Immune-Based Treatments for Dogs with Cancer

When Surgery Isn’t Possible or Isn't Enough

Aggressive cancers such as hemangiosarcoma, osteosarcoma, and mast cell tumors remain difficult to treat with today’s standard therapies alone.

This webinar provided a practical overview of emerging treatments designed to help the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells.

The discussion covered the evidence behind these treatments, what is currently known about safety and side effects, costs, and which options are available today versus those still being studied in clinical trials.

The session also highlighted which approaches may be surprisingly safe and affordable. 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7l3PzsRN9o

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Episode Highlights:

00:00 – Intro & dog stories

00:09 – History of immunotherapy: spontaneous regression & Coley's Toxin

00:14 – How immune-based therapies work 

00:21 – Cancer vaccines 

00:28 – Immune stimulants: Immunocidin, IL-12, TLR agonists

00:30 – Checkpoint inhibitors: Gilvetmab (PD-1 inhibitor)

00:36 – Combination therapy & targeted/genomic profiling (VetOmics)

00:41 – Questions to ask your oncologist

00:42 – Key takeaways

00:43 – Q&A

Key Quotes:

“The immune system is actually fighting cancer constantly. But cancer succeeds and starts growing because it learns how to hide and escape the immune system.”

“Cancer vaccines teach immune cells what cancer looks like… This is a therapeutic vaccine. Once you have cancer, you can use a vaccine to treat cancer.”

“Treating cancer, both in humans and in dogs, can get complicated. The tumors change. Cancer cells continue to add new mutations over time.”

“Really, the future is combination therapy. A single immunotherapy treatment is probably not enough for most aggressive cancers.”

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