Normalization of the vasculature for treatment of cancer and other diseases

S Goel, DG Duda, L Xu, LL Munn… - Physiological …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
New vessel formation (angiogenesis) is an essential physiological process for embryologic
development, normal growth, and tissue repair. Angiogenesis is tightly regulated at the …

Biomarkers of response and resistance to antiangiogenic therapy

RK Jain, DG Duda, CG Willett, DV Sahani… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2009 - nature.com
No validated biological markers (or biomarkers) currently exist for appropriately selecting
patients with cancer for antiangiogenic therapy. Nor are there biomarkers identifying escape …

Phase III trial of bevacizumab plus interferon alfa-2a in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (AVOREN): final analysis of overall survival

B Escudier, J Bellmunt, S Négrier, E Bajetta… - Journal of Clinical …, 2010 - ascopubs.org
Purpose A phase III trial of bevacizumab combined with interferon alfa-2a (IFN) showed
significant improvements in progression-free survival (PFS) in metastatic renal cell …

Phase III trial of bevacizumab plus interferon alfa versus interferon alfa monotherapy in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma: final results of CALGB 90206

BI Rini, S Halabi, JE Rosenberg, WM Stadler… - Journal of clinical …, 2010 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Bevacizumab is an antibody that binds vascular endothelial growth factor and has
activity in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Interferon alfa (IFN-α) is the historic …

Hypertension as a biomarker of efficacy in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with sunitinib

BI Rini, DP Cohen, DR Lu, I Chen… - Journal of the …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background Hypertension (HTN) is an on-target effect of the vascular endothelial growth
factor pathway inhibitor, sunitinib. We evaluated the association of sunitinib-induced HTN …

Nonclinical antiangiogenesis and antitumor activities of axitinib (AG-013736), an oral, potent, and selective inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor …

DD Hu-Lowe, HY Zou, ML Grazzini, ME Hallin… - Clinical Cancer …, 2008 - AACR
Abstract Purpose: Axitinib (AG-013736) is a potent and selective inhibitor of vascular
endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor tyrosine kinases 1 to 3 that is in clinical …

Anti-VEGF therapies in the clinic

KL Meadows, HI Hurwitz - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
The development and use of antiangiogenesis agents, particularly those targeting vascular
endothelial growth factor (VEGF), has become an integral component of anticancer …

Metastatic colorectal cancer: from improved survival to potential cure

DJ Gallagher, N Kemeny - Oncology, 2010 - karger.com
Context: The treatment of colorectal cancer has improved considerably in recent years, but it
remains the second commonest cause of cancer deaths in men and women in the United …

Biomarkers of angiogenesis and their role in the development of VEGF inhibitors

N Murukesh, C Dive, GC Jayson - British journal of cancer, 2010 - nature.com
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been confirmed as an important therapeutic
target in randomised clinical trials in multiple disease settings. However, the extent to which …

Hypothyroidism in patients with renal cell carcinoma: blessing or curse?

M Schmidinger, UM Vogl, M Bojic, W Lamm, H Heinzl… - Cancer, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Sunitinib and sorafenib are tyrosine kinase inhibitors that have important
antitumor activity in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Hypothyroidism constitutes a …