Companion Animals as a Key to Success for Translating Radiation Therapy Research into the Clinic
Many successful preclinical findings fail to be replicated during translation to human studies. This leads to significant resources being spent on large clinical trials, and in some cases, promising therapeutics not being pursued due to the high costs of clinical translation. These translational fai...
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| author | Isabelle F. Vanhaezebrouck Matthew L. Scarpelli |
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| description | Many successful preclinical findings fail to be replicated during translation to human studies. This leads to significant resources being spent on large clinical trials, and in some cases, promising therapeutics not being pursued due to the high costs of clinical translation. These translational failures emphasize the need for improved preclinical models of human cancer so that there is a higher probability of successful clinical translation. Companion-animal cancers offer a potential solution. These cancers are more similar to human cancer than other preclinical models, with a natural evolution over time, genetic alterations, intact immune system, and a permanent adaptation to the microenvironment. These advantages have led pioneers in veterinary radiation oncology to aid human medicine by elucidating basic principles of radiation biology. More recently, the veterinary and human radiation oncology fields have increasingly collaborated to achieve advancements in education, radiotherapy techniques, and trial networks. This review describes these advancements, including significant prior research findings and the evolution of the veterinary radiation oncology discipline. It concludes by describing how companion-animal models can help shape the future of human radiotherapy. Taken as a whole, this review suggests companion-animal cancers may become widely used for preclinical radiotherapy research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5424bf36ddf046f3ac4c9c67b3d87d4a2023-11-18T16:16:08ZengMDPI AGCancers2072-66942023-06-011513337710.3390/cancers15133377Companion Animals as a Key to Success for Translating Radiation Therapy Research into the ClinicIsabelle F. Vanhaezebrouck0Matthew L. Scarpelli1College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, 625 Harrison Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USASchool of Health Sciences, Purdue University, 550 W Stadium Ave, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USAMany successful preclinical findings fail to be replicated during translation to human studies. This leads to significant resources being spent on large clinical trials, and in some cases, promising therapeutics not being pursued due to the high costs of clinical translation. These translational failures emphasize the need for improved preclinical models of human cancer so that there is a higher probability of successful clinical translation. Companion-animal cancers offer a potential solution. These cancers are more similar to human cancer than other preclinical models, with a natural evolution over time, genetic alterations, intact immune system, and a permanent adaptation to the microenvironment. These advantages have led pioneers in veterinary radiation oncology to aid human medicine by elucidating basic principles of radiation biology. More recently, the veterinary and human radiation oncology fields have increasingly collaborated to achieve advancements in education, radiotherapy techniques, and trial networks. This review describes these advancements, including significant prior research findings and the evolution of the veterinary radiation oncology discipline. It concludes by describing how companion-animal models can help shape the future of human radiotherapy. Taken as a whole, this review suggests companion-animal cancers may become widely used for preclinical radiotherapy research.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/13/3377companion animalsradiation oncologytranslational researchpast, present, and future |
| spellingShingle | Isabelle F. Vanhaezebrouck Matthew L. Scarpelli Companion Animals as a Key to Success for Translating Radiation Therapy Research into the Clinic Cancers companion animals radiation oncology translational research past, present, and future |
| title | Companion Animals as a Key to Success for Translating Radiation Therapy Research into the Clinic |
| title_full | Companion Animals as a Key to Success for Translating Radiation Therapy Research into the Clinic |
| title_fullStr | Companion Animals as a Key to Success for Translating Radiation Therapy Research into the Clinic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Companion Animals as a Key to Success for Translating Radiation Therapy Research into the Clinic |
| title_short | Companion Animals as a Key to Success for Translating Radiation Therapy Research into the Clinic |
| title_sort | companion animals as a key to success for translating radiation therapy research into the clinic |
| topic | companion animals radiation oncology translational research past, present, and future |
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