The anti-angiogenic basis of metronomic chemotherapy

RS Kerbel, BA Kamen - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2004 - nature.com
In addition to proliferating cancer cells and various types of normal cells, such as those of
the bone marrow, conventional cytotoxic chemotherapeutics affect the endothelium of the …

Metronomic chemotherapy: an attractive alternative to maximum tolerated dose therapy that can activate anti-tumor immunity and minimize therapeutic resistance

I Kareva, DJ Waxman, GL Klement - Cancer letters, 2015 - Elsevier
The administration of chemotherapy at reduced doses given at regular, frequent time
intervals, termed 'metronomic'chemotherapy, presents an alternative to standard maximal …

Phase II clinical trial of bevacizumab and low-dose metronomic oral cyclophosphamide in recurrent ovarian cancer: a trial of the California, Chicago, and Princess …

AA Garcia, H Hirte, G Fleming, D Yang… - Journal of Clinical …, 2008 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays an important role in the biology of
ovarian cancer (OC). Inhibitors of VEGF suppress tumor growth in OC models. Metronomic …

Protracted Low-Dose Effects on Human Endothelial Cell Proliferation and Survival in Vitro Reveal a Selective Antiangiogenic Window for Various Chemotherapeutic …

G Bocci, KC Nicolaou, RS Kerbel - Cancer research, 2002 - AACR
Recent preclinical studies have shown that frequent administration in vivo of low doses of
chemotherapeutic drugs (“metronomic” dosing) can affect tumor endothelium and inhibit …

Human tumor xenografts as predictive preclinical models for anticancer drug activity in humans: better than commonly perceived—but they can be improved

RS Kerbel - Cancer biology & therapy, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
It is not uncommon for new anti-cancer drugs or therapies to show highly effective, and
sometimes even spectacular anti-cancer treatment results using transplantable tumors in …

Angiogenesis and hepatocellular carcinoma

D Semela, JF Dufour - Journal of hepatology, 2004 - Elsevier
With more than half a million new cases each year, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the
fifth most common tumor worldwide and the third cause of cancer-related deaths [1]. At the …

Antitumor effects in mice of low-dose (metronomic) cyclophosphamide administered continuously through the drinking water

S Man, G Bocci, G Francia, SK Green, S Jothy… - Cancer research, 2002 - AACR
A number of recent preclinical studies have sparked interest in the conceptof exploiting
conventional chemotherapeutic drugs as antiangiogenics. Such antiangiogenic activity is …

Inhibition of integrin α5β1 function with a small peptide (ATN‐161) plus continuous 5‐FU infusion reduces colorectal liver metastases and improves survival in mice

O Stoeltzing, W Liu, N Reinmuth, F Fan… - … journal of cancer, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Integrin α5β1 is expressed on activated endothelial cells and plays a critical role in tumor
angiogenesis. We hypothesized that a novel integrin α5β1 antagonist, ATN‐161, would …

Phase II study of imatinib mesylate plus hydroxyurea in adults with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme

DA Reardon, MJ Egorin, JA Quinn… - Journal of Clinical …, 2005 - ascopubs.org
Purpose We performed a phase II study to evaluate the combination of imatinib mesylate, an
adenosine triphosphate mimetic, tyrosine kinase inhibitor, plus hydroxyurea, a …

Gambogic acid inhibits angiogenesis and prostate tumor growth by suppressing vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 signaling

T Yi, Z Yi, SG Cho, J Luo, MK Pandey, BB Aggarwal… - Cancer research, 2008 - AACR
Gambogic acid (GA), the main active compound of Gamboge hanburyi, has been previously
reported to activate apoptosis in many types of cancer cell lines by targeting transferrin …