Duan, Suzann
Twer, AnneLeigh B.
Zinkeng, Ateh
Naciri, Ikrame
Moore, Juliette W.
Gentry, Rebeca G.
Sontz, Ricky A.
Ayabe, Reed I.
Tapia, Edgar
Sawyer, Travis W.
Merchant, Juanita L.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (5K01DK136969)
National Cancer Institute (P30 CA023074)
Article History
Received: 19 September 2025
Accepted: 9 February 2026
First Online: 21 February 2026
Declarations
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: Deidentified formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) sections of surgically resected human tumors were provided by the University of Arizona Tissue Acquisition Shared Resource (TACMASR) under Human Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocol #1808861863, University of Michigan Endocrine Oncology Repository under IRB protocol #HUM00115310, and the Biorepository and Pathology Core at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, under IRB #STUDY-12-00145. Fresh de-identified surgically resected tumor tissues were provided by the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Experimental Tissue Shared Resource (protocol # STUDY00000833) and the University of Arizona TACMASR and the University of Arizona TARGHETS Biorepository UA under IRB protocol #1909985869. Informed patient consent was provided prior to tissue collection. Mouse experiments were performed in compliance with the University of Arizona Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) guidelines under protocol #18–440. The study complied with the maximal tumor burden outlined by the IACUC, which permits up to 10% of the animal body weight.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.