MADISON, NJ (April 12, 2012)-- Pfizer Animal Health, an international leader in the advancement of animal health, and the American Humane Association, the nation's leading advocate on behalf of children and animals, announced the completion of the first round of an innovative research study on the benefits of animal - assisted therapy (AAT)
on pediatric cancer patients and their families.
Literature review and site interviews mark the launch of a study that will examine the outcomes of animal - assisted therapy
on pediatric cancer patients and their families
After receiving his doctorate, White not only worked in private practice but also at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and later as a staff psychologist at The Children's Hospital in Denver, where he focused his attention
on pediatric cancer patients.
After receiving his doctorate, he worked in private practice and at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and later as a staff psychologist at The Children's Hospital in Denver, where he focused his attention
on pediatric cancer patients.
Not exact matches
The
patients were enrolled in clinical trials sponsored by St. Jude or the Children's Oncology Group, an international clinical trials group focused exclusively
on pediatric cancer.
Currently, a genomic analysis clinical trial at the
Cancer Institute is focused
on those
patients with rare or poor - prognosis
cancers, including
pediatric patients.
In fact, the Food and Drug Administration's approval of pembrolizumab in May 2017 for adult and
pediatric patients with solid tumors and high microsatellite instability, was the first time it had approved a
cancer treatment based
on a genetic feature rather than the
cancer's location of origin.
The facility, which will be located at the Sibley Memorial Hospital
on the Kimmel
Cancer Center's National Capital Region campus, is scheduled for completion in 2019 and will include space and staff for treating
pediatric patients.
Rutgers
Cancer Institute currently enrolls approximately 17 percent of all its new adult cancer patients and approximately 70 percent of all pediatric cancer patients on clinical t
Cancer Institute currently enrolls approximately 17 percent of all its new adult
cancer patients and approximately 70 percent of all pediatric cancer patients on clinical t
cancer patients and approximately 70 percent of all
pediatric cancer patients on clinical t
cancer patients on clinical trials.
Our groundbreaking
Pediatric Mi - Oncoseq Program is an internationally known precision oncology program focusing
on the genetic analysis of
pediatric cancer patients including in children with malignant brain tumors, and determines whether targeted treatments may be available based upon their personalized tumor genomic sequencing profiles.
Nebeling LC, Lerner E. Implementing a ketogenic diet based
on medium - chain triglyceride oil in
pediatric patients with
cancer.
D.C., Feb. 19, 2014 — Zoetis Inc. and American Humane Association today announced the official launch of the full clinical trial of the Canines and Childhood
Cancer (CCC) Study, a first - of - its - kind effort to examine the effects of animal - assisted therapy
on pediatric oncology
patients, and their families.
«This important research will measure the impact of animal - assisted therapy
on pediatric oncology
patients and their families, thus furthering the fields of research
on human - animal interaction and integrated therapies for conditions such as
cancer in children,» said J. Michael McFarland, DVM, Diplomate ABVP and Group Director of Veterinary Medical Services & Corporate Citizenship for Pfizer Animal Health.