College of Veterinary Medicine
Takada Lab
Led by Marilia Takada · Small Animal Clinical Sciences
What we study
The lab studies radiation therapy and targeted drugs for cancer in dogs and cats, focusing on improving treatment methods and finding early detection markers. They also explore novel radiation protocols and bone cancer treatments.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Evaluation of radiation therapy as a novel treatment for feline interstitial cystitis
Tests whether radiation therapy can treat feline interstitial cystitis, a painful bladder condition in cats.
Novel approach to treat canine appendicular osteosarcoma with percutaneous cementoplasty after stereotactic radiation therapy
Combining radiation and bone cement to treat bone cancer in dogs.
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Recent papers, explained
- Image-guided intensity-modulated radiation therapy for a mediastinal thymoma in a Nigerian Dwarf goat: a case report
2026 · Veterinary oncology.
Tests radiation therapy for a goat with a thymoma, finding it effective and well-tolerated.
- Spatial transcriptomic mapping of canine osteosarcoma reveals immune microenvironment features linked to survival
2026 · Communications Biology
Uses spatial gene mapping to study immune responses in dog osteosarcoma tumors linked to survival.
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- Identification of somatic mutations in lymphomas of Bernese Mountain dogs
2026 · Veterinary oncology.
- Lysine-specific demethylase 1 controls key OSCC preneoplasia inducer STAT3 through CDK7 phosphorylation during oncogenic progression and immunosuppression
2025 · International Journal of Oral Science
Finds LSD1 promotes oral cancer growth in cats, and blocking it reverses preneoplastic changes.
- Outcome and Toxicity Profile of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Adrenal Tumours in Dogs
2025 · Veterinary and Comparative Oncology
Reviews outcomes and risks of radiation therapy for adrenal tumors in dogs.
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