Angiogenesis and vascular targeting in Ewing sarcoma: A review of preclinical and clinical data

Cancer

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 749-757

  DuBois, Steven G ^a   Marina, Neyssa ^b   Glade Bender, Julia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Columbia University School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Bevacizumab; Ewing sarcoma; Thrombospondin; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

2,4 DIMETHYL 5 (2 OXO 1H INDOL 3 YLMETHYLENE) 3 PYRROLEPROPIONIC ACID; AFLIBERCEPT; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; BEVACIZUMAB; CEDIRANIB; DOXORUBICIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; SEMAXANIB; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; SORAFENIB; SUNITINIB; THROMBOSPONDIN; VASCULAR TARGETING AGENT; VASCULOTROPIN 165; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; DRUG TARGETING; EWING SARCOMA; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; TUMOR XENOGRAFT;

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; SARCOMA, EWING'S;

EID: 76249092551     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24844     Document Type: Review

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