VetDC, Inc., a veterinary cancer therapeutics company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine has granted a conditional approval of Tanovea™-CA1 (rabacfosadine for injection) for the treatment of lymphoma in dogs. “This is a significant milestone for VetDC, and we are excited to announce the first ever FDA-approved drug for canine lymphoma,” stated Steven Roy, VetDC’s president and CEO. “We look forward to introducing Tanovea-CA1 to the veterinary cancer community in the months to come.” Tanovea-CA1 is expected to be available to veterinarians in the spring of 2017, Roy added. “The conditional approval of Tanovea-CA1 represents a first on multiple levels for veterinary oncology, and we eagerly anticipate adding this very active and promising new drug to our lymphoma fighting arsenal,” noted Dr. Philip J. Bergman, a board-certified veterinary oncologist at VCA-Katonah Bedford Veterinary Center in Bedford Hills, N.Y. For more information about Tanovea-CA1 and VetDC, visit the Tanovea website or VetDC website.
