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Silicon Valley Start-Up Hopes to Deliver Precision Cancer Medicine to Dogs

Silicon Valley Start-Up Hopes to Deliver Precision Cancer Medicine to Dogs

5 years ago
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/silicon-valley-start-up-hopes-to-deliver-precision-cancer-medicine-to-dogs/

When pet dogs are diagnosed with cancer, they typically get surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation—that is, of course, if their owner opts to treat it.

Now, a Silicon Valley startup wants to offer precision medicine instead—by recommending targeted therapies that are normally used to treat humans. For a price tag in the low four figures, depending on the veterinary clinic, the One Health Company will sequence a dog’s tumor and generate a report with recommendations.