Wrap up: Study finds promising results for niclosamide stearate in treating canine osteosarcoma, and other news

Happy Friday dvm360 readers! For those impacted by the winter storm throughout the country, like most of our dvm360 teams has, we hope you remained safe and warm during the storm and continue to do so as temperature continue to dip and stay cold.

With the cold weather in full force, we are now looking forward to the warmer spring weather, which also brings us closer to Fetch Charlotte, our first Fetch conference of 2026! On March 13-15, join the dvm360 team, amazing faculty, including keynote speakers Rebecca L. Stepien, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology), and Christopher Lee, DVM, MPH,DACVPM, DACVM (Parasitology), and fellow veterinary professionals for a weekend full of learning, networking, and fun! You can learn more, and register, here today!

For all those hiding from the winter weather, or just want to catch up on the veterinary industry, here is what was popular this week on dvm360.com:

• A small study that was recently published in the American Journal of Veterinary Research shared the results after testing an intravenous, nanoparticle prodrug formulation of niclosamide stearate in client-owned dogs with naturally occurring osteosarcoma and found encouraging pharmacokinetics and survival signals that support further trials.
• During this interview with dvm360 tied to her lecture at the 2026 Veterinary Meeting & Expo, Jane Sykes, BVSc, DACVIM (SAIM), PhD, MPH, MBA, FNAP, broke down more on how leptospirosis moves through both human and animal populations.
• DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital in Portland, Oregon, recently reported that a 7-year-old canine patient ingested massive doses of multiple human psychotropic drugs, amounts associated with sudden death in dogs, and survived after suffering from cardiopulmonary arrest and underwent 17 minutes of continuous CPR.
• On this week’s episode of The Vet Blast Podcast presented by dvm360, our host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, welcomed Mark Besançon, DVM, to talk about how is original career path has played a part in his veterinary one, plus his passion for surgery and innovation within the veterinary industry.
• A new study from Australia revealed the complex evolutionary history of canine heartworms, and in result, is challenging previous beliefs about heartworms global spread and origin, although the research caution the results are currently not conclusive.
• In a Q&A styled interview with dvm360, Darin Dell, DVM, DACVD,explains the importance of client communication for effective treatment, the story of Baby Girl, a patient of Dell’s, and the advantages of long-acting injectable antibiotics in veterinary dermatology.
• And more!