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Use Find trials to compare one pet’s diagnosis and treatment history with current studies. Use Find oncology care to search veterinary oncology locations by service or US ZIP code, including centers offering electrochemotherapy. Use Cancer types to read about a diagnosis and see current listings. Trial centers lists institutions connected to treatment opportunities in our catalog. Other treatments covers selected newer treatments.

Open Find trials and complete the five sections:

1. Your pet: choose dog or cat and the country or region. Add age, weight and sex if known.
2. Diagnosis: say whether it is confirmed by pathology or cytology, suspected, or unknown, then choose the cancer type.
3. Current disease: enter whether the tumor is still present, removed, recurrent or not currently visible. Add what you know about margins, metastases and whether the disease is localized.
4. Treatment: record surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiation. Medication questions appear only when they matter to possible studies.
5. Treatment options: leave selected only the kinds of treatment you would consider, then press Find potential trials.

The form changes with the diagnosis. Lymphoma, mast cell tumor, osteosarcoma, hemangiosarcoma and some other cancers have additional questions because those details can change eligibility.

Choose I don’t know. Unknown information does not automatically disqualify a pet, but it may keep a result in the “Possible match” category until the study team checks the missing detail. Do not guess at margins, metastases, grade or treatment history.

Select My cancer type isn’t listed and enter the diagnosis exactly as it appears in the pathology report, if known. The matcher then shows only genuinely broad programs that may review multiple tumor types. It will not treat an unrelated cancer trial as a match.

Choose one country to see studies there, or choose Europe — all countries to search across the European listings. A result in another country does not mean that the center accepts international patients. Confirm that directly before making travel plans.

This is a preference filter, not a treatment recommendation. Selected choices are alternatives: choosing chemotherapy and immunotherapy means “show either,” not “the study must include both.” Removing a treatment type can hide otherwise relevant studies, so leave everything selected if you are still exploring.

Likely match means the information entered agrees with the key criteria recorded for that study and no required answer is missing. Possible match means the study may fit but at least one point still needs confirmation. Prescreening required is used when eligibility cannot be decided from the short form. Other treatment-access opportunity is a real access pathway, but not a conventional experimental-treatment trial. None of these labels is final eligibility.

Each result shows the study center and title, why it may fit, facts that still need confirmation, contact details, participating sites when available, and a direct link to the official study page. Open Study information for the intervention, funding, recruitment status and the date we last checked the listing.

Yes. Use Copy results for a text summary. Save / print PDF opens your browser’s print dialog, where you can choose to save a PDF or print the results. A saved result is a snapshot; recruitment and eligibility requirements can change later.

It means the currently verified catalog did not find a plausible study for the information entered. It does not mean that your pet has no treatment choices. Check the country, diagnosis and treatment preferences, then look at Trial centers and Other treatments. A clear “no matches” is more useful than showing a study that does not fit.

A study can fill, pause, close or change its criteria. We remove it from patient-facing matching when current enrollment cannot be confirmed. It may return if the study reopens or its status is verified again.

It is the most recent date we checked the listing against a source used for that record. It does not guarantee that a place is available today. The study team is always the final source for current enrollment.

Open Find oncology care to search veterinary oncology locations by hospital, city or state, or enter a five-digit US ZIP code to see nearby US locations first. Use the service filter and choose Electrochemotherapy for ECT centers. This broader directory also includes local cancer-care clinics. Service information is compiled from clinic websites and professional public directories. Vet Trial Finder does not independently verify clinicians, licenses, credentials or quality of care, and a listing is not a recommendation. Confirm the clinician, service, cost and availability directly with the clinic.

These are universities, veterinary teaching hospitals, specialty hospitals, research organizations and multicenter programs connected to at least one current treatment opportunity in our catalog. A center page shows the cancer types currently listed there, where visits take place when that information is available, and the active studies or treatment programs linked to that institution. It is not a directory of every veterinary oncology clinic.

Open Trial centers. Enter a five-digit US ZIP code to sort listed US centers by approximate straight-line distance. The mileage is not driving distance. You can also search by hospital, city, state or country. This is a directory of centers connected to current opportunities in our catalog, not every veterinary oncology hospital near you.

Other treatments links to oncology centers offering electrochemotherapy, selected treatments and a separate list of genomic tests you can filter by species, region and cancer type. A genomic test is not itself a treatment, and these listings do not decide what is medically appropriate.

Yes. You can search the full catalog, view eligibility information, locations, contacts and official study links without creating an account or paying for a report. We do not ask for your name, email address or your pet’s medical records. Matcher answers are processed in your browser and are not stored or sent to analytics. Vet Trial Finder does not use an analytics or advertising tracker. Research teams and veterinary hospitals also do not pay to be listed. Read the Privacy policy for the separate ZIP-code lookup and email details.

No. The matcher is a prescreening tool. Final eligibility is decided by the research or treatment team after reviewing the diagnosis, records, previous treatment, current health and any tests required by the protocol.

Useful records include the pathology or cytology report, surgery report, recent imaging or staging, bloodwork, medication list, and the names and dates of cancer treatments. Exact dates can matter because some protocols require a waiting period after chemotherapy, radiation or another treatment.

Use the contact shown in the result or the official study link. Owners can usually make the first inquiry. The team may then ask the regular veterinarian or oncologist to send records or discuss the case.

Sometimes, but not always. A study may cover the experimental treatment, selected tests or part of the visits while the owner pays for other care. Ask exactly what is covered, what is not, and whether costs change if the pet leaves the study.

Possibly. Some protocols require repeated visits to one hospital; others have several participating sites. Confirm the exact hospital, number of visits and which visits must be in person before making plans. Distances shown on the site are estimates, not travel instructions.

Some trials use randomization or a placebo group and many do not. The consent documents should explain the groups, what standard care remains available and what happens if the disease progresses. Participation is generally voluntary; ask how withdrawal works before enrolling.

For a correction, broken link or question about using the site, email info@vettrialfinder.com. Do not email medical records, diagnostic images, financial information or an emergency request. For eligibility or medical advice, contact the study team or your veterinarian.