Type 2 Deiodinase in Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts is required to sustain growth of poorly and undifferentiated thyroid cancer
Maria Angela De Stefano, Cristina Luongo, Tommaso Porcelli, C Cervone, Claudia Passarella, Stefano Spiezia, Claudia Misso, Vincenza Cerbone, Anna Maria Carillo, Giancarlo Troncone, Martin Jean Schlumberger, Domenico Salvatore
This study identifies type 2 deiodinase (D2) in cancer-associated fibroblasts as essential for sustaining growth of poorly differentiated and anaplastic thyroid cancers through local thyroid hormone metabolism.
Thyroid · Dec 2, 2025Peer-reviewedCancer Biology