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Isabela’s mast cell tumor wasn’t the largest that I have treated with Stelfonta, but her wound at day 7 was.
Her tumor was 2.8 x 2 x 1 cm, and her tumor volume was 2.8 cm3.
And her wound healing was amazing!
Watch to see the new FDA approved intratumoral treatment for mast cell tumors in action.
Seeing is believing.
📹 Want to see and learn more on Stelfonta for MCT? Check out my vlogs on my YouTube channel. Vlogs 130 -132
#kickcancersbutt
There’s a line a song: I haven’t found the new me yetI’m not sure if I will be completely new but I’m definitely evolving.
I’m learning to show myself more grace.
I used to push myself to make more content more consistently and do more. Sometimes I feel guilty because there is so much work to do. So many ideas in my head. So many questions and messages to answer. Am I doing enough?
Comparison is the thief of joy. So no comparing for me. Just knowing I will produce at a pace that makes sense for me, at that time.
I know consistency is the key to success. But taking breaks are important too. And this view. These boys. So important.
So right now, I just need to take the time to do things like this after work. And see where it takes me.
Meet Rocky, my new mast cell tumor (MCT) patient.He’s adorable but his MCT is not! And he is not a straightforward case.
One size does not fit all when it comes to mast cell tumors in dogs.
The majority of MCT can be cured with surgery alone if we find them when they are small and remove them with appropriate surgical margins
But MCT can vary from dog to dog, and it can be overwhelming and confusing to try to understand these tumors
Some cannot be removed surgically due to location and size. Instead they might be a candidate for the new Stelfonta intratumoral treatment, or need radiation after surgery.
Some dogs have more than one, or many.
Some have higher grade ones that are at risk of metastasis in the future. Some MCT have already spread to the lymph nodes or internally at diagnosis. And need chemotherapy.
And some regrow back after surgery, like Rocky.
Rocky has had 2 surgeries so far since January. Even with a large surgery, this one has come back in multiple areas along the thigh. So I am starting with chemo and I would like we to add radiation too. (Too much tumor for Stelfonta right now)
But MCT are treatable tumors. That’s my job to figure that out which treatments are best for which dogs and their tumors.
I’ve made a plan for Rocky. I will monitor his response and adjust as needed. And make sure he’s living his best life, even on chemo. (Chemotherapy is well tolerates in most dogs.)
MCT are the most common malignant skin tumor in dogs, accounting for about 15 to 20% of skin tumors.
🔬Early detection and aspirates before treatment are so important for successful outcomes. #whywaitaspirate
📹 Want to see and learn more about MCT including Stelfonta? Check out my new vlogs # 128 & 130 on my YouTube channel.
If you would have asked me a year agohow I feel about speaking in a cavernous room with all the attendees spread out, I would tell you that’s not how a speaker likes it.
We like the attendees packed in and the room full.
Well #VMX2021 was the first major conference post pandemic, and I could not have been happier with my talks.
It was beyond amazing to be speaking live, in-person and, well, properly dressed. (Most of my virtual talks last year were in leggings on the bottom and fancy on top)
Speaking is my happy place. I love to educate about cancer and provide practical tips for diagnosing and treatment.
Thank you to VolitionRx for sponsoring my breakfast session where I talked about what’s new in cancer including the NuQ Veterinary Cancer Screening Test
And I was so thrilled for the last minute invitation to join Dr Pamela Jones and share my Stelfonta cases at the lunch session for Virbac
A highlight of the trip was seeing all my friends and colleagues after 15 months and, as I warned them, giving inappropriately long hugs. I was making up for lost time.
A huge shout out to everyone at NAVC for putting on this event and everyone who attended.
I’m so excited for future events this year including Fetch Dvm360 Kansas City and San Diego WVC Viticus Group - Animal Health in Vegas and Connexity in Arizona in September. Where are you attending? Please come say hello. I’m fully vaccinated & hugs are welcome