canine comparative oncology

The V Foundation's Victory Ride to Cure Cancer was back as a LIVE cycling event and celebration, Aug. 28. Team DCI "virtual" and in-person riders raised more than $20K.

August 30, 2021

Special Events

Somarelli Joins Leadership of New AACR Cancer Evolution Working Group

DCI molecular biologist Jason Somarelli, PhD, utilizes comparative and evolutionary biology in his cancer research.

August 2, 2021

Announcements DCI Research

C3O Drills Down On The Canine-To-Human Biomedical Pipeline

While there have been many successes with newer chemotherapies, targeted therapies, and immunotherapies, many cancer types in the human population don...

February 23, 2019

DCI Research Features

Consortium For Canine Comparative Oncology

When it comes to cancer, man and his best friend are not that different. With similar genomes and shared environmental triggers leading to spontaneous...

March 15, 2016

Features DCI Research

The Year Of The Dog

More than one million of the 4.5 million pet dogs in the U.S. that get cancer this year will be brought to the vet by their owners for treatment. Fort...

February 26, 2018

DCI Research Features

Enlisting A Dog In The Fight Against Cancer

For years, dogs have sniffed-out land mines, rescued earthquake victims, and guided the blind. Today our BFFs are teaming up with us to confront a sha...

March 8, 2017

DCI Research Features

DCI Research Team Takes On Sarcoma in Dogs and Humans

When 12 years ago Sharon and Bill Feipel went to pick up a fawn-colored pug, Otto, they also ended up taking home his brother, the runt of the litter....

September 18, 2017

DCI Research Features

The Answer to Cancer May Be Walking Beside Us

Humans and canines have a common enemy in cancer; one in three people and one in four dogs will develop the disease in their life...

October 5, 2016

DCI Research

Mark Dewhirst, “The Human Synapse,” Eases Into Retirement

When a Galapagos tortoise suffering from sarcoma needed help in 1983, zookeepers at the Staten Island Zoo called Mark Dewhirst, DVM, PhD, a young scie...

May 8, 2017

DCI Research Announcements

Third Annual C3O Symposium Slated For February (2.23.18)

The Consortium for Canine Comparative Oncology (c3o), a collaboration between Duke Cancer Institute and North Carolina State University College of Vet...

November 14, 2017

Announcements DCI Research

The Answer on the Other End of the Leash

Will Edward, DVM, MD, works to find better treatments for a cancer called sarcoma. It makes no difference to him that half of his patients walk on ...

December 2, 2016

Looking To The Environment For Clues To Bladder Cancer

Brant Inman, MD, says most of the young patients he sees for bladder cancer are non-smokers with no occupational exposures and no obvious genetic predisposition.

May 24, 2017

DCI Research Features Patient Stories

The Answer on the Other End of the Leash

Will Eward, DVM, MD, works to find better treatments for a cancer called sarcoma. It makes no difference to him that half of his patients walk on four...

November 10, 2015

Features

In Canines, A Novel Approach To An Old Drug

Cancer is the leading cause of death in dogs, with one in four developing the disease in his or her lifetime. For humans, it’s one in three. America’s...

January 23, 2018

DCI Research Special Events Features

Duke, NC State To Host Second Annual C3O Symposium

REGISTRATION IS CLOSEDThe Consortium for Canine Comparative Oncology (C3O), a collaboration between Duke Cancer Institute and North Carolina State Uni...

December 19, 2016

Announcements

Cyclist Hits The Road For DCI Research

“Hi, I’m Paul and I’m cycling across North America for metastatic cancer research,” reads the tagline on Riding4Research.org, the launch pad for Paul ...

June 28, 2017

Special Events Features DCI Research