Oral squamous cell carcinoma is a devastating disease in cats. There are few treatments and it is a very aggressive cancer.

We are trying to collect more samples from cats with oral squamous cell carcinoma so we can try to find more treatments. If you elect to enroll, we will provide a standard diagnostic and staging evaluation for your cat, which includes complete physical and oral examination, full bloodwork, chest X-rays (to screen for cancer spread to the lungs), and an abdominal ultrasound (to screen for any other health problems). We will also provide general anesthesia and head and neck CT scan (to assess for surgical options), diagnostic biopsy and histopathology. All of this will be done with no cost to you.

This study does NOT provide treatment for your cat's cancer.

Eligibility: Any cat seen by the Cornell University Hospital for Animals with a possible oral squamous cell carcinoma diagnosis

Compensation: All diagnostics listed above will be provided at no cost to owners of enrolled cats

Owner Responsibilities: None

Principal Investigators: Kelly Hume, DVM, DACVIM, and Santiago Peralta, DVM, AVDC, FF-AVDC-OMFS

Contact/Schedule an Appointment: If you have a cat you think may be eligible, please call either the dentistry service or the oncology service or the clinical trials coordinator at 607.253.3060, or email vet-research@cornell.edu