Tolerability and outcome of palliative treatment for metastatic pulmonary carcinoma in cats.

Elisabetta TreggiariM A PellinP ValentiK M CurranJ F BorregoG RomanelliS L MasonAngela J Taylor

Published in: The Journal of small animal practice (2021)

Medical treatment was well tolerated and appeared to palliate clinical signs in cats with metastatic pulmonary carcinoma, albeit with a modest duration and short overall survival. The role and benefit of chemotherapy/antineoplastic agents versus conventional palliative drugs in this setting remains unclear.

Keyphrases

squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
pulmonary hypertension
healthcare
palliative care
clinical trial
randomized controlled trial
open label
advanced cancer
study protocol
free survival