Canine Brain Tumor Trial | Canine Glioma Clinical Trial

Canine Glioma
Clinical Trial

Duke University Pratt School of Engineering in collaboration with the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine  is now recruiting canine glioma patients to be enrolled in a new clinical trial

Overview

The goal of this trial is to offer cutting edge therapy to eligible dogs with brain tumors intended to preserve the quality of life and improve long-term survival rates. Additionally, we will use the information gained from treating dogs to design similar treatments for people with brain tumors.
 
Our experienced collaborators at the University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, have treated over 200 dogs with brain tumors under other trials. The goal of this new trial is to provide treatment to dogs with canine using a specialized catheter system that draws tumor cells out of the brain. 
 
The majority of the costs associated with these experimental brain tumor therapies are paid for by grants from foundations and government agencies.​

UMN Canine Brain Tumor Clinical Trials

Breakthrough Designation

While still at the preclinical stage, this novel approach to treat brain tumors has already been published and peer-reviewed in high impact scientific journals (including prestigious Nature Materials), and recently received a Breakthrough Designation from the FDA to ultimately be studied in human patients with high priority.

Breakthrough Designation by FDA

How To participate

We have people coming from near and far to participate in these studies. For all interested, see the steps below.
 
1. Your veterinarian can use the link to the right to request enrollment of a dog in a trial: "Apply for Brain Tumor Clinical Trials Program", or you may contact Dr. Pluhar directly (see below).
 
2. In order to determine if the tumor is operable and your dog is eligible for the study, Dr. Pluhar must be able to review the MRI.
If you live near the Veterinary Medical Center (VMC), your dog can have the MRI here. Please call 612-626-8387 to request an appointment with the Neurology Service to schedule this or your veterinarian can request the MRI using the AVID Service.
 
From other locations, please obtain an MRI at a Neurology clinic in your area. Once complete, we would like a copy of the images and report sent here, or if the Neurology clinic can do a 'DICOM' transfer, we will accept that (if the clinic can do this, they will know what that means). Please have them contact the CIC for instructions. To send by mail or FedEx, please use this address:
Dr. Liz Pluhar
College of Veterinary Medicine
339 Veterinary Medical Center
1352 Boyd Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
3. Once Dr. Pluhar reviews the images, she will be in touch with the owner or veterinarian with the next steps.
 
Dogs with glioma, as seen on MRI contact Dr. Pluhar at 612-625-1162, pluha006@umn.edu

Dr. Elizabeth Pluhar, DVM, PhD

Canine GliomaClinical Trial

Duke University Pratt School of Engineering in collaboration with the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine is now recruiting canine glioma patients to be enrolled in a new clinical trial

Overview

Breakthrough Designation

How To participate

Canine Glioma
Clinical Trial