title: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors: drugs and new inhibitors.
abstract: The recent launch onto the market of five VEGFR inhibitors indicates the therapeutic value of these agents and the importance of the research in the field of angiogenesis inhibitors for future oncologic therapy. In this Perspective we briefly report the inhibitors that are in clinical use, while we dedicate two wider sections to the compounds that are in clinical trials and to the new derivatives appearing in the literature. We especially consider the medicinal chemistry aspect of the topic and report the structure-activity relationship studies and the binding mode of some inhibitors as well as the biological data of the compounds discovered in the past 5 years.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Farmacia, University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV 3, 16132 Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Musumeci
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Radi
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brullo
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schenone
mesh_terms: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000188:drug therapy; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D040262:Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D011725:Pyridines; D011743:Pyrimidines; D040262:Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor