TY - JOUR
T1 - Angiogenesis as a target in neuroblastoma
AU - Rössler, Jochen
AU - Taylor, Melissa
AU - Geoerger, Birgit
AU - Farace, Francoise
AU - Lagodny, Jeanette
AU - Peschka-Süss, Regine
AU - Niemeyer, Charlotte M.
AU - Vassal, Gilles
PY - 2008/8/1
Y1 - 2008/8/1
N2 - Several research investigations on neuroblastoma (NB) have shown the important dependency of this embryonic tumour on angiogenesis, especially in the advanced and aggressive stages. However, the first pre-clinical data on anti-angiogenic drugs in NB have not been published until recently and clinical trials with anti-angiogenic agents in NB treatment protocols are still missing. Here, we summarise current knowledge on the important role and mechanisms of angiogenesis in NB, and report available pre-clinical results of anti-angiogenic agents used to treat NB. This review clearly shows that angiogenesis is a target in NB and that clinical trials are urgently needed to bring forward promising anti-angiogenesis treatment strategies into NB therapy.
AB - Several research investigations on neuroblastoma (NB) have shown the important dependency of this embryonic tumour on angiogenesis, especially in the advanced and aggressive stages. However, the first pre-clinical data on anti-angiogenic drugs in NB have not been published until recently and clinical trials with anti-angiogenic agents in NB treatment protocols are still missing. Here, we summarise current knowledge on the important role and mechanisms of angiogenesis in NB, and report available pre-clinical results of anti-angiogenic agents used to treat NB. This review clearly shows that angiogenesis is a target in NB and that clinical trials are urgently needed to bring forward promising anti-angiogenesis treatment strategies into NB therapy.
KW - Angiogenesis
KW - Anti-angiogenesis
KW - Bevacizumab
KW - Neuroblastoma
KW - VEGF
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.05.015
DO - 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.05.015
M3 - Article
C2 - 18614349
AN - SCOPUS:48349134168
SN - 0959-8049
VL - 44
SP - 1645
EP - 1656
JO - European Journal of Cancer
JF - European Journal of Cancer
IS - 12
ER -