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ArticleCells2026

Characterization of Anti-Canine PD-1 Antibodies.

Colin J Hartman, Petra Sergent, Anna Barbara Emilia Zimmermann, Olga R Chávez-Alexander-Anderson, Luis A Perez Alonso, Louise Lines, Juan Carlos Pinto-Cárdenas, Daniel Luna Dávalos, Anna M Schmoker, Scott M Palisoul and 7 more

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Article in Cells, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors.

Colin J HartmanDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 621 Rubin Building-HB7936, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
Petra SergentDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 621 Rubin Building-HB7936, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
Anna Barbara Emilia ZimmermannClinic for Radiation Oncology and Medical Oncology, University Animal Hospital, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
Olga R Chávez-Alexander-AndersonVillareal Garza, Hospital Veterinario, Monterrey 64390, Mexico.
Luis A Perez AlonsoVillareal Garza, Hospital Veterinario, Monterrey 64390, Mexico.
Louise LinesDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 621 Rubin Building-HB7936, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
Juan Carlos Pinto-CárdenasDIAGSA, Diagnóstico de Salud Animal, Naucalpan 53910, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-3018-466X
Daniel Luna DávalosVETCONNECT Diagnóstico por Imagen, Monterrey 64780, Mexico.
Anna M SchmokerDartmouth Cancer Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2830-5650
Scott M PalisoulCenter for Clinical Genomics and Advanced Technology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Dartmouth Hitchcock Health, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
Johannes Vom BergInstitute of Laboratory Animal Science, University of Zurich, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-4086-1564
Xiaoxuan GeThayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03766, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0975-4744
Jay L RothsteinLifordi Immunotherapeutics, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4697-8405
Margaret E AckermanDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 621 Rubin Building-HB7936, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4253-3476
Steven FieringDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 621 Rubin Building-HB7936, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0624-974X
Randolph J NoelleDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 621 Rubin Building-HB7936, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
Hugo Arias-PulidoDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 621 Rubin Building-HB7936, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4941-1110

Funding

NIH HHS 1R01GM123456-26
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer is a leading cause of death in dogs, and incidence rates in dogs exceed those in humans. Current therapeutic options for canine cancer patients remain limited, with most treatments focused on palliative care. Immune checkpoint inhibitors such as anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, and anti-CTLA-4 antibodies that have transformed cancer therapy and expanded the therapeutic options in humans could offer the same clinical benefit in canine cancer patients. This study details the engineering and functional characterization of mouse and chimeric mouse-canine anti-canine PD-1 (cPD-1) monoclonal antibodies. We demonstrate that anti-cPD-1 antibodies block the interaction between cPD-1 and its ligand cPD-L1, thereby inhibiting this immune signaling pathway. In a proof-of-concept study in seven companion canine cancer patients, intratumoral therapy with the lead anti-cPD-1 antibody (HugPetmab) was safe, well-tolerated, had no observed adverse events, and showed evidence of tumor control in a subset of injected tumors. These findings support the potential of HugPetmab antibody as an immunotherapeutic option for treating canine cancer patients.

Indexed as

Antibodies, MonoclonalNeoplasmsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorAnimalsCell Line, TumorDogsFemaleHumansMiceAntibodies, MonoclonalProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptorantibodycancercaninemammary tumorsmast cell tumorspreclinical trialtherapeutic antibodies

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PMID42274559
PMCPMC13256597

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