Antiangiogenic Therapy: A Universal Chemosensitization Strategy for Cancer?
2006; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 312; Issue: 5777 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1126/science.1125950
ISSN1095-9203
Autores Tópico(s)Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy
ResumoFor more than 50 years, a major goal of research in cancer therapeutics has been to develop universally effective agents that render cancer cells more sensitive to cytotoxic chemotherapy without substantially increasing toxicity to normal cells. The results of recent clinical trials indicate that certain antiangiogenic drugs may produce this long-sought effect. Here, I describe three distinct mechanisms that may help to explain the chemosensitizing activity of these drugs: normalizing tumor vasculature, preventing rapid tumor cell repopulation, and augmenting the antivascular effects of chemotherapy. I then discuss how these potential mechanisms might be exploited to maximize therapeutic efficacy.
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