Dr. Andi Flory - Veterinary Oncologist

23/03/2023

I'm over the moon about this one! Today our study looking at how veterinarians are using liquid biopsy in real-world cases was published in the Journal Of Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA)! A huge thank you to the team that collaborated, and especially to all you veterinarians who provided patient outcomes.

This study showed that OncoK9 performance in the real world matches that established in the clinical validation study, and that cancer is found 90% of the time after a positive result followed by a workup. That is a really high real-world positive predictive value (PPV), and I am so excited! What's more, the NPV was 94% when used as a screening test, giving pet owners and the veterinarians that manage their care good peace-of-mind after a negative result.

Abstract OBJECTIVE To review ordering patterns, positivity rates, and outcome data for a subset of consecutive samples submitted for a commercially available, blood-based multicancer early-detection liquid biopsy test for dogs using next-generation sequencing at 1 laboratory. SAMPLE 1,500 consecutiv...

04/11/2022

Wow what an amazing opportunity to be part of this show! Stay tuned for my appearance on American Kennel Club Dog Center!

(Here I am talking about the moment, at the age of 6, I held my new kitten and felt her heart beating in my hands and became fascinated with how animals work! (and also that they have hearts!))

27/10/2022

A little over a month until I get to reunite with the dvm360® Fetch-verse! I’m lecturing at Fetch San Diego! Come visit me in paradise aka my hometown, San Diego, and join a truly reinvigorating veterinary conference. It’s my favorite conference of the year! Save 20% on registration with my code flory20. Hope to see you there!

https://event.dvm360.com/event/6424d77d-0547-4947-8336-af1b94baeab5/summary

19/10/2022

I was interviewed about OncoK9 for this article about canine genomic diagnostics in The Scientist - check it out!

Advanced genomic tools have provided biotech companies new approaches to help our furry friends—but experts say several limitations remain.

17/10/2022

Last chance! Come join our Vet Tech Appreciation webinar happening at 4pm PT/ 7pm ET tonight!

Special Invitation for Vet Techs: We know you are the glue that holds the clinic/hospital together! Please join us for a special webinar during National Veterinary Technician Week. We’d love to give you free CE and enter you into a drawing for “Vet Tech fuel” (aka Starbucks gift cards). Webina...

29/09/2022

I've watched The American Kennel Club National Championship on TV since I was a little girl. So to, get to be a guest on an AKC TV show, as an expert, and get to share knowledge about early cancer detection with dog owners?! Dream come true!

Check me out on AKC's Ask the Expert (and watch out for some great photos of me with some of the pets that made me want to become a vet!). Thank you, AKC! https://akc.tv/watch/19/8154/video-3/ate?ctx=/watch//4/2037/series/ask-the-expert

Dr. Andi Flory is the Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of PetDx. Dr. Flory joins Mike Janela to answer viewer questions about canine cancer and how a new liquid biopsy test enables veterinarians to detect cancer in dogs with a simple blood draw.

27/08/2022

So honored to be inducted with this amazing group of leaders!

Tonight, in Kansas City, we had the privilege of recognizing our 2022 Veterinary Heroes award recipients and celebrating their contributions to veterinary medicine. Congratulations to our winners!

Thank you to our program supporters: Clevor®, Dr. Treat, Merck Animal Health, Blue Buffalo Natural, Zoetis and Phovia.

27/08/2022

It was a huge honor to win the Veterinary Heroes award in the category of Oncology at Fetch Kansas City last night! Thank you Fetch dvm360 Conference! I am so humbled to be among the group of amazing veterinary leaders that were also inducted. Thank you for recognizing the importance of our work.

04/08/2022

Love this post about liquid biopsy and our CANcer Detection in Dogs (CANDiD) study at my old stomping grounds The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center!

Did you know that liquid biopsy could help detect cancer in dogs? 🐕 Cancer is the leading cause of canine deaths, in part because cancer cases are often identified at an advanced stage when prognosis is poor. 🩸 Liquid biopsy is a pioneering blood test in veterinary medicine used to detect DNA changes associated with cancer, allowing for early detection. 📙 Read more about this lifesaving technology in Frontiers in Veterinary Science, featuring AMC Oncologist Dr. Nicole Liebman as an author: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33834049/

02/08/2022

I had so much fun chatting with Dr. Andy Roark on the podcast. Give it a listen!

