There is a great deal of evidence indicating that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is important for the survival and proliferation of cancer cells. VEGF plays an important role in angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, and tumor growth, which are all factors that contribute to its attractiveness as a therapeutic target for anti-cancer therapies.
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As a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor, bevacizumab is used in several chemotherapy regimens to treat metastatic colorectal cancer; metastatic, unresectable, locally advanced or recurrent non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer; metastatic renal cell carcinoma; metastatic, persistent, or recurrent cervical cancer; primary peritoneal cancer;...
HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
UCLA Hematology/Oncology- Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States
University of Colorado Hospital-Anschutz Cancer Pavilion, Aurora, Colorado, United States
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Cancer center of SunYat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Zhang Dongsheng, Guangzhou, China
The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Vall d'Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
West China Hospital,Sichuan University, Sichuan, Sichuan, Chengdu, China
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