Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41353477›Full record

ArticleCommunications biology2025

Comparative genomic and clinicopathological analysis uncovers contrasting molecular profiles of canine and human thyroid carcinomas.

Sunetra Das, Samantha N Schlemmer, Rupa Idate, Susan E Lana, Daniel P Regan, Douglas H Thamm, Dawn L Duval

Abstract readComparative Study
In one paragraph

Article in Communications biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Sunetra Das *Flint Animal Cancer Center, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8941-1468
Samantha N Schlemmer *Flint Animal Cancer Center, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA. sschlemmer@uga.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3939-8963
Rupa IdateFlint Animal Cancer Center, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
Susan E LanaFlint Animal Cancer Center, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
Daniel P ReganFlint Animal Cancer Center, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3148-1332
Douglas H ThammFlint Animal Cancer Center, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8914-7767
Dawn L DuvalFlint Animal Cancer Center, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5310-0078

Funding

University of Colorado Cancer Center Support Grant - Lung Cancer Patient-Derived Xenografts with Autologous Human Immune SystemsP30CA046934 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI James V Degregori · 1988 to 2026
$117.0M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA046934
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thyroid tumors represent 1-4% of cancers in both dogs and humans. Most canine tumors are follicular (FTC) or medullary carcinomas (MTC), unlike humans, where only 10-15% are FTC and 2% are MTC, with BRAF/NRAS or RET mutations, respectively. Here, we conduct histological and molecular analyses of canine thyroid tumors. Transcriptionally, elevated ERBB2 expression characterizes FTC tumors, whereas MTC tumors show upregulated RET signaling. Elevated HER2 protein-staining and larger tumor size associate with shorter progression-free survival. Recurrent mutations are rarely observed with potential driver variants in MEN1 (10%), KRAS (7%), and TSHR (3%), among others. Notably, mutations in DNA repair pathway genes are the most consistently shared across tumors, occurring in 60% of cases. Thus, the genomic profile of canine FTC differs significantly from that of humans, with limited reliance on RAS/RAF signaling for oncogenic progression. Conversely, RET signaling likely underlies tumorigenesis in both canine and human MTC.

Indexed as

Adenocarcinoma, FollicularCarcinoma, NeuroendocrineDog DiseasesThyroid NeoplasmsAnimalsDogsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenomicsHumansMaleMutation

Identifiers

PMID41353477
PMCPMC12765017

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.