Pathological angiogenesis: mechanisms and therapeutic strategies

AC Dudley, AW Griffioen - Angiogenesis, 2023 - Springer
In multicellular organisms, angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from pre-
existing ones, is an essential process for growth and development. Different mechanisms …

Anti-angiogenic agents—overcoming tumour endothelial cell anergy and improving immunotherapy outcomes

ZR Huinen, EJM Huijbers, JR van Beijnum… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized medical oncology, although currently only
a subset of patients has a response to such treatment. A compelling body of evidence …

Randomized phase II and biomarker study of pembrolizumab plus bevacizumab versus pembrolizumab alone for patients with recurrent glioblastoma

L Nayak, AM Molinaro, K Peters, JL Clarke… - Clinical Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Purpose: VEGF is upregulated in glioblastoma and may contribute to immunosuppression.
We performed a phase II study of pembrolizumab alone or with bevacizumab in recurrent …

[HTML][HTML] Sunitinib resistance in renal cell carcinoma: From molecular mechanisms to predictive biomarkers

J Jin, Y Xie, JS Zhang, JQ Wang, SJ Dai, W He… - Drug Resistance …, 2023 - Elsevier
Currently, renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most prevalent type of kidney cancer. Targeted
therapy has replaced radiation therapy and chemotherapy as the main treatment option for …

Tumor microenvironment dynamics in clear-cell renal cell carcinoma

L Vuong, RR Kotecha, MH Voss, AA Hakimi - Cancer discovery, 2019 - AACR
Renal cell carcinoma stands out as one of the most immune-infiltrated tumors in pan-cancer
comparisons. Features of the tumor microenvironment heavily affect disease biology and …

Improving immunotherapy outcomes with anti-angiogenic treatments and vice versa

KA Khan, RS Kerbel - Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2018 - nature.com
Immunotherapies have revolutionized medical oncology following the remarkable and, in
some cases, unprecedented outcomes observed in certain groups of patients with cancer …

Combined antiangiogenic and anti–PD-L1 therapy stimulates tumor immunity through HEV formation

E Allen, A Jabouille, LB Rivera, I Lodewijckx… - Science translational …, 2017 - science.org
Inhibitors of VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor)/VEGFR2 (vascular endothelial growth
factor receptor 2) are commonly used in the clinic, but their beneficial effects are only …

Anti-angiogenesis for cancer revisited: Is there a role for combinations with immunotherapy?

RR Ramjiawan, AW Griffioen, DG Duda - Angiogenesis, 2017 - Springer
Angiogenesis is defined as the formation of new blood vessels from preexisting vessels and
has been characterized as an essential process for tumor cell proliferation and viability. This …

Dual angiopoietin-2 and VEGFA inhibition elicits antitumor immunity that is enhanced by PD-1 checkpoint blockade

M Schmittnaegel, N Rigamonti, E Kadioglu… - Science translational …, 2017 - science.org
Pathological angiogenesis is a hallmark of cancer and a therapeutic target. Vascular
endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) and angiopoietin-2 (ANGPT2; also known as ANG2) …

First-line immunotherapy-based combinations for metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

F Quhal, K Mori, A Bruchbacher, I Resch… - European Urology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Context There have been substantial changes in the management of patients with metastatic
renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) over the past decade, with upfront immunotherapy-based …