title: Anti-VEGF therapy as adjuvant therapy: clouds on the horizon?
abstract: Anti-angiogenic therapies have demonstrated their value in the setting of advanced cancer, and are being explored for use in micrometastatic disease. Recent preclinical studies suggest that adjuvant anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapies may increase the risk of metastasis. How concerning are these preclinical studies, and should they affect our willingness to explore anti-VEGF therapy in the adjuvant setting?
authors.affiliation: Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN 46220, USA. bpschnei@iupui.edu
authors.forename: Bryan P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: George W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Sledge
mesh_terms: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000068258:Bevacizumab; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D012107:Research Design; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000068258:Bevacizumab; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; C508053:ERBB2 protein, human