Combination of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor/platelet-derived growth factor receptor inhibition markedly improves radiation tumor therapy

C Timke, H Zieher, A Roth, K Hauser, KE Lipson… - Clinical cancer …, 2008 - AACR
Purpose: Investigations on the combination of radiotherapy with vascular endothelial growth
factor (VEGF) and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) antiangiogenic agents, which has …

SU5416 and SU6668 attenuate the angiogenic effects of radiation-induced tumor cell growth factor production and amplify the direct anti-endothelial action of …

A Abdollahi, KE Lipson, X Han, R Krempien, T Trinh… - Cancer research, 2003 - AACR
In recent decades, radiation research has concentrated primarily on the cancer cell
compartment. Much less is known about the effect of ionizing radiation on the endothelial …

Angiogenesis and radiation response modulation after vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR2) blockade

J Li, S Huang, EA Armstrong, JF Fowler… - International Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
The formation of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) represents a critical factor in the
malignant growth of solid tumors and metastases. Vascular endothelial cell growth factor …

Small molecule receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor of platelet-derived growth factor signaling (SU9518) modifies radiation response in fibroblasts and endothelial cells

M Li, G Ping, C Plathow, T Trinh, KE Lipson, K Hauser… - BMC cancer, 2006 - Springer
Background Several small receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (RTKI) have entered clinical
cancer trials alone and in combination with radiotherapy or chemotherapy. The inhibitory …

Effect of VEGF receptor inhibitor PTK787/ZK222548 combined with ionizing radiation on endothelial cells and tumour growth

C Hess, V Vuong, I Hegyi, O Riesterer, J Wood… - British journal of …, 2001 - nature.com
The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor is a major target for anti-
angiogenesis-based cancer treatment. Here we report the treatment effect of ionizing …

VEGF-associated tyrosine kinase inhibition increases the tumor response to single and fractionated dose radiotherapy

WD Brazelle, W Shi, DW Siemann - International Journal of Radiation …, 2006 - Elsevier
Purpose In this study, the efficacy of combining ZD6474 (Zactima), a vascular endothelial
growth factor (VEGF) receptor 2–associated tyrosine kinase inhibitor currently undergoing …

Triple combination of irradiation, chemotherapy (pemetrexed), and VEGFR inhibition (SU5416) in human endothelial and tumor cells

M Bischof, A Abdollahi, P Gong, C Stoffregen… - International Journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: This is the first preclinical report evaluating a trimodal therapy consisting of
irradiation, chemotherapy, and antiangiogenesis in the context of a multimodal anticancer …

Impact of adjuvant inhibition of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinases on tumor growth delay and local tumor control after fractionated irradiation …

D Zips, F Hessel, M Krause, Y Schiefer… - International Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Previous experiments have shown that adjuvant inhibition of the vascular
endothelial growth factor receptor after fractionated irradiation prolonged tumor growth delay …

Enhanced susceptibility of irradiated tumor vessels to vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibition

D Zips, W Eicheler, P Geyer, F Hessel, A Dörfler… - Cancer research, 2005 - AACR
Previous experiments with PTK787/ZK222584, a specific inhibitor of vascular endothelial
growth factor receptor (VEGFR) tyrosine kinases, using irradiated human FaDu squamous …

Human tumor xenografts recurring after radiotherapy are more sensitive to anti–vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 treatment than treatment-naive tumors

SV Kozin, F Winkler, I Garkavtsev, DJ Hicklin, RK Jain… - Cancer research, 2007 - AACR
The effects of antiangiogenic therapy on tumors relapsing after irradiation are not known. To
this end, we irradiated human tumors growing sc in nude mice with a single dose of 20 or 30 …