Current treatment options in oncology
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February 2008
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Curr Treat Options Oncol · Feb 2008
ReviewThe emerging role of anti-angiogenic therapy for malignant glioma.
Adults with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common primary brain tumor, have an unacceptably poor outcome with conventional cytotoxic therapies. Malignant gliomas are remarkably angiogenic, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is the dominant pro-angiogenic factor. ⋯ An array of additional clinical trials evaluating anti-angiogenic strategies are underway for both recurrent and newly diagnosed malignant glioma patients. Promising results of these approaches suggest that the treatment of GBM may represent an emerging paradigm of anti-angiogenic therapy.