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Hypotonic Water as Adjuvant Therapy for Incompletely Resected Canine Mast Cell Tumors: A Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled Study
Author(s) -
BROCKS BOUVIEN A.W.,
NEYENS ISABELLE J.S.,
TESKE ERIK,
KIRPENSTEIJN JOLLE
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.2008.00412.x
Subject(s) - medicine , placebo , mast cell , adjuvant therapy , tonicity , double blind , adjuvant , randomized controlled trial , pathology , immunology , chemotherapy , alternative medicine
Objective— To evaluate efficacy of hypotonic water as adjuvant therapy after marginal resection of canine mast cell tumors (MCT). Study Design— Double‐blinded, placebo‐controlled, prospective, randomized study. Animals— Dogs (n=30) with spontaneous, cutaneous, solitary MCT. Methods— The wound bed of MCT, resected with margins <0.5 cm, was injected with either hypotonic or isotonic water according to a standardized protocol. Follow‐up was obtained by clinical examination at 1, 2, 3, 6, and 12 months and annual telephone contact with the owner. Results— Eighteen dogs were treated with isotonic lactated Ringer's solution and 12 dogs with hypotonic distilled water. All MCT were stage 0 tumors and most grade II. Six tumors (4 isotonic, 2 hypotonic) recurred locally, 3 of these dogs died from disease‐related reasons within 4 months. The surviving 3 dogs were alive with a median survival time (ST) of 1092 days. The calculated 2‐year recurrence‐free rate was 92.7%; the 2‐year disease‐free rate 79.1%; and the 2‐year survival rate 89.5%. No significant differences in local recurrence and ST were observed between treatment groups. Histologic grading was the only significant prognosticator for ST and recurrence‐free periods. Conclusion— No significant differences in local recurrence and ST were observed between adjunctive hypotonic water and placebo treatment after marginal resection of solitary MCT. Clinical Relevance— Hypotonic water does not decrease the rate of local recurrence in dogs with solitary MCT after marginal surgical excision.