Combination therapy using intratumoral bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) and vincristine in dogs with transmissible venereal tumours: Therapeutic efficacy and histological changes

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 92-96

  Mukaratirwa, S ^a,b   Chitanga, S ^a   Chimatira, T ^a   Makuleke, C ^a   Sayi, S T ^a   Bhebhe, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus Calmette Guerin; Canine transmissible venereal tumour; Immunochemotherapy; Vincristine

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; BUFFER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANIMAL VENEREAL TUMOR; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; HISTOLOGY; MACROPHAGE; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR ASSOCIATED LEUKOCYTE; TUMOR BIOPSY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS BCG;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BCG VACCINE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENEREAL TUMORS, VETERINARY; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 70349538978     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v80i2.178     Document Type: Article

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