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Discontinuation of anti-VEGF cancer therapy