News: canine melanoma vaccine
January 11th, 2010
Encouraging news for dogs (and humans) with this new vaccine-based cancer therapy. This method utilizes the host’s immune system to find and kill cancer cells.
The canine melanoma vaccine, ONCEPT ™, by Merial, was granted a conditional license approval by the USDA in March 2007. Today, CNNMoney reported that the USDA has granted full licensure for this anti-tumor vaccine.
Posted in About Me
Janet Tobiassen Crosby DVM
I have been writing about pets and veterinary medicine on the Veterinary Medicine site at About.com since 1999.
This is my "vet lite" site for fun stuff and vet info. To find additional veterinary topics, try searching at my About.com site (box at upper right) or contacting me to suggest topics.
You can read my full bio here. Thanks for stopping by.
