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Has anyone used the above treatment? It is offered by the vet as a possible limb saving treatment. Not much on the web about it.
Not a clue ... what the heck is it???
I certainly do not remember it being discussed here ...
If you find out more please let us know.
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Eurydice 77kg/170lb Great Dane limping end of April 2016, amputation (right front leg/osteosarcoma) 4 May 2016 6 courses of carboplatin followed by metronomic therapy, lung mets found 30 Nov 2016. 3 courses of doxorubicin, PET scan 26 Jan 2017 showed more mets so stopped chemo. Holistic route April 2017. Lung X-ray 5 May 2017 showed several tennis ball size mets, started cortisone and diuretics. Miss Cow earned her XXL silver wings 12 June 2017, 13 months and 1 week after amputation and 6 1/2 months after lung mets, she was the goofiest dawg ever and is now happily flying from cloud to cloud woof woofing away :-)
eci extra corporeal Irradiation note the i in irradiation
Looks like the bone with the cancer is removed,,,,, hi dose radiation is done to the bone that was removed, then it is re attached surgically.
Well that's a new one around here. You are an excellent researcher! I looked it up and apparently it was documented as part of a 2004 study:
Intraoperative extracorporeal irradiation for limb sparing in 13 dogs.
One of the scientists involved was Dr. Withrow, a pioneer in limb salvage techniques, most of which occurred after this study.
Since we haven't heard about it until now my guess is that this technique didn't have enough of a success rate to move forward beyond the research phase.
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Hmmh,,, an update,, My radiologist/onco vet tht did cyberknife on simon called me.. I asked about this,,, he said they tried a few years ago and be wasnt impressed,, My guy is supposed to be top in US,, so I wanted you to know his thoughts,
were you offered the cyberknife alternative.? .. that is what simon had,, costly though,, 3 conscec days or radiation. no surgery
were you offered the cyberknife alternative.? .. that is what simon had,, costly though,, 3 conscec days of radiation. no surgery
Thank you so much for your research, Luke!
Well, I have to say extra corporeal irradiation sounds really awful 😳🤭...
Plus, it will involve two major operations: one to remove the member affected and another to reattach it 🤢
Also, I would have thought there could be a high risk of infection, etc after second operation takes place 😬
I cannot see (not being a vet) why using radiation in the bone directly will be so much different from cyber knife but, of course, there may be strong reasons for a possible different outcome.
All in all, as Renee points out, if a study done in 2004 is not known here, chances are it was not successful or was too risky.
Good luck for your pup, Oksana, kisses and cuddles 😘🐮💫✨🌟🌹
Eurydice 77kg/170lb Great Dane limping end of April 2016, amputation (right front leg/osteosarcoma) 4 May 2016 6 courses of carboplatin followed by metronomic therapy, lung mets found 30 Nov 2016. 3 courses of doxorubicin, PET scan 26 Jan 2017 showed more mets so stopped chemo. Holistic route April 2017. Lung X-ray 5 May 2017 showed several tennis ball size mets, started cortisone and diuretics. Miss Cow earned her XXL silver wings 12 June 2017, 13 months and 1 week after amputation and 6 1/2 months after lung mets, she was the goofiest dawg ever and is now happily flying from cloud to cloud woof woofing away :-)
Thanks for all your replies. It was a possible treatment offered by the specialist vet. Nicknamed 'flip and nuke' I didn't like the sound of it and there was so little information to be found except a trial with 13 dogs and only 50% success. We decided to go down the amputation route.
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