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Manuscript calls for collaborative approach to drug development
"We hope our recommendations will reposition comparative oncology canine trials as integral and parallel to human development" - Dr Chand Khanna.
Manuscript will further new initiatives to expand awareness of comparative oncology.

A new WSAVA-supported manuscript has highlighted the value of collaboration between the human and animal pharmaceutical and biotech sectors in drug development.

The manuscript follows a workshop on comparative oncology, hosted by the WSAVA's One Health Committee (WSAVA OHC) at its 2019 World Congress in Toronto. The workshop was led by researchers in human and animal medicine and was attended by academics and industry representatives working in cancer research.

Many cancers that afflict dogs also occur in humans, giving researchers the chance to improve lives by studying cancers and treatments in parallel. Delegates at the workshop included other members of the WSAVA OHC, academics and industry representatives working in cancer research.

In the manuscript, researchers outline new commercial perspectives on the value of closer relationships between the human and animal health pharmaceutical and biotech sectors, to deliver a ‘win/win’ for successful cancer drug development in humans and dogs.

Manuscript author Dr Chand Khanna, from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Oncology), commented: “We hope our recommendations will reposition comparative oncology canine trials as integral and parallel to human development and that this move will create opportunities for step-wise iteration and the improvements in the human cancer drug development path that are increasingly necessary.”

Dr Michael Lappin, chair of WSAVA One Health Committee, added: “The field of comparative oncology as part of cancer drug development stands out as a successful example of the One Health approach to medicine and this new manuscript presents a nuanced and novel strategy to deliver this translational opportunity.”

The authors and the WSAVA OHC plan to use the manuscript as a springboard for further new initiatives to expand awareness of comparative oncology. They also hope to drive forward its use to create a closer alignment of human and animal health pharma and biotech.

The manuscript, entitled ‘Delivering innovation to oncology drug development through cancer drug DISCO (Development Incentive Strategy using comparative oncology): Perspectives, gaps and solutions’, is published in the journal Annals of Medicine and Clinical Oncology

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Vets to run marathon for World Animal Protection

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 Two recently graduated veterinary surgeons will be running the London Marathon in April to raise money for the charity World Animal Protection.

Alex Bartlett and Maeve O'Neill plan to run the race together if they are given the same start times.

Dr O'Neill said: "You're always limited in what you can do to help animals, so it is nice to raise money for a charity that helps animals around the world."

Dr Bartlett added: "I have never run a marathon before and am excited to run my first one for such a good cause!"

Both Dr Bartlett and Dr O'Neill have fundraising pages online. 

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BSAVA releases new Guide to Procedures

The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) has published a new edition of its Guide to Procedures for Small Animal Practice.

It has added four new procedures; cystostomy tube placement, endotracheal intubation, point-of-care ultrasound and wet-to-dry dressings.

BSAVA says that it is an essential step-by-step guide to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed in practice. The textbook includes new images and illustrations, as well as high-definition videos for use prior to procedures.

Nick Bexfield and Julia Riggs, editors of the new edition, said: "We have built upon the success of the previous editions by responding to the feedback received from the BSAVA readership, and hope this new guide helps to further increase the confidence and accuracy with which these procedures are performed."

Print copies are available in the BSAVA store, with a digital version in the BSAVA library.