Targeting angiogenesis in oncology, ophthalmology and beyond

Y Cao, R Langer, N Ferrara - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Angiogenesis is an essential process in normal development and in adult physiology, but
can be disrupted in numerous diseases. The concept of targeting angiogenesis for treating …

Recent molecular discoveries in angiogenesis and antiangiogenic therapies in cancer

J Welti, S Loges, S Dimmeler… - The Journal of clinical …, 2013 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Four decades ago, angiogenesis was recognized as a therapeutic target for blocking cancer
growth. Because of its importance, VEGF has been at the center stage of antiangiogenic …

Targeting angiogenesis, the underlying disorder in neovascular age-related macular degeneration

EWM Ng, AP Adamis - Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2005 - Elsevier
Angiogenesis has a causal role in many diseases, including neovascular age-related
macular degeneration (AMD). Identification of key regulators of angiogenesis, including …

Ten years of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy

N Ferrara, AP Adamis - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2016 - nature.com
The targeting of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA), a crucial regulator of both
normal and pathological angiogenesis, has revealed innovative therapeutic approaches in …

The expanding role of vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors in ophthalmology

MW Stewart - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2012 - Elsevier
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays an important role in both physiologic and
pathologic angiogenesis and contributes to increased permeability across both the blood …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting VEGF in eye neovascularization: What's new?: A comprehensive review on current therapies and oligonucleotide-based interventions under …

M Amadio, S Govoni, A Pascale - Pharmacological research, 2016 - Elsevier
Roughly ten years ago the FDA approved most of the presently used anti-VEGF drugs for the
treatment of neovascular AMD and other eye pathologies characterized by ocular …

Anti-VEGF therapy: comparison of current and future agents

DJ Pieramici, MD Rabena - Eye, 2008 - nature.com
With the identification of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and the confirmation of its
pathophysiologic link to retinal and choroidal angiogenesis, numerous agents have been …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic targeting of angiogenesis molecular pathways in angiogenesis-dependent diseases

A Fallah, A Sadeghinia, H Kahroba, A Samadi… - Biomedicine & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Angiogenesis is a critical step in the progression of almost all human malignancies and
some other life-threatening diseases. Anti-angiogenic therapy is a novel and effective …

Anti‐VEGF aptamer (pegaptanib) therapy for ocular vascular diseases

EWM Ng, AP Adamis - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a central regulator of both physiological and
pathological angiogenesis. Pegaptanib, a 28‐nucleotide RNA aptamer specific for the …

Inhibitors of ocular neovascularization: promises and potential problems

P Van Wijngaarden, DJ Coster, KA Williams - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
MOLECULAR MEDICINE OFFERS PROMISE FOR THE prevention of vision loss caused by
ocular neo-vascularization in diabetic retinopathy and exudative age-related macular …