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The Veterinary Research and Oncology Clinic's mission is to provide effective, safe and novel treatments to companion animals aiming to improve the animal’s health, while learning from and informing human
treatments for similar cancers. The Veterinary Research and Oncology Clinic's mission is to provide effective, safe and novel treatments to companion animals aiming to improve the animal’s health, while learning from and informing human treatments for similar cancers.

01/01/2026

Happy New Year! We wish you and your friends and family the best 2026! 🐶🐱

12/25/2025

From all of us at VROC, we wish you and your loved ones a wonderful holiday season. 🐾❤️

12/19/2025

Bubba came in this week for his doxorubicin chemotherapy treatment. He's such a sweet boy! 🐾💙

12/05/2025

Roman, a 5-year-old male Labrador Retriever, was recently diagnosed with a cancerous mass in the tail/hind region. He will receive PULSAR radiation therapy. Because of the tumor’s location, MRI imaging was performed at our facility to enable precise radiation planning.

The PULSAR approach delivers fractionated radiation separated by defined intervals. Accurate co-registration of MRI with other imaging modalities enables precise tumor localization, enhances treatment targeting, and helps minimize exposure to surrounding healthy tissues.

Our team wishes Roman the very best as he begins this important treatment course!

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to all our furry friends and their families! 🐶🐾🐱

11/21/2025

Luna stopped by today for a follow-up appointment and gave Hannah, one of our vet techs, a few extra snuggles! Luna brightens everyone's day. 🐾🥰

11/20/2025

Today was a big milestone at VROC. Our first canine graduate! 🐾

Bailey May, an 8-year-old poodle, had surgery to remove a mast cell tumor on her leg. She was then referred to us by her veterinarian for further care. Staging revealed metastasis of her mast cell tumor in her lymph node.

Bailey underwent cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) treatment in her metastatic lymph node with our veterinary oncology team, Drs. Allstadt and Lemons, and last week she completed her final session. Last week’s staging tests brought the best news of all: Bailey is officially in full remission!

This National Cancer Institute-funded trial, in partnership with UC San Diego, is focused on introducing novel intratumoral approaches to treating cancer in veterinary patients.

We are so very happy for Bailey and her mom, Karina. 💙

To learn about the CPMV trial: https://bit.ly/4rb8ogP or call 214-645-6221.

Pic 2 with Karina, pic 3 with Dr. Allstadt.

11/19/2025

𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥

Advanced cancers in pets that grow aggressively and spread can become very difficult to treat, often no longer responding to standard therapies like chemotherapy or radiation. This happens for two major reasons: the cancer cells themselves can change in ways that help them survive treatment and the tumor can create a “cold” environment where the immune system does not recognize the cancer as a threat. At VROC, we are working to break through these barriers with a new approach called the FUSION Trial: Focused Ultrasound Combined Ionizing Radiation.

This treatment combines high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), which uses sound waves to disrupt the tumor and help stimulate an immune response, with precise radiation therapy that targets and destroys cancer cells. Together, these treatments aim to turn a “cold” tumor into a “hot,” immune-active one while also weakening cancer cells that have become resistant to therapy. This may help overcome the treatment resistance often seen in advanced cancers. Once the tumor becomes more visible to the immune system, we add cutting-edge immunotherapies to further boost the body’s natural ability to fight the disease. This multi-step strategy represents an exciting step forward in personalized, immune-based cancer care for pets, and brings new hope to families facing difficult diagnoses.

If you have any questions about VROC or this trial, please call 214-645-6221.

11/12/2025

At the Veterinary Research and Oncology Clinic (VROC), our goal is to bring innovative cancer research in pets to help shape the future of cancer care for both animals and people.

One of our ongoing studies, the Cowpea Mosaic Virus (CPMV) trial, is a great example of this mission in action. This National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded study, conducted in collaboration with UC San Diego, is evaluating the safety and immune-stimulating effects of a novel treatment derived from a naturally occurring plant virus.

Originally discovered in plants, it is completely harmless to animals and humans. What makes it interesting is its ability to act as a natural immune activator. When injected directly into a tumor, CPMV serves to alert the immune system to recognize and attack cancer cells.

Unlike traditional cancer therapies that circulate through the bloodstream, CPMV is administered directly into the tumor. This approach helps reprogram the tumor’s local immune environment, training the body’s defenses not only to destroy the treated tumor but also to recognize and eliminate cancer cells elsewhere in the body. Because the treatment is delivered directly into the tumor, it also minimizes exposure to healthy tissues, making it especially promising for tumors that are easily accessible, such as those on the skin, head, or neck.

Early findings show that tumor injections with CPMV are safe in dogs, and ongoing studies are exploring how effectively this therapy can trigger lasting immune protection and improve tumor control across multiple cancer types.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4882ZQ6

If you have any questions about VROC or this trial, please call 214-645-6221.

10/31/2025

From all of us at VROC, Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻

10/17/2025

This week we celebrate National Veterinary Technician Week! Thank you to our wonderful vet techs, Giavanna Macias, Migxi Rodriguez, Hannah McComber and Anthony Zamora, who bring skill, compassion, and dedication to every furry patient they care for. 🐶🐱

10/03/2025

Melbourne came to us earlier this week to be evaluated for a prostate tumor. Here he is intently observing his own ultrasound. Such a sweet boy!

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5801 Forest Park
Dallas, TX
75235

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Website

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/radiation-oncology/veterinary-research-oncology-clinic/

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