Clinical Trial For Dogs With Cancer

Six million dogs are diagnosed with cancer each year in the U.S., and a new drug called NitrosylCobalamin (NO-Cbl) may offer new hope. Joseph A. Bauer, Ph.D patented this non-toxic drug and has seen promising results treating dogs with cancer. A 10-year-old bichon frise with anal sac adenocarcinoma was only given 3 months to live, at which point Joseph A. Bauer, Ph.D offered the owners free treatments of NitrosylCobalamin, and the opportunity to be one of the first dogs in this cancer clinical trial. The bichon frise appeared to make a full recovery in 2 weeks, and he's still doing good after 5 years! A 6 year old Golden Retriever had a spinal tumor, and wasn't able to get around very well. Within 9 months, the NitrosylCobalamin shrank his tumor by 40%, and now he's taking 2 mile walks. A 13 year old Giant Schnauzer had thyroid cancer, and within 10 weeks of NitrosylCobalamin treatment it shrunk by 77%! The results are not only amazing, but also the fact that Bauer says this drug is non-toxic, and chemotherapy treatment had no negative side effects.

The research of Joseph A. Bauer, Ph.D is not only good news for dogs, but since dogs are similar to humans in their genetic makeup, NitrosylCobalamin may be the next wonder drug for humans as well. I originally found out about Joseph A. Bauer, Ph.D and his research on Science Daily, and this is a great article to read for additional details. Yet, I wanted to learn more about the clinical trial, in case one of my readers has a dog suffering with cancer. Bauer has a LinkedIn page, and says "Currently, we are working with local veterinarians and veterinary offices in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Florida to treat dogs and cats with a vitamin B12-based chemotherapy agent, nitrosylcobalamin (a non-toxic drug, I patented in 1999)...Enrollment is currently open for pet animals to participate in these trials." (BTW, the clinical trial is free of charge). In addition, the page goes into more details about the canine cancer clinical trial. Joseph A. Bauer, Ph.D has a website at the University of Akron with contact information as well. If your dog has cancer, you may want to talk to your veterinarian, and check into this!