{"id":8848,"date":"2023-09-12T10:19:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T08:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/predipet.com\/?p=8848"},"modified":"2024-01-03T19:05:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T18:05:37","slug":"swedish-research-behind-unique-cancer-test-for-pets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/predipet.com\/sv\/swedish-research-behind-unique-cancer-test-for-pets\/","title":{"rendered":"Svensk forskning bakom unikt cancertest f\u00f6r husdjur"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cancer is just as common in companion animals as in humans. Cancer therapy is improving and in many cases the disease can be treated with success. However early diagnosis is crucial for successful treatment. Therefore, a new, unique cancer test can come to be of great significance.<\/p>\n

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The test, which is being developed by the novel Swedish biotech company Alertix Veterinary Diagnostics, is based on long-standing research at The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, in Uppsala, Sweden.<\/p>\n

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\u2013 We have developed a unique method for detecting the enzyme thymidine kinase (TK1) in blood serum. The enzyme is a biomarker of tumor growth, which characterizes cancer, says Alertix\u2019 head of research professor Staffan Eriksson.<\/p>\n

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What makes the method unique is that it measures the presence of the enzyme with antibodies. Due to that it can be used for detecting not only different types of blood cancers, which the existing TK1 assays do, but also solid tumors. No other method can accomplish that.<\/p>\n

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\u2013 A simple blood sample is all it takes. If the analysis shows an elevated TK1 value there are strong reasons to suspect tumor growth. The enzyme is released into the bloodstream at an early stage \u2013 even before the patient show clinical symptoms. Therefore, it can be of great importance for early detection of cancer, says Staffan Eriksson.<\/p>\n

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Test for dogs<\/h4>\n

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The development of a test for dogs is now in the final phase. The plan is to make it available for veterinary clinics and laboratories in Sweden and Scandinavia in the beginning of 2024. The next step will be to introduce tests for cats and horses.<\/p>\n

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Many areas of use<\/h4>\n

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\u2013 The test will offer a powerful tool for early diagnosis, but also for monitoring cancer treatment in veterinary care\u00a0\u2013 simply by determining if the animal reacts to the treatment. We also think that there might be strong reasons to use the test for screening animals over a certain age. That means to offer tests to all dogs over, let\u2019s say, eight years of age. Because exactly as in humans the risk of cancer increases with age, says professor Henrik R\u00f6nnberg, veterinary oncologist at The University Animal Hospital in Uppsala.<\/p>\n

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International homepage<\/h4>\n

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Today Alertix\u2019 international homepage, alertixvet.com is launched. Here you can find further information about the test, the research and about cancer diseases in companion animals.<\/p>\n

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Alertix Veterinary Diagnostics is located in Kalmar, Sweden. The research is conducted in Uppsala.<\/p>\n

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Questions are answered by:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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CEO Filip Fogdestam, see under Contact

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Professor emeritus Staffan Eriksson, Vice President R&D<\/p>\n

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Cancer \u00e4r lika vanligt hos s\u00e4llskapsdjur som hos m\u00e4nniskor. Cancerv\u00e5rden utvecklas st\u00e4ndigt och i m\u00e5nga fall kan sjukdomen behandlas framg\u00e5ngsrikt. Men f\u00f6r att behandlingen ska lyckas \u00e4r en tidig diagnos avg\u00f6rande. D\u00e4rf\u00f6r kan ett nytt och unikt cancertest f\u00e5 stor betydelse. Testet, som utvecklas av\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8849,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[244],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/predipet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/veterinarian-taking-care-pet-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/predipet.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/predipet.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/predipet.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/predipet.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/predipet.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8848"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/predipet.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9583,"href":"https:\/\/predipet.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8848\/revisions\/9583"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/predipet.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/predipet.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/predipet.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/predipet.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}