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Targeting Angiogenesis in Biliary Tract Cancers: An Open Option
Christian RolfoOronzo BrunettiMario TestiniValeria SimoneEugenio MaioranoAmalia AzzaritiMichele SimoneDomenico RibattiVito LongoLuigi LupoMarc PeetersAldo ScarpaAntonio RussoNicola Silvestrissubject
0301 basic medicineMAPK/ERK pathwayVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AAngiogenesisDrug Evaluation PreclinicalTyrosine kinase inhibitorAngiogenesis InhibitorsReviewFibroblast growth factorCatalysiMetastasisAntineoplastic Agentlcsh:Chemistrychemistry.chemical_compoundangiogenesis0302 clinical medicinetyrosine kinase inhibitorsMolecular Targeted Therapylcsh:QH301-705.5SpectroscopyClinical Trials as TopicMonoclonal antibodieNeovascularization Pathologicvascular endothelial growth factorComputer Science Applications1707 Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionGeneral MedicineComputer Science ApplicationsVascular endothelial growth factorGene Expression Regulation NeoplasticAngiogenesiChemistryBiliary Tract NeoplasmsTreatment OutcomeBiliary Tract Neoplasm030220 oncology & carcinogenesismonoclonal antibodiesTyrosine kinaseAngiogenesis InhibitorHumanSignal TransductionProtein Kinase InhibitorAntineoplastic Agentsbiliary tract cancersBiologyModels BiologicalAngiogenesis; Biliary tract cancers; Monoclonal antibodies; Tyrosine kinase inhibitors; Vascular endothelial growth factor; Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Biliary Tract Neoplasms; Clinical Trials as Topic; Drug Evaluation Preclinical; Gene Expression Regulation Neoplastic; Genetic Variation; Humans; Models Biological; Neovascularization Pathologic; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Signal Transduction; Treatment Outcome; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; Molecular Targeted Therapy; Catalysis; Molecular Biology; Spectroscopy; Computer Science Applications1707 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition; Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Inorganic ChemistryCatalysisInorganic Chemistry03 medical and health sciencesIn vivomedicineAnimalsHumansPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryGallbladder cancerMolecular BiologyProtein Kinase InhibitorsBiologyAnimalOrganic ChemistryGenetic Variationmedicine.disease030104 developmental biologychemistrylcsh:Biology (General)lcsh:QD1-999Immunologyangiogenesis; biliary tract cancers; monoclonal antibodies; tyrosine kinase inhibitors; vascular endothelial growth factorCancer researchBiliary tract cancerdescription
Abstract: Biliary tract cancers (BTCs) are characterized by a bad prognosis and the armamentarium of drugs for their treatment is very poor. Although the inflammatory status of biliary tract represents the first step in the cancerogenesis, the microenvironment also plays a key role in the pathogenesis of BTCs, promoting tumor angiogenesis, invasion and metastasis. Several molecules, such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and fibroblast growth factor (FGF), are involved in the angiogenesis process and their expression on tumor samples has been explored as prognostic marker in both cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder cancer. Recent studies evaluated the genomic landscape of BTCs and evidenced that aberrations in several genes enrolled in the pro-angiogenic signaling, such as FGF receptor-2 (FGFR-2), are characteristic of BTCs. New drugs targeting the signaling pathways involved in angiogenesis have been tested in preclinical studies both in vitro and in vivo with promising results. Moreover, several clinical studies tested monoclonal antibodies against VEGF and tyrosine kinase inhibitors targeting the VEGF and the MEK/ERK pathways. Herein, we evaluate both the pathogenic mechanisms of BTCs focused on angiogenesis and the preclinical and clinical data available regarding the use of new anti-angiogenic drugs in these malignancies.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-01 | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |