UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
VETERINARY CENTER FOR CLINICAL TRIALS
Clinical Trial Report
September 2019
New Trials
Pulmonary Metastases in Dogs
The purpose of this study is to determine whether giving ALT-803 (a cytokine interleukin-15 superagonist) will be safe and effective for treating cancer that has spread to the lungs.
Featured Trials
Pituitary Tumors
Assessing a New Surgery in Cats
Obstructive
Idiopathic Cystitis
Assessing How Catheter Size
Affects the Recurrence of Urethral Obstructions in Cats
Ocular Squamous
Cell Carcinoma
Understanding the
Genetics in Horses
Laminitis
Assessing a Stem Cell
Therapy in Horses
Aspergillus spp.
Infections
Understanding the
Genetics in Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Hungarian Vizslas and German Shepherds
Urinary Tract Infections
Comparing Anti-Microbial
Therapies in Dogs
Skin and/or
Bowel Disease
Evaluating a Diet to Stop Itching
and Diarrhea or Vomiting in Dogs
Megaesophagus
Assessment and
Management in Dogs
Spina Bifida
Assessing a Stem Cell Therapy
in English Bulldog Puppies

*Also looking for healthy English bulldog puppies to compare gait and bowel function
Epilepsy
Early Detection of Seizures in Dogs
Inflammatory
Brain Disease
Assessing a Stem Cell
Therapy in Dogs
Head/Neck Tumors
Improving our Knowledge
of Tumors in Dogs
Primary and Metastatic Carcinomas
Using New Technology to Learn More in Dogs
Advanced Stage Osteosarcoma
and Melanoma
Evaluating a New
Immunotherapy in Dogs
Prostate Cancer
Looking at a New Treatment and Assessing the Outcome through Blood and Urine in Dogs
Prostate, Bladder and/or Urethra Tumors
Assessing a Surgical Technique to Place Urethral Stents in Dogs
Nasal Cancer
Novel Treatment in Dogs
Nasal Cancer
Using a Combination of
Therapies for Treatment in Dogs
Oral Melanoma
Assessing a Treatment in Dogs
Liver Tumors
Using a New Technique
to Shrink Tumors in Dogs
Retinal Degeneration
Understanding the
Disease in Greyhounds
Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration Syndrome
Understanding the Disease in Dogs
Lung Tumors
Evaluating a New Contrast
Delivery Device in Dogs
Trials Recently Completed or Finished Enrolling
Look What We've Done!
  • Assessing a New Method of Identifying Bacterial Infections in Male Dogs with Prostate Cancer
  • Looking at Pimobendan and its Effects on Kidney Function in Dogs with Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease
  • Exenatide Extended-Release for Extending Remission Time of Diabetic Cats
  • Once-Weekly Insulin for Dogs with Diabetes Mellitus
  • Using PET/CT to Assess Tumor Extent in Dogs with Anal Sac Adenocarcinoma
  • Exploring New Diagnostics for Fungal Disease in Cats and Dogs

THANK YOU!
Thank you for wanting to be a part of our clinical trials program. We greatly appreciate your desire to inform others about our trials, and/or refer cases to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) at UC Davis. The VCCT and our clinical trials wouldn't be here without you!
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