Dogs May Hold Key to How to Fight Cancer
By Kirsten Whittaker
Experts at the Cleveland Clinic have successfully treated cancer in dogs, and this could lead to an interesting new strategy on how to fight cancer in people as well.
The story begins with a "miracle dog" by the name of Oscar, a ten year old Bichon Frise who had a very aggressive type of cancer known as anal sac adenocarcinoma.
As a last hope, Bauer and his colleagues gave the super sick pooch a cancer killing medicine known as nitrosylcobalamin (NO-Cbl for short).
Cancer cells have extra B12 receptors; the drug spots these and is taken in by the unsuspecting cancer cell. Once inside, the nitric oxide is released and the cell dies. Genius, pure genius.
A fourth dog, Haley, also a golden retriever, is being treated for a spinal tumor. Once the team successfully treats ten dogs with the drug, they'll try for FDA approval to test the medication in people.
"We are one of the few research groups that is offering to treat dogs with cancer that otherwise have no hope," Bauer points out. It's a rare thing for research to uncover a treatment that can be used for animals, and may realistically hold promise for people on how to fight cancer.
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