation
should be channeled and HOW the donation may be used are paramount. Donations made without these stipulations go into the general
operating budget. I now have a copy of the form letter for donations. If anyone is ever interested in making any kind of donation to this
cause, please let me know and I’ll be happy to provide you with the letter to mail in with your donation.
Study being done at Tufts University in Massachusetts.
N E W S T U D Y F O R M A I N E C O O N C A T S
New Study Available for Maine Coon Cats!
Interaction between genetic and nutritional factors in the development of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Maine Coon cats
www.mcbfa.org/study.html