This is interesting and exciting stuff from AAHA News. We are trying to get the study's leader, Dr. Bryan, on Tripawd Talk Radio to discuss this big breakthrough.

Breakthrough bone cancer vaccine for dogs could help humans, too

The dogs in the study received only immunotherapy during the clinical trials—no chemotherapy. Overall, the dogs receiving the vaccine had more than 400 days of remission, an unprecedented result. This study marks the first time that dogs with osteosarcoma have experienced prolonged survival without receiving chemotherapy.

NEWStat reached out to Jeffrey Bryan, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (Oncology), a professor of oncology at MU’s College of Veterinary Medicine, director of the school’s Comparative Oncology and Epigenetics Laboratory, and one of the study’s lead researchers, to find out more.  READ MORE