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Area of Science:

  • Veterinary Oncology
  • Radiation Oncology

Background:

  • Canine appendicular osteosarcoma (OSA) management involves palliative or curative intent radiation therapy (RT).
  • Palliative RT aims to alleviate pain and lameness with minimal side effects.
  • Standard curative care includes limb amputation and chemotherapy; RT is an alternative for limb sparing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the efficacy and application of radiation therapy in managing canine appendicular osteosarcoma.
  • To differentiate between palliative and curative intent RT strategies.
  • To highlight advanced RT techniques for improved local disease control.

Main Methods:

  • Review of palliative RT approaches (coarse fractionation, radiopharmaceuticals).
  • Evaluation of curative-intent RT, including limb-sparing protocols.
  • Discussion of advanced techniques like stereotactic radiosurgery and intra-operative irradiation.

Main Results:

  • Palliative RT effectively manages pain and lameness with few acute adverse effects.
  • Fractionated curative-intent RT is often ineffective for local control.
  • Advanced RT techniques combined with chemotherapy and case selection improve local disease control.

Conclusions:

  • Radiation therapy can be tailored for palliative or curative intent in canine OSA.
  • Advanced RT techniques offer improved outcomes for limb-sparing management.
  • Appropriate planning and administration of RT result in manageable adverse effects.