Dr. Andi Flory, an accomplished veterinary medical oncologist, joins Dr. Andy Roark to discuss the OncoK9 multi-cancer early detection test, a “liquid biopsy” capable of detecting 30 different types of canine cancer. She explains why this test is so different from traditional aspirate and biops

22/07/2022

Today I had an amazing opportunity to provide education on at my alma mater; The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and get a tour of the brand new Spectrum of Care Center and learning labs by the esteemed Dean Rustin Moore. I am blown away by the forward-thinking approach to veterinary education! (And also a tiiiiny bit jealous!) I am overjoyed for these vet students- what amazing opprtunities they have! Thanks to the OSU Medicine and Oncology services for having me!

18/07/2022

I'm honored to be speaking at Fetch Kansas City next month! Hope you can join me! Register today at https://event.dvm360.com/event/a3dda60d-98fc-40a7-abf5-de9d5814a5f5/summary and include my code for 20% off: KCFaculty20. .

14/07/2022

It's no secret that I'm a stark raving fan of American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) and the unique opportunities we have at the to present and learn new science, and to see former trainees, mentors, and friends - it's our chance to re-connect, and this year was so important, because for some it was the first time we saw our veterinary specialist friends in years. But I'm even more of an ACVIM fan when they include me in the highlights reel from the most recent Forum, which happened in Austin in June! (Find me as the last sound byte in the video!) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vTjHvHswi9I

23/06/2022

I am humbled and very grateful to share that… I have been awarded the dvm360® Veterinary Heroes award in the category of oncology! To be acknowledged by my peers for contributions toward making a difference in animal care is incredible. I am passionate about early cancer detection and liquid biopsy, and I’m so happy to get to share that message with the veterinary world! And thank you, dvm360® and Dr. Adam Christman for this recognition. See you in Kansas City! https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/06/22/2467207/0/en/dvm360-Announces-Winners-of-Second-Annual-Veterinary-Heroes-Recognition-Program.html

CRANBURY, N.J., June 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- dvm360®, the leading multimedia provider of animal health care communications, education and research...

06/06/2022

Please join me for this webinar and earn an hour of CE!

Join our live CE webinar on Tuesday, June 7 at 10 a.m. PDT. PetDx Chief Medical Officer Dr. Andi Flory DVM, DACVIM (Oncology) will give a presentation titled "Liquid biopsy for noninvasive multi-cancer detection and characterization in dogs."

Register today at: https://petdx.events/22-06-07-Free-CE-Webinar

27/04/2022

Today is a day I have been dreaming of for 3 years! Our study in 1,100 dogs with and without cancer was published today in PLOS ONE Public Library of Science ONE! This was a monumental effort by an amazing team of veterinarians, scientists, PhDs, and MDs, and we had veterinarians at 41 sites on 4 continents enroll dogs into the study. I am overwhelmed today with gratitude for my team and for the generosity of everyone that gave us their precious time and expertise, and for the pet parents who allowed their dogs to enroll and contribute in such a major way to science. This paper demonstrates the power of to detect 30 types of cancer- with just a simple blood draw! I am so excited about what this means for dogs with cancer, their families, and the vets that manage them. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0266623&fbclid=IwAR31F5L1r9LLgi2Ad_nll2JJcEXAvnzYArb74wfjqF2Qwy9LZmzHZpl2miM

Cancer is the leading cause of death in dogs, yet there are no established screening paradigms for early detection. Liquid biopsy methods that interrogate cancer-derived genomic alterations in cell-free DNA in blood are being adopted for multi-cancer early detection in human medicine and are now ava...

13/01/2022

We are so excited to partner with IDEXX to make our liquid biopsy test, OncoK9, available immediately to veterinarians that use IDEXX Reference Laboratories! https://www.dvm360.com/view/petdx-and-idexx-partner-for-expanded-access-to-novel-cancer-test-for-dogs

The collaborative effort makes OncoK9 liquid biopsy available immediately to more veterinary customers

05/01/2022

It was really an amazing experience to be invited to speak at Fetch dvm360 Conference in San Diego about my favorite topic, liquid biopsy! Very cool to see an article summarizing that talk and this exciting topic. Thanks, Dvm360! https://www.dvm360.com/view/multi-cancer-detection-in-dogs-with-cell-free-dna

Novel liquid biopsy uses blood samples to detect cancer-associated genomic alterations in dogs.

12/12/2021

Hey, I know her! You should definitely join me and VETGirl for this one. Happening TONIGHT! It’s free to register, and I will be sharing some exciting news!

Oh… and did I mention you can get some of that end of the year CE credit you might need?!

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vetgirl_sponsored-webinar-vettech-activity-6875432607312551936-BM0X

Check out this tomorrow night and review how a blood test can detect cancer in dogs. Tune in to find out more about this cutting-edge...

01/12/2021

I am so excited to be an invited speaker at Fetch dvm360 Conference San Diego, this week! If you will be in San Diego for this phenomenal conference, please come and check out my talk, "Liquid Biopsy for Noninvasive Multi-cancer Detection in Dogs", this Friday 12/3/21 at 4pm.

And come meet our fabulous PetDx team in the booth to learn more about cancer detection in dogs... with just a blood draw!

22/10/2021

Shoutout to the vet techs! Veterinary medicine cannot exist without you. Thank you for all that you do!

In honor of , we'd like to give a huge shoutout to Emily and Kate, two vet tech employees at PetDx®, along with all the other vet techs out there. You deserve it! We're so grateful for the vet techs who support our clinical studies, those who work at our partner clinics, and all the others working hard to promote animal health. Emily and Kate are enthusiastic, "paws-itive," devoted employees who as part of our Customer Support & Success team have helped onboard several veterinary clinics that are offering OncoK9®.

07/10/2021

Hey veterinarians! Come join me for VIN rounds! Tonight at 6pm PT I will be discussing liquid biopsy in dogs… cancer detection with just a blood draw! Hope to see you there! https://teamup.com/event/show/id/D2jg8HVSHottCyUfcN47cov1Z8RfPo

Thu Oct 7, 2021 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM (Time zone: Eastern Time US & Ca)

17/09/2021

Where are my SoCal veterinary specialists/ specialty trainees/ specialty techs at?! I’m throwing an event next Sunday 9/26 at our lab in the beautiful Center for Novel Therapeutics on the UCSD campus and I would LOVE to see you there! Did I mention free RACE-approved CE about liquid biopsy in dogs? And free food! Temperatures checked at the door, masks required, and lots of open space provided. Message me if interested, and feel free to bring a friend/ co-worker/ trainee!

07/09/2021

Hey vet peeps! Come see me at WVC if you’re in Vegas! You can find me at our booth (next to the Learning Lounge), and also at our presentations on Thursday morning on genomics and liquid biopsy. Come learn how to detect cancer with just a blood draw! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/petdx_petdx-oncok9-wvc2021-activity-6841029636172980224-Uzd7

PetDx is at WVC 2021! Come find us at Booth 528 and at Oceanside C Level 2 for our two complementary symposiums on Thursday. Our 8am presentation will ...

05/08/2021

Thanks to the San Diego veterinarians that attended our first CE dinner last night! It was a great event, and so wonderful to see all the enthusiasm about noninvasive cancer detection in dogs with a simple blood draw.

Thank you for making these custom 🐾 sugar cookies! They’re the perfect addition to our first veterinary CE dinner at in La Jolla.

31/07/2021

Happy National Mutt Day from the mutts of PetDx… including my mutt, Cheyenne! Can you find her in the mix?

Every mutt is unique, and so is every cancer.

Genomic testing with OncoK9 — The Liquid Biopsy Test for Dogs™ can help detect the unique characteristics of cancer, so it can be detected early.

Happy from the mutts of PetDx™! 🐶🐾

23/07/2021

There are really no words to describe the pride you feel when a mentee of yours passes boards, lands an amazing job, or makes a courageous decision in life. I am grateful for the inspiring, talented, and crazy smart trainees I have had the good luck to mentor. Congrats to all the new Dips, and to those taking on new challenges! This mama bear is VERY proud!

23/07/2021

Hello my vet friends! How many of you have had a dog owner ask, “but can’t tell if my dog has cancer from the bloodwork?”?

22/05/2021

Thank you K**I News for having me on tonight to share about our canine cancer detection test! https://www.kusi.com/san-diego-biotech-creates-new-cutting-edge-cancer-detection-test-for-dogs/

SAN DIEGO (K**I) – PetDx, a San Diego-based start-up, announced Tuesday that it is partnering with Petco to release a new kind of diagnostic test for dogs called OncoK9, a liquid biopsy that can detect cancer without any physical signs through a simple blood draw. Dr. Andi Flory, chief medical off...

19/05/2021

After two years of hard work, our cancer detection test for dogs is launching! I am humbled to be part of this amazing team. https://www.cnet.com/health/this-new-test-could-help-detect-cancer-in-your-dog-before-symptoms-appear/

OncoK9, a liquid biopsy test for dogs, can detect cancer before your pet gives you any warning signs.