Anti-PlGF inhibits growth of VEGF(R)-inhibitor-resistant tumors without affecting healthy vessels.

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Published in Cell on November 02, 2007

Authors

Christian Fischer1, Bart Jonckx, Massimiliano Mazzone, Serena Zacchigna, Sonja Loges, Lucia Pattarini, Emmanuel Chorianopoulos, Laurens Liesenborghs, Marta Koch, Maria De Mol, Monica Autiero, Sabine Wyns, Stephane Plaisance, Lieve Moons, Nico van Rooijen, Mauro Giacca, Jean-Marie Stassen, Mieke Dewerchin, Desire Collen, Peter Carmeliet

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1: Department for Transgene Technology and Gene Therapy, VIB, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.

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