Combinations of vascular endothelial growth factor pathway inhibitors with metronomic chemotherapy: Rational and current status.

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_F692C709E268
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Sous-type
Synthèse (review): revue aussi complète que possible des connaissances sur un sujet, rédigée à partir de l'analyse exhaustive des travaux publiés.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Combinations of vascular endothelial growth factor pathway inhibitors with metronomic chemotherapy: Rational and current status.
Périodique
World journal of experimental medicine
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Digklia A., Voutsadakis I.A.
ISSN
2220-315X (Print)
ISSN-L
2220-315X
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
20/11/2014
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
4
Numéro
4
Pages
58-67
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review
Publication Status: epublish
Résumé
Chemotherapy given in a metronomic manner can be administered with less adverse effects which are common with conventional schedules such as myelotoxicity and gastrointestinal toxicity and thus may be appropriate for older patients and patients with decreased performance status. Efficacy has been observed in several settings. An opportunity to improve the efficacy of metronomic schedules without significantly increasing toxicity presents with the addition of anti-angiogenic targeted treatments. These combinations rational stems from the understanding of the importance of angiogenesis in the mechanism of action of metronomic chemotherapy which may be augmented by specific targeting of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway by antibodies or small tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Combinations of metronomic chemotherapy schedules with VEGF pathway targeting drugs will be discussed in this paper.
Mots-clé
Angiogenesis, Bevacizumab, Metronomic chemotherapy, Vascular endothelial growth factor, Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor
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