Angiogenesis and cancer: from basic mechanisms to therapeutic applications.
An American Association for Cancer Research Special Conference on Angiogenesis and Cancer was held October 1115, 2000, in Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.A., to discuss the latest developments in angiogenesis research and antiangiogenic therapies. More than 300 scientists representing academics, industry and government attended this international meeting, which was organized by Drs. Judah Folkman (Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts) and David A. Cheresh (The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California). In a series of seven sessions, 25 speakers presented the latest discoveries in the molecular biology and anatomy of tumor vasculature that unveiled novel targets for antiangiogenic therapies. More than 90 posters also helped bridge basic mechanisms of angiogenesis with new therapeutic strategies in the fight against cancer.
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Medicine Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.