Despite recent genetic advances and numerous ongoing therapeutic trials, malignant
melanoma remains fatal, and prognostic factors as well as more efficient treatments are …

Melanomas are malignant neoplasms originating from melanocytes. They occur in most
animal species, but the dog is considered the best animal model for the disease …

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Inhibition of programmed death 1 (PD-1), expressed on activated T cells, can break through
immune resistance and elicit durable responses in human melanoma as well as other types …

Breed Predispositions to Disease in Dogs and Cats, Third Edition provides a comprehensive
exploration of current knowledge of breed predispositions based on rigorous examination of …

Oral canine malignant melanoma (CMM) is a spontaneously occurring aggressive tumour
with relatively few medical treatment options, which provides a suitable model for the …

Critical appraisal of the available literature for the treatment of canine oral malignant
melanoma (OMM) is lacking. This critical review aimed to evaluate the current literature and …

Simple Summary Oncept is a vaccine that is used to treat melanoma, a cancer of pigmented
cells that can spread throughout the body, in dogs and other veterinary species. Its use is …

Oral tumors are common in both cats and dogs, with cancers of the oral cavity accounting for
3%–12% and 6% of all tumors in these species, respectively (Patnaik et al. 1975; Dorn and …

Variable pathways of lymphatic drainage have been described in the dog head and neck.
The aim of this study was to retrospectively assess the patterns of lymph node metastasis in …