Pfizer's Canine Cancer Drug Palladia Gets FDA Approval - Update

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(RTTNews) - Wednesday, Pfizer Animal Health, a unit of Pfizer Inc. (PFE: News ), said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, has approved Palladia, or toceranib phosphate, the first canine cancer therapy in the U.S.

Pfizer intends to make the product available for purchase in early 2010. Meanwhile, Pfizer will introduce Palladia to boarded specialists in the weeks and months ahead to expand the body of clinical experience with this new therapy.

Palladia tablet is indicated to treat Patnaik grade II or III recurrent cutaneous mast cell tumors with or without regional lymph node involvement.

Pfizer Animal Health estimates that 1.2 million new canine cancer cases are reported in the U.S. every year and according to the Morris Animal Foundation, cancer is a leading cause of death in dogs.

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If only this had been around a few years ago. 

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Dammit. The moonbats will want the government to pay for this too.....and I can foresee multiple bouncies about how the elderly are breaking into veterinary offices to steal the stuff since the gubmint won't pay for human cancer drugs, much like the tall tales of them eating dog food because they can't afford their meds.

Personally, I love my dogs too, but there's a limit on what I'll spend to keep an animal alive.........that limit is even lower with cats.