Karin Ulrikke Sorenmo
Head, Small Animal Oncology Service, Ryan Veterinary Hospital
Chief, Section of Oncology, Ryan Veterinary Hospital
Associate Professor of Oncology, Ryan Veterinary Hospital
Contact information
3900 Delancey Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 898-4680
Fax: (215) 573-6049
Fax: (215) 573-6049
Education
Ytre Namdal videregaende skole (High School), 1976.
Mare Agricultural School, 1977.
The Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, Oslo, Norway, 1983.
Permanent linkYtre Namdal videregaende skole (High School), 1976.
Mare Agricultural School, 1977.
The Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, Oslo, Norway, 1983.
Description of Research Expertise
Karin Sorenmo: Research interest and clinical skills: As a practicing veterinary oncologist my research interests span across a relatively wide range of cancers, both in dogs and cats, for which there is currently insufficient understanding of the biological behavior and/or inadequate treatments available. The focus of my clinical research and publications so far include characterization of mammary and prostatic cancers and these tumors’ hormonal association, canine hemangiosarcoma; and more lately I have focused on immunotherapy and how to utilize cancer vaccines in animals with naturally occurring tumors. Spontaneous diseases including cancer in dogs and cats are unique resources in cancer research and can be utilized to study cancer biology and the response to novel therapies in natural, immuno-competent, realistic and relevant tumor models. Such research provides our veterinary patients access to new and potentially effective treatments while providing human cancer research reliable information for their patients. The oncology section in currently actively engaged is several of these types of collaborative trials both with colleagues at the medical school as well as other academic institutions.Selected Publications
E. L. Krick EL, Little L, Patel R, Shofer FS, Sorenmo K, Clifford C, and J. L. Baez.: Description of clinical and pathologic findings, treatment, and outcome of feline large granular lymphocyte lymphoma (1996-2004). Veterinary and Comparative Oncology 2007, in press.Katherine A. Skorupski KA, Durham AC, Duda L, Sørenmo KU. : Pulmonary fibrosis after high cumulative dose nitrosourea chemotherapy in a cat. Veterinary and Comparative Oncology 2007, in press.
Michel K.E., Sorenmo, K.: Nutritional status of cats with cancer: dietetic evaluation and recommendations. Encyclopedia of Feline Nutrition. Royal Canin, 2007, in press.
McNeill CJ, Shofer FS, Sorenmo KU. : Treatment of canine appendicular osteosarcoma with a dose-intensified alternating doxorubicin and platinum chemotherapy protocol. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Veterinary Cancer Society November 2007.
Tupper Hume C, Kiupel M, Rigatti L, Shofer F, LaBlanc A, Sorenmo K. : Outcome of dogs with grade III mast cell tumors. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Veterinary Cancer Society November 2007.
Krick E, Shofer F, Cohen R, Sorenmo K. : Prognostic significance of weight change during treatment of feline lymphoma. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Veterinary Cancer Society November 2007.
Overley B, LaBlanc A, Smeitana J, Sorenmo K, Oberthaler K, Krick E, McNeill C, Randolph S. : Evaluation of vorinostat (SAHA) in canine hemangiosarcoma patients. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Veterinary Cancer Society November 2007.
Paolini M, Tandle A, Mazcko C, Hanna E, LeBlanc A, Vail D, Thamm D, Henry C, Sorenmo K, Libutti S, Khanna C. : Evaluation of activity and cumulative toxicity of systemically delivered tumor vasculature targeted AAVP TNF-A phage to dogs with spontaneous tumors. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Veterinary Cancer Society November 2007.
Skorupski K, Clifford C, Paoloni M, Garcia AL, Barber L, Kent M, LeBlanc A, Sabhlok A, Mauldin E, Shofer F, Couto G, and Sorenmo KU.: CCNU for the Treatment of Dogs with Histiocytic Sarcoma J Vet Intern Med 21(1): 121–126, 2007.
Baez JL, Michel KE, Sorenmo K, Shofer FS. : A prospective investigation of the prevalence and prognostic significance of weight loss and changes in body condition in feline cancer patients. Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery 9(5): 411-7, 2007.