Targeting VEGF and Its Receptors for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis and Associated Pain.

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Published in J Bone Miner Res on April 08, 2016

Authors

John L Hamilton1, Masashi Nagao2, Brett R Levine3, Di Chen1, Bjorn R Olsen2, Hee-Jeong Im1,3,4,5,6

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biochemistry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
2: Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
3: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
4: Internal Medicine Section of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
5: Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA.
6: Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs, Chicago, IL, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Intra-articular Bevacizumab for Recurrent Hemarthroses at Target Joints With Chronic Hemophilic Synovitis | NCT02060305

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