Largest preventive canine cancer vaccine trial ends

Calviri, Inc., a company spun out of Arizona State University and based in the Phoenix Bioscience Core, has announced the successful conclusion of the Vaccine Against Canine Cancer Study on May 4, a five-year clinical trial investigating a novel preventive cancer vaccine in dogs. This multi-centre, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, the largest of its kind in veterinary oncology, represents a significant milestone in the fight against canine cancer, the company said in a press release. Attempts...

Groundbreaking study to use AI to help cancer detection in dogs

All over the world, countless dogs cross the rainbow bridge every year with cancer. But if all goes well, a study in the USA that is leveraging artificial intelligence just might be able to create an innovative approach to detect this deadly disease early in canines, enabling in-time treatment, thus extending their lives. The cancer study in dogs, funded by the Morris Animal Foundation and the Golden Retriever Foundation, is hopeful that artificial intelligence might...