https://doi.org/10.4081/hmr.v1i9.323

Clinical trials with angiogenesis inhibitors

Vol. 1 No. 9: 3rd International Conference on Thrombosis and Hemostasis Issues in Cancer, Bergamo, October 14-16, 2005
Published: June 3, 2009
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G Giaccone
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H van Cruijsen
Angiogenesis is essential for tumor growth and metastasis formation. Many agents have been developed to inhibit this process. Two major anti-angiogenic strategies have been so far mostly developed: the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) monoclonal antibody bevacizumab and several tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) to VEGF receptors. Bevacizumab is the first specific anti-angiogenic agent registered. This registration was based on the results of the phase III trial which compared first-line chemotherapy plus bevacizumab to chemotherapy alone in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Treatment with chemotherapy plus bevacizumab resulted in higher response rates (chemotherapy, 35%, chemotherapy plus bevacizumab, 45%) and longer median survival (chemotherapy, 15.6 months, chemotherapy plus bevacizumab, 20.3 months).1

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Giaccone, G., & van Cruijsen, H. (2009). Clinical trials with angiogenesis inhibitors. Hematology Meeting Reports (formerly Haematologica Reports), 1(9). https://doi.org/10.4081/hmr.v1i9.323
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