Angiogenesis inhibitors: current strategies and future prospects

KM Cook, WD Figg - CA: a cancer journal for clinicians, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Angiogenesis has become an attractive target for drug therapy because of its key role in
tumor growth. An extensive array of compounds is currently in preclinical development, with …

The expanding role of systemic therapy in head and neck cancer

EEW Cohen, MW Lingen, EE Vokes - Journal of clinical oncology, 2004 - ascopubs.org
Treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) has evolved greatly
in the last two decades, owing to the integration of chemotherapy, advances in …

Overcoming the limits of hypoxia in photodynamic therapy: a carbonic anhydrase IX-targeted approach

HS Jung, J Han, H Shi, S Koo, H Singh… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A major challenge in photodynamic cancer therapy (PDT) is avoiding PDT-induced hypoxia,
which can lead to cancer recurrence and progression through activation of various …

Role of nitric oxide in angiogenesis and tumor progression in head and neck cancer

O Gallo, I Fini-Storchi, WA Vergari… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
Background: Angiogenesis (formation of new blood vessels) is associated with tumor growth
and metastasis in patients with solid tumors, including those of the head and neck. Nitric …

High expression of vascular endothelial growth factor is associated with liver metastasis and a poor prognosis for patients with ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Y Seo, H Baba, T Fukuda, M Takashima, K Sugimachi - Cancer, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a recently identified growth
factor with significant angiogenic properties, is a multifunctional angiogenic cytokine that is …

Vascular endothelial growth factor expression in untreated osteosarcoma is predictive of pulmonary metastasis and poor prognosis

M Kaya, T Wada, T Akatsuka, S Kawaguchi… - Clinical cancer …, 2000 - AACR
To investigate the clinical significance of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in
osteosarcoma, we immunohistochemically stained biopsy specimens of 27 primary …

Clinical significance of microvessel density and vascular endothelial growth factor expression in hepatocellular carcinoma and surrounding liver: possible involvement …

ON El-Assal, A Yamanoi, Y Soda, M Yamaguchi… - Hepatology, 1998 - journals.lww.com
As in other tumors, the assessment of microvessel density (MVD) in hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) may be essential to perform an effective anti-angiogenic therapy for this …

Cyclooxygenase-2 pathway correlates with VEGF expression in head and neck cancer. Implications for tumor angiogenesis and metastasis

O Gallo, A Franchi, L Magnelli, I Sardi, A Vannacci… - Neoplasia, 2001 - Elsevier
We evaluated the role of COX-2 pathway in 35 head and neck cancers (HNCs) by analyzing
COX-2 expression and prostaglandin E 2 (PGE 2) production in relation to tumor …

Predictive value of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in metastasis and prognosis of human colorectal cancer

SI Ishigami, S Arii, M Furutani, M Niwano… - British journal of …, 1998 - nature.com
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) may affect the phenotype of cancer cells, such as
growth velocity and metastatic potential, due to its probable multifunctional property …

Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in digestive neuroendocrine tumours

Terris, Scoazec, Rubbia, Bregeaud, Pepper… - …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Aims: Angiogenesis is a complex multistep process essential for tumour growth. Vascular
endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent endothelial cell mitogen and vascular …