Curative-intent radiation therapy as a treatment modality for appendicular and axial osteosarcoma: a preliminary retrospective evaluation of 14 dogs with the disease.

Canine osteosarcoma is a common bone malignancy associated with aggressive local disease and rapid metastasis. Current local therapeutic modalities do not provide curative-intent options for dogs with significant orthopaedic or neurologic disease, dogs which are denied amputation or dogs with non-resectable lesions. The goals of this retrospective study included the evaluation of local control, survival, and time to the development of metastases in 14 dogs treated with curative-intent radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Median local disease control was 202 days (79-777). Median survival was 209 days (79-781). Median time to metastasis was 314 days (7-645). No significant correlation was found between the outcome and pre-treatment alkaline phosphatase levels, radiographic appearance, tumour site, radiation dose or chemotherapeutics administered. In these dogs, full-course radiation therapy in conjunction with chemotherapy was not found to yield equivalent results to the standard of care options.

Isolation from Cussonia barteri of 1'-O-chlorogenoylchlorogenic acid and 1'-O-chlorogenoylneochlorogenic acid, a new type of quinic acid esters.

1'-O-Chlorogenoylchlorogenic acid and 1'-O-chlorogenoylneochlorogenic acid, a new type of quinic acid esters, have been isolated, in addition to six known quinic acid esters, rutin, and a mixture of saponins, from the methanol extract of Cussonia barteri Seemann (Araliaceae) leaves collected in Cameroon. Structure determination was achieved by NMR, mass, IR, and UV spectroscopy. All compounds were tested for inhibitory activity on 5-lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase-1, for antimicrobial activity against Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas fluorescens, and Cladosporium cucumerinum, and for haemolytic activity.

Bioassay guided isolation of a new C18-polyacetylene, (+)-9(Z),17-octadecadiene-12,14-diyne-1,11,16-triol, from Cassonia barteri.

A novel C18-polyacetylene, (+)-9( Z),17-octadecadiene-12,14-diyne-1,11,16-triol, has been isolated from the ethyl acetate extract of Cassonia barteri (Araliaceae) leaves collected in Cameroon. The structure determination was achieved by NMR, mass, IR, and UV spectroscopy. The new polyenyne shows antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas fluorescens, antifungal activity against Cladosporium cucumerinum, moiluscicidal activity against Biomphalaria glabrata at low concentrations, and in addition it possesses haemolytic activity.

New sesquiterpene lactones with antibacterial activity from Vernonia fastigiata.

Sesquiterpene lactones 1-5 were isolated for the first time from the ethyl acetate of Vernonia fastigiata (Asteraceae). Compounds 3, 4 and 5 are new, compounds 1 and 2 have been found earlier in other Vernonia species but not in V. fastigiata.