Mechanisms of resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy and development of third-generation anti-angiogenic drug candidates

The concept of inhibiting tumor neovessels has taken the hurdle from the bench to the bedside and now represents an extra pillar of anticancer treatment. So far, anti-angiogenic therapy prolongs survival in the order of months in some settings while failing to induce a survival benefit in others, in...

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Published in:Genes & cancer Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 12 - 25
Main Authors: Loges, Sonja, Schmidt, Thomas, Carmeliet, Peter
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States SAGE Publications 01-01-2010
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Summary:The concept of inhibiting tumor neovessels has taken the hurdle from the bench to the bedside and now represents an extra pillar of anticancer treatment. So far, anti-angiogenic therapy prolongs survival in the order of months in some settings while failing to induce a survival benefit in others, in part because of intrinsic refractoriness or evasive escape. This review provides an update on recent mechanisms via which tumor and stromal cells induce resistance and discusses recent evolutions in the (pre)clinical development of novel third-generation anti-angiogenic agents to overcome this problem.
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ISSN:1947-6019
1947-6027
DOI:10.1177/1947601909356574