Our Vision
One Cure’s founding principle is that cancer affects all creatures and that treatment breakthroughs come through collaborations between scientists and doctors who are working with pets and people. One Cure’s goal is to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer in pets. And then use our research and knowledge also to benefit people with cancer.
We do this by funding innovative cancer clinical trials on dogs. The lessons we learn are used to better diagnose, treat, and cure cancer for all species.
“ The answer to cancer may be walking right beside us. ”
- Dr. Rodney Page
Director of the Flint Animal Cancer Center
Why Dogs?
STUDYING CANINE CANCER HELPS US LEARN MORE ABOUT HUMAN CANCER.
- Cancers in dogs develop naturally, just like in people
- Cancer is the same in dogs as it is in humans
- Cancer in dogs has the same response to conventional treatment (chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation) and novel therapies as we see in humans
- Canine clinical trials speed up new, promising treatments
- Canine clinical trials cost considerably less than humans
Dogs are teaching us so much about cancer!
Moving the Needle
THE FIRST HUMAN TRIAL FUNDED BY VET MED
We’re incredibly proud to say that One Cure was behind the first-ever veterinary medicine funded clinical trial in humans. We’re moving the needle on cancer research, not only for pets but for people too. Especially the tiniest of humans.
For the past several years, our research team has worked to develop a potential new treatment for a deadly pediatric cancer – osteosarcoma. With the successes we found first in the lab and then in canine clinical trials, we’ve been able to move on to human studies. This made us the first veterinary medicine group to progress and fund a human clinical trial.
We are now about halfway through the first phase of a clinical trial with enrolled patients at Children’s Hospital Colorado and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. We’re testing the safety and efficacy of a two-drug immunotherapy combination that has shown promise for shrinking tumors and blocking metastasis.
Your support of One Cure has made this possible.
IN SEARCH OF A CURE FOR PETS AND PEOPLE
Comparative oncology is the study of naturally occurring cancers in more than one species. For nearly forty years, the Flint Animal Cancer Center has been the world’s leader in comparative oncology research. Through partnerships with the National Cancer Institute, the University of Colorado Cancer Center, industry, and foundations, we are committed to growing the field to conquer cancer in all species.
The Answer to Cancer
One Cure Patient Stories
Racing for a Cure
You can help pets and people with cancer.
Your gift to One Cure supports our clinical trials and comparative oncology research. With your donations, we're able to fund the most robust veterinary medicine clinical trials program in the country. Your donations ensure that we have the staff, supplies, and tools to be on the cutting edge of cancer research. Your gifts also fund internal grants for research that moves our mission forward. You can make a difference in the fight against cancer. Donate today!