The biology of VEGF and its receptors.

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Published in Nat Med on June 01, 2003

Authors

Napoleone Ferrara1, Hans-Peter Gerber, Jennifer LeCouter

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Molecular Oncology, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, USA. nf@gene.com

Associated clinical trials:

Angiogenesis Inhibitors and Hypertension: Clinical Aspects | NCT00511511

Multicenter Dose-escalation Study of a Combination of Pazopanib and Bevacizumab in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma or Others Advanced Solid Tumors (PARASOL) | NCT01202032

A Phase II Safety and Tolerability Study of Bevacizumab When Added to Single-agent Chemotherapy to Treat Patient With Breast Cancer Metastatic to Brain | NCT00476827

A Study of the Pharmacodynamic Effects of Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy in Patients With Advanced Malignancies | NCT00978926

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