Chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisolone (COP) in cats with malignant lymphoma: New results with an old protocol

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 179-186

  Teske, Erik ^a,d   Van Straten, Giora ^a   Van Noort, Ronald ^b   Rutteman, Gerard R ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Referral Specialist Clinic Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

^c Referral Specialist Clin W   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anatomic types; Feline leukemia virus; Prognosis; Siamese cats

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; COP PROTOCOL 2; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FEMALE; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BREEDING; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FEMALE; LYMPHOMA; MALE; PREDNISONE; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 0036511693     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2002.tb02352.x     Document Type: Article

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