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| Teixeira,N.C.T.; Bicalho,A.P.C.V.; Vasconcelos,A.V.; Horta,R.S.; Cunha,R.M.C.; Lavalle,G.E.. |
| ABSTRACT Metronomic chemotherapy consists of an anticancer modality treatment. It is applicable in patients at an advanced stage, with the objective of increasing overall survival. The aim of this study was to report an anal sac apocrine carcinoma case in a dog with lymph node metastasis treated with metronomic chemotherapy sequential to surgery and conventional chemotherapy using gemcitabine and carboplatin. Metronomic chemotherapy was associated with cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors, due to strong tumor COX-2 immunohistochemistry expression. Metronomic chemotherapy was initiated with cyclophosphamide, but it was replaced by lomustine, also in metronomic dosage, due to adverse effects. Treatment showed effectiveness, since the patient's overall... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Dog; Oncology; Angiogenesis inhibitor; Cyclophosphamide; Lomustine. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352016000400913 |
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