… The VEGF/VEGFR (vascular endothelial growth factor/VEGF receptor) family is the most
studied … In the context of this review, tumor progression represents the process of tumor growth …

… We studied the expression of VEGF mRNA in a panel of 65 different human tumor xeno-grafts
of various histologies using Northern and slot blot analyses. Analysis of vessel density was …

… However, VEGF has other roles that influence tumor growth and progression, including
inhibiting functional maturation of dendritic cells [17] and enhanced adhesion of natural killer …

… angiogenesis by upregulating VEGF expression in breast, endometrial, pancreatic, and
colorectal cancers. Hepatocyte growth factor can induce VEGF expression in normal and …

… microenvironment enhances VEGF expression, which stimulates growth of PANC-1 … that
VEGF protein levels increased with tumor growth in both orthotopic and ectopic PANC-1 tumors. …

… Thus, we find a high level of VEGF expression in the diseases … in angiogenesis where the
expression of VEGF is low: ischemic … VEGF-C may promote local tumor growth via paracrine …

… -VEGF sensitivity was not a function of tumor growth rate (Supplementary Fig. S1). We also
evaluated if VEGF dependence was a function of VEGF expression … tumor VEGF expression …

… tumor αvβ3 is also able to promote VEGF expression. Using … expression, we noted a 6-fold
difference in VEGF expression … line that lacks β3 expression and that VEGF expression by the …

… tumor specimens for VEGF expression and its relationship to survival outcomes in patients
diagnosed with advanced stage (III/IV) ovarian carcinoma. In addition, tumor … tumor growth …

… Taken together, our results demonstrate that downregulation of VEGF-C in cancer cells
expressing its receptor VEGFR3 inhibits tumor growth and metastasis via multiple effects …