title: Bladder cancer angiogenesis, its role in recurrence, stage progression and as a therapeutic target.
abstract: In this article we review the role of angiogenesis in bladder tumor development and its putative role in determining tumor progression and recurrence. The potential value of antiangiogenic therapy in the disease is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Imperial Cancer Research Fund, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, UK.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Crew
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology*