Paoloni Melissa C, Khanna Chand
Comparative Oncology Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 37 Convent Drive, Room 2144, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2007 Nov;37(6):1023-32; v. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2007.08.003.
The value of comparative oncology has been increasingly recognized in the field of cancer research, including the identification of cancer-associated genes; the study of environmental risk factors, tumor biology, and progression; and, perhaps most importantly, the evaluation of novel cancer therapeutics. The fruits of this effort are expected to be the creation of better and more specific drugs to benefit veterinary and human patients who have cancer. The state of the comparative oncology field is outlined in this article, with an emphasis on cancer in dogs.
比较肿瘤学在癌症研究领域的价值已得到越来越多的认可,包括癌症相关基因的鉴定;环境风险因素、肿瘤生物学和进展的研究;以及,也许最重要的是,新型癌症治疗方法的评估。这项努力的成果有望是研发出更好、更具特异性的药物,以使患癌的兽医和人类患者受益。本文概述了比较肿瘤学领域的现状,重点是犬类癌症。