ReviewNature reviews. Cancer2020
Improving human cancer therapy through the evaluation of pet dogs.
Review in Nature reviews. Cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 132 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
132 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Potential antitumor effect of cannabidiol (CBD) in canine oncology: a systematic review.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Pooled it
- Phase 2 trial (NCI-COTC030) of adjuvant inhaled recombinant human IL-15 combined with amputation and adjuvant chemotherapy in dogs with appendicular osteosarcoma.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Trial
- Multimodal Imaging of Hypoxia, Metabolism and pH in Feline Sarcoma Using HyperpolarizedAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Preclinical study of an optimized AAV cancer vaccine in a spontaneous canine model of oral melanoma.Molecular therapy. Oncology · 2026Article
- Challenges and opportunities in combining radiotherapy and immunotherapy for localized pancreatic cancer.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2026Review
- Comparative Response of Canine and Human Osteosarcoma Tumour Cell Lines to Molecularly Targeted Anticancer Agents at Clinically Relevant Exposures With Analysis of Genomic Biomarkers.Veterinary and comparative oncology · 2026Article
- Proteomic Signatures of Vemurafenib Resistance in Canine Urothelial Carcinoma Harboring the BRAFV595E Mutation.Journal of proteome research · 2026Article
- Virus-like particles in cancer immunotherapy: bridging human and veterinary medicine through one health.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Review
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- Conserved mRNA expression patterns of the Klotho family in canine mammary tumors and human breast cancer.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Leveraging Dog Models to Uncover Human Cancer Insights.Research square · 2026Article
- Beyond Mice and Men: Alternative Vertebrate and Invertebrate Models in Cancer Biology.Annual review of cancer biology · 2026Article
- Molecular Insights Into Canine Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Cross-Species Transcriptomic Comparison With Human HCC.Molecular carcinogenesis · 2026Article
- Comprehensive analysis of non-tumor lung, liver, and kidney transcriptomes in canine metastatic osteosarcoma.Communications biology · 2026Article
- Assessment of Fecal Microbiota in Healthy Dogs and Dogs with Cutaneous Mast Cell Tumors Treated with Electrochemotherapy Combined with Gene Electrotransfer of IL-12.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Unraveling IGK locus in dog breeds: IMGTNAR genomics and bioinformatics · 2026Article
- Spatial resolution of the metastatic osteosarcoma tumor microenvironment using immunolabeling across murine, canine and human lung.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Article
- Immuno-oncological Challenges and Chemoresistance in Veterinary Medicine: Probiotics as a New Strategic Tool.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Review
- Cytokine delivery and targeting strategies in pet dogs with cancer: a comparative immuno-oncology approach.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Every Tumour Counts: A Comprehensive Overview of Canine Oncology in Portugal.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
72 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Comparative oncology clinical trials play an important and growing role in cancer research and drug development efforts. These trials, typically conducted in companion (pet) dogs, allow assessment of novel anticancer agents and combination therapies in a veterinary clinical setting that supports serial biologic sample collections and exploration of dose, schedule and corresponding pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic relationships. Further, an intact immune system and natural co-evolution of tumour and microenvironment support exploration of novel immunotherapeutic strategies. Substantial improvements in our collective understanding of the molecular landscape of canine cancers have occurred in the past 10 years, facilitating translational research and supporting the inclusion of comparative studies in drug development. The value of the approach is demonstrated in various clinical trial settings, including single-agent or combination response rates, inhibition of metastatic progression and randomized comparison of multiple agents in a head-to-head fashion. Such comparative oncology studies have been purposefully included in the developmental plan for several US FDA-approved and up-and-coming anticancer drugs. Challenges for this field include keeping pace with technology and data dissemination/harmonization, improving annotation of the canine genome and immune system, and generation of canine-specific validated reagents to support integration of correlative biology within clinical trial efforts.
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