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...
Uni of Southern California; Norris Comprehensive Cancer Ctr, Los Angeles, California, United States
Tennessee Oncology - Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre; Medical Oncology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
University of Miami - Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida, United States
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc., Tampa, Florida, United States
Ordensklinikum Linz GmbH, Barmherzige Schwestern, Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch - Rankweil, Rankweil, Vorarlberg, Austria
Wiener Neustadt, Landesklinikum, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
City of Hope Antelope Valley, Lancaster, California, United States
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, United States
City of Hope Upland, Upland, California, United States
CTRC-UT, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan
Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Maria Di Bartolomeo, Milan, Italy
University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
National Cancer Institute, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok, Ratchathewi District, Thailand
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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