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ReviewVeterinary oncology (London, England)2025

Comparative oncology in action: vignettes on immunotherapy development.

Amy LeBlanc, Christina N Mazcko, Nicola J Mason, M Renee Chambers, David M Brockington, G Elizabeth Pluhar, Shruthi Naik

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Review in Veterinary oncology (London, England), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Amy LeBlancComparative Oncology Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Room 1B58, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA.
Christina N MazckoComparative Oncology Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Room 1B58, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA.
Nicola J MasonComparative Immunotherapy Program, Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, PA USA.
M Renee ChambersDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL USA.
David M BrockingtonDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL USA.
G Elizabeth PluharDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN USA.
Shruthi NaikDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunotherapeutic approaches to cancer treatment have gained significant traction in recent years, due in large part to the success of immune checkpoint inhibitors and T cell-based therapies. Comparative oncology is the study of naturally-occurring cancer in companion (pet) animals, mainly dogs, and is a powerful tool in cancer research and drug development. Given their intact, educated immune systems and natural co-evolution of tumor, microenvironment and stromal components, tumor-bearing pet dogs are an attractive species in which to explore these cellular interactions and test novel therapeutic approaches. Moreover, similarities between the canine and human immune systems support assessment of a wide variety of approaches, including antagonistic or agonistic antibodies directed at specific cellular targets, tumor vaccines, cell-based therapies, and combinations of these with conventional cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. This manuscript provides specific examples of how canine immunotherapeutic studies informed an approach destined for human use, with an emphasis on study design, correlative immune assay development and application, and definition of biologic effect.

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Clinical trialsComparative oncologyDrug developmentImmunotherapy

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PMID39958231
PMCPMC11825646

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