Nina Milevoj (Avtor), Nataša Tozon (Avtor), Sabina Ličen (Avtor), Urša Lampreht Tratar (Avtor), Gregor Serša (Avtor), Maja Čemažar (Avtor)

Povzetek

The aim of this study was to evaluate the owners' perception of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of dogs after treatment with electrochemotherapy (ECT) alone or combined with interleukin-12 gene electrotransfer (IL-12 GET) and/or surgery. The owners of 44 dogs with histologically different tumours were offered the »Cancer Treatment Form« at least one month after treatment. The owners assessed their dogs’ quality of life (QoL) after treatment as good (mean 7.4) (from 1–very poor to 10–excellent) and the general health compared with the initial diagnosis of cancer as improving (mean 3.9) (from 1–worse to 5–better). The assessment of the current QoL was better within the group of dogs treated with non-invasive treatment (ECT and/or IL-12 GET only), compared with those that received invasive treatment, where, in addition to ECT and/or IL-12 GET, surgery was performed (p < .05). The owners of dogs that achieved an objective response (OR) to the treatment assessed the QoL as significantly better compared with those whose dogs did not respond to the treatment (p < .05). The majority of the owners (86.4%) would opt for the therapy again, regardless of the financial costs. In conclusion, the results of this study demonstrate that the majority of the owners of dogs assessed their dogs’ QoL as good and felt that it improved after the treatment, especially in dogs, treated with non-invasive treatment and in those that responded to the treatment. This supports further use of ECT and IL-12 GET as suitable methods for the treatment of selected tumours in veterinary medicine.

Ključne besede

dogs;electrochemotherapy;gene electrotransfer;health-related quality of life;interleukin-12;neoplasms;therapy;receptors;

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Jezik: Angleški jezik
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Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
Organizacija: OI - Onkološki inštitut Ljubljana
UDK: 636.7.09:616-006:615:602.6/7
COBISS: 4920442 Povezava se bo odprla v novem oknu
ISSN: 2053-1095
Št. ogledov: 1536
Št. prenosov: 256
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Sekundarne ključne besede: Neoplasms;Therapy;Electrochemotherapy;Receptors, Interleukin-12;Dogs;
Vrsta dela (COBISS): Članek v reviji
Strani: str. 290-298
Zvezek: ǂVol. ǂ6
Čas izdaje: 2020
DOI: 10.1002/vms3.232
ID: 11779599