title: Pathways mediating VEGF-independent tumor angiogenesis.
abstract: FDA approval of several inhibitors of the VEGF pathway has enabled significant advances in the therapy of cancer and neovascular age-related macular degeneration. However, similar to other therapies, inherent/acquired resistance to anti-angiogenic drugs may occur in patients, leading to disease progression. So far the lack of predictive biomarkers has precluded identification of patients most likely to respond to such treatments. Recent suggest that both tumor and non-tumor (stromal) cell types are involved in the reduced responsiveness to the treatments. The present review examines the role of tumor- as well as stromal cell-derived pathways involved in tumor growth and in refractoriness to anti-VEGF therapies.
authors.affiliation: Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA. nf@gene.com <nf@gene.com>
authors.forename: Napoleone
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ferrara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D022423:Myeloid Cells / Q000502:physiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D015398:Signal Transduction; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000502:physiology; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; C064045:delta protein; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors