Knowing the challenges, how can we work together to build better and more robust grading schemes that are validated and reproducible?

Published May 23, 2023 on https://www.veterinarypracticenews.com

By Andrew D. Miller, DVM, Dipl. ACVP

The time has come for all of us to have an honest discussion about grading in our profession. No, I do not mean exam grades, but rather those provided by veterinary pathologists on biopsy samples of cancer procured from our animal patients.

Human cancer diagnostics are replete in tumor grading schemes, many of which are directly tied to patient outcome and/or response to therapy. However, veterinary medicine remains woefully behind in developing, validating, and applying grading schemes to cancer in our animal patients. We all want what is best for our patients, so how can we move our field forward and start better developing and utilizing grading schemes in cancer diagnostics?

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