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Durvalumab, [8] sold under the brand name Imfinzi, is an anti-cancer medication used for treatment of various types of cancer. [6] It was developed by Medimmune / AstraZeneca . [ 9 ] It is a human immunoglobulin G1 kappa (IgG1κ) monoclonal antibody that blocks the interaction of programmed cell death ligand 1 ( PD-L1 ).
Flunixin is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), analgesic, and antipyretic used in horses, cattle and pigs. It is often formulated as the meglumine salt.In the United States, it is regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and may only be lawfully distributed by order of a licensed veterinarian.
Detomidine is an imidazole derivative and α 2-adrenergic agonist, [1] used as a large animal sedative, primarily used in horses. It is usually available as the salt detomidine hydrochloride . It is a prescription medication available to veterinarians sold under various trade names.
Durvalumab is FDA approved for the treatment of urothelial carcinoma and unresectable non-small cell lung cancer after chemoradiation. [ 33 ] Cosibelimab (Unloxcyt) by Checkpoint Therapeutics is a PD-L1 inhibitor developed by Dana Farber, and was approved in the United States in December 2024 for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma .
The degree of these effects in horses after intramuscular injection has relatively little support in the current literature. [35] However, there is much anecdotal evidence of their benefits for synovitis and osteoarthritis, and PSGAGs are very commonly used by veterinarians in the United States involved in racehorse and show horse practice. [36]
Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) is an infusion of horse or rabbit-derived antibodies against human T cells and their precursors , which is used in the prevention and treatment of acute rejection in organ transplantation and therapy of aplastic anemia due to bone marrow insufficiency.
Animals frequently used for polyclonal antibody production include chickens, goats, guinea pigs, hamsters, horses, mice, rats, and sheep. However, the rabbit is the most commonly used laboratory animal for this purpose. Animal selection should be based upon: the amount of antibody needed,
Horses cannot pass the disease among themselves; that is, one horse cannot contract the disease from another infected horse. The horse is a dead-end, or aberrant, host of the parasite. Although all horses are believed to be susceptible to EPM the disease is usually found in younger horses typically around three to six years of age. [2]