Escape mechanisms after antiangiogenic treatment, or why are the tumors growing again?

Hlushchuk, Ruslan; Makanya, Andrew N; Djonov, Valentin (2011). Escape mechanisms after antiangiogenic treatment, or why are the tumors growing again? International journal of developmental biology, 55(4-5), pp. 563-7. Bilbao (Spain): University of the Basque Country Press 10.1387/ijdb.103231rh

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Inhibitors of angiogenesis and radiation induce compensatory changes in the tumor vasculature both during and after cessation of treatment. In numerous preclinical studies, angiogenesis inhibitors were shown to be efficient in the treatment of many pathological conditions, including solid cancers. In most clinical trials, however, this approach turned out to have no significant effect, especially if applied as monotherapy. Recovery of tumors after therapy is a major problem in the management of cancer patients. The mechanisms underlying tumor recovery (or therapy resistance) have not yet been explicitly elucidated. This review deals with the transient switch from sprouting to intussusceptive angiogenesis, which may be an adaptive response of tumor vasculature to cancer therapy that allows the vasculature to maintain its functional properties. Potential candidates for molecular targeting of this angioadaptive mechanism are yet to be elucidated in order to improve the currently poor efficacy of contemporary antiangiogenic therapies.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Anatomy
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Anatomy > Topographical and Clinical Anatomy

UniBE Contributor:

Hlushchuk, Ruslan, Makanya, Andrew, Djonov, Valentin Georgiev

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0214-6282

Publisher:

University of the Basque Country Press

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 14:17

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:04

Publisher DOI:

10.1387/ijdb.103231rh

PubMed ID:

21858777

Web of Science ID:

000295748300026

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/5128 (FactScience: 209846)

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