Ramucirumab is a human monoclonal antibody (IgG1) against vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2), a type II trans-membrane tyrosine kinase receptor expressed on endothelial cells. By binding to VEGFR2, ramucirumab prevents binding of its ligands (VEGF-A, VEGF-C, and VEGF-D), thereby preventing VEGF-stimulated receptor phosphorylation and down...
Ramucirumab is indicated for the treatment of advanced or metastatic gastric or gastro-esophageal junction adenocarcinoma as a single agent or in combination with paclitaxel for patients who progress after prior fluoropyrimidine- or platinum-containing chemotherapy. It is indicated, in combination with erlotinib, for the first-line treatment of metastatic no...
City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo Ku, Tokyo, Japan
The Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR, Koto-ku, Japan
Teikyo University Hospital, Itabashi-ku, Japan
Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer ( Site 8303), Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil
University of Arizona Cancer Center-University of Arizona Cancer Center ( Site 8927), Tucson, Arizona, United States
Norton Cancer Institute - Downtown ( Site 8900), Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk-Commack (Limited protocol activities), Commack, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities), Harrison, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities), New York, New York, United States
Kaiser Permanente-Anaheim, Anaheim, California, United States
Oklahoma Cancer Specialists and Research Institute-Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
BCCA - Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Texas Oncology-Sammons Cancer Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
ASAN Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Kaiser Permanente-Bellflower, Bellflower, California, United States
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Herrick Campus, Berkeley, California, United States
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