• Expert Rev Neurother · Nov 2013

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    Antiangiogenic therapy for high-grade gliomas: current concepts and limitations.

    • Pasquale De Bonis, Giammaria Marziali, Vera Vigo, Simone Peraio, Angelo Pompucci, Carmelo Anile, and Annunziato Mangiola.
    • Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.
    • Expert Rev Neurother. 2013 Nov 1; 13 (11): 1263-70.

    AbstractGlioblastoma (GBM) is associated with a high degree of angiogenesis. Therefore, antiangiogenic therapy could have a role in the treatment of this tumor. The currently available treatment approaches acting against angiogenesis are mainly directed toward three pathways: VEGF pathway, VEGF-independent pathways and inhibition of vascular endothelial cell migration. It has been demonstrated that antiangiogenic therapy can produce a rapid radiological response and a decrease of brain edema, without significantly influencing survival. Future studies should consider that: animal models are inadequate and cells used for animal models (mainly U87) are deeply different from patient GBM cells; GBM cells may become resistant to antiangiogenic therapy and some cells may be resistant to antiangiogenic therapy ab initio; and angiogenesis in the peritumor tissue has been poorly investigated. Therefore, the ideal target of angiogenesis is probably yet to be identified.

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