Frontiers in veterinary science
A retrospective study on cats with incompletely or marginally excised sarcomas treated with a bleomycin-only electrochemotherapy protocol: 66 cases
By Hovis K, Souquet Q, Ferguson S and 2 others.
Abstract
Introduction
Electrochemotherapy (ECT) is a novel therapy used as an effective and safe treatment modality for both cats and dogs with various tumor types. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the disease-free interval (DFI) for cats with incompletely excised or marginally excised sarcomas treated with a bleomycin-only ECT protocol.
Methods
A single institution retrospective evaluation was performed to identify cats as having undergone surgical removal of their sarcoma tumor followed by ECT from March 2015 to July 2024. In the absence of a standardized grading system for feline sarcomas, cats were stratified into high-grade and low-grade groups with primary emphasis on mitotic count. Median DFI was subsequently evaluated for each group.