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  • initialism vascular endothelial growth factor

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Examples

  • The drug inhibits an angiogenesis factor called VEGF, which is abundant in glioblastomas.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2009

  • Motesanib was designed to starve tumor cells of the blood supply they need to grow by blocking a protein called VEGF, which is involved in the growth of blood vessels that feed tumors.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • However, in light of the work of Dr. D'Amore and others, in elucidating possible systemic and ocular side effects of these drugs, "caution must be exercised in identifying patients at increased risk of problems with long - = term VEGF blockade, and potential side effects must be detected early in the assessment of patients who will require repeated dosages of anti-VEGF agents."

    innovations-report 2008

  • Motesanib was designed to starve tumor cells of the blood supply they need to grow by blocking a protein called VEGF, which is involved in the growth of blood vessels that feed tumors.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • Motesanib was designed to starve tumor cells of the blood supply they need to grow by blocking a protein called VEGF, which is involved in the growth of blood vessels that feed tumors.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • Motesanib was designed to starve tumor cells of the blood supply they need to grow by blocking a protein called VEGF, which is involved in the growth of blood vessels that feed tumors.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • Systemic blockade was selected over intravitreal injection because these studies are intended to assess the effect of sustained and long-term VEGF inhibition in adult mice.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Magali Saint-Geniez et al. 2008

  • Motesanib was designed to starve tumor cells of the blood supply they need to grow by blocking a protein called VEGF, which is involved in the growth of blood vessels that feed tumors.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • In support of this, it has been demonstrated that long-term VEGF (8 wk) blockade in the rat leads to RGC apoptosis

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Magali Saint-Geniez et al. 2008

  • The drug, called VEGF Trap-Eye, is designed to treat wet age-related macular degeneration.

    Regeneron Drug Called Effective In FDA Review Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2011

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