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...
UT Southwestern Med Ctr, Dallas, Texas, United States
Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center, Bakersfield, California, United States
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Highlands Oncology Group, Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
Indiana Cancer Pavilion, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
The West Clinic, Germantown, Tennessee, United States
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Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, United States
Highlands Oncology Group, Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
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