VEGF-targeted cancer therapeutics—paradoxical effects in endocrine organs

Y Cao - Nature reviews Endocrinology, 2014 - nature.com
Systemic administration of antiangiogenic drugs that target components of the vascular
endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A; VEGF) signal transduction pathway has become a …

Endocrine vasculatures are preferable targets of an antitumor ineffective low dose of anti-VEGF therapy

Y Zhang, Y Yang, K Hosaka, G Huang… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Anti-VEGF–based antiangiogenic drugs are designed to block tumor angiogenesis for
treatment of cancer patients. However, anti-VEGF drugs produce off-tumor target effects on …

Anti-VEGF–and anti-VEGF receptor–induced vascular alteration in mouse healthy tissues

Y Yang, Y Zhang, Z Cao, H Ji, X Yang… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Systemic therapy with anti-VEGF drugs such as bevacizumab is widely used for treatment of
human patients with various solid tumors. However, systemic impacts of such drugs in host …

Moving beyond VEGF for anti-angiogenesis strategies in gynecologic cancer

D Thanapprapasr, W Hu, AK Sood… - Current …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Gynecologic cancer is a major burden in both developed and developing countries. Almost
a half million deaths from gynecologic cancer are reported each year. Understanding the …

VEGF-targeted cancer therapy strategies: current progress, hurdles and future prospects

DG Duda, TT Batchelor, CG Willett, RK Jain - Trends in molecular medicine, 2007 - cell.com
Despite setbacks, the clinical development of antiangiogenic agents has accelerated
remarkably over the past 3–4 years. Consequently, there are currently three direct inhibitors …

VEGF signaling in cancer treatment

D Sia, C Alsinet, P Newell… - Current pharmaceutical …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Induction of angiogenesis represents one of the major hallmarks of cancer. The growth of
new vessels is crucial to provide malignant cells with an adequate supply of oxygen and …

[HTML][HTML] Suppressive effects of vascular endothelial growth factor-B on tumor growth in a mouse model of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumorigenesis

I Albrecht, L Kopfstein, K Strittmatter, T Schomber… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background The family of vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF) contains key
regulators of blood and lymph vessel development, including VEGF-A,-B,-C,-D, and …

[HTML][HTML] Antiangiogenic therapy elicits malignant progression of tumors to increased local invasion and distant metastasis

M Pàez-Ribes, E Allen, J Hudock, T Takeda… - Cancer cell, 2009 - cell.com
Multiple angiogenesis inhibitors have been therapeutically validated in preclinical cancer
models, and several in clinical trials. Here we report that angiogenesis inhibitors targeting …

[HTML][HTML] Therapy for cancer: strategy of combining anti-angiogenic and target therapies

V Comunanza, F Bussolino - Frontiers in cell and developmental …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The concept that blood supply is required and necessary for cancer growth and spreading is
intuitive and was firstly formalized by Judah Folkman in 1971, when he demonstrated that …

[PDF][PDF] Combination of sorafenib and everolimus impacts therapeutically on adrenocortical tumor models

B Mariniello, A Rosato, G Zuccolotto… - Endocrine Related …, 2012 - researchgate.net
Abstract Treatment options are insufficient in patients with adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC).
Based on the efficacy of sorafenib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, and everolimus, an inhibitor of …