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Canine oral melanoma with suspected pulmonary metastasis: Combination of immunotherapy and tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment

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  • KR Kim

    (KU Animal Cancer Center, Konkuk University Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea)

  • DH Kim

    (KU Animal Cancer Center, Konkuk University Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea)

  • MJ Jung

    (KU Animal Cancer Center, Konkuk University Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea)

  • DM Sihn

    (KU Animal Cancer Center, Konkuk University Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea)

  • SW Jeong

    (KU Animal Cancer Center, Konkuk University Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea)

  • JH Kim

    (KU Animal Cancer Center, Konkuk University Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea)

Abstract

This case report follows a 10-year-old castrated male Miniature Schnauzer dog presented with a history of incomplete surgical resection of an oral malignant melanoma (amelanotic type) on the right mandible. Melanoma vaccine therapy was administered due to incomplete surgical resection, however, new masses were detected on the contralateral mandible and suspected pulmonary metastasis occurred at 2 weeks and 7 months, respectively, following the first melanoma vaccination. At the time of detecting the pulmonary metastasis, targeted chemotherapy was initiated with the owner's consent using imatinib (10 mg/kg/day, p.o.), a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI). The patient did not show any significant adverse events related to both anticancer treatments. Three months following the first dose of imatinib, the absence of the suspected pulmonary metastatic nodules on radiography indicated complete remission. In conclusion, this report describes the achievement of clinical remission of suspected pulmonary metastatic oral malignant melanoma and an extension of survival time in a dog given a combination treatment of immunotherapy and tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

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  • KR Kim & DH Kim & MJ Jung & DM Sihn & SW Jeong & JH Kim, 2023. "Canine oral melanoma with suspected pulmonary metastasis: Combination of immunotherapy and tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment," Veterinární medicína, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 68(12), pages 477-482.
  • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:68:y:2023:i:12:id:90-2023-vetmed
    DOI: 10.17221/90/2023-VETMED
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