TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS:Withouttherapy,dogsdiagnosedwithlymphomasuccumbtothediseasewithin4-6weeksfollowingdiagnosis.ThereisstrongevidencetosuggestthatlymphomasdevelopedfromT-lymphocytesaremoreaggressiveandbearapoorerprognosisthanthosedevelopedfromB-lymphocytes.Treatmentproducestumorremissioninapproximately90%ofcases,withdurationofremissionandsurvivaldependentuponthetreatmentregimenused.UseofPrednisonealonehelpstoimprovequalityoflife,however,remissionsarebrief,lastingonlyabout30days.CombiningCyclophosphamidewithPrednisonemayprovideaslightlylongerdurationofremission(30-60days).TreatmentwithDoxorubinalonehasproducedremissionsforupto18-29weeks.Arecentstudyindicatesthatmonitoringplasmaglutathione-S-transferasemaybehelpfulinevaluatingtherapeuticresponsetodoxorubicintreatment.TheUW-Mprotocol(describedabove)hasdemonstratedthelongestdurationsofremissionslasting44-69weeksforearlystagelymphomasand36-51weeksformoreadvancedlymphomas.
PREVENTION:Considerableevidencelinksdevelopmentoflymphomawithdefectsinorsuppressionoftheimmunesystem.Therefore,preventionoflymphomamaylieineffortstoprotectpredisposeddogswithimmunodeficiencyorauto-immunediseasesfromexposuretoenvironmentalcarcinogensthatincreaselikelihoodofcancerdevelopment.Additionally,frequentuseofimmunosuppressivedrugsmayalsoincreaseriskoflymphoma.
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