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    Dogs

    Evaluation of Proton FLASH-RT in Naturally Occurring Canine Extremity Sarcoma

    Proton FLASH radiation therapy (FLASH-RT) is an investigational approach using ultra-high dose “RATE” radiation therapy. This means that the dose(s) of radiation is delivered in a fraction of a second.…

    Two people standing in a lab.

    New genetic cause of blindness in dogs (link is external)

    In collaboration with a foundation that breeds service dogs for the visually impaired, researchers at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Padova…

    An mri of a tumor in a dog

    One Tiny Dog’s Outsized Contribution to Brain Surgery

    Faculty In This Story Geddy Lee has lived a big life for a little dog. As a puppy, the tiny terrier mix was abandoned in Mississippi during a high-speed car…

    Painting of a dog.

    Art Matters: ‘Fantine’ collage in Ryan Veterinary Hospital (link is external)

    Richard Lichter, a member of the Penn Vet Board of Advisors, commissioned a piece of his late golden retriever, made up of photos of nearly 500 shelter dogs who received…

    Cell Therapy for Metastatic Osteosarcoma

    In this study we will investigate the therapeutic potential of a type of white blood cell known as invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells that are made from the blood…

    PSMA Ligand Based Theranostic to Treat Canine Prostatic Cancer

    The purpose of this study is to assess a new targeted investigational agent called PSMA-MMAE-Pc413 combined with a laser in local and metastatic disease in dogs diagnosed with prostate cancer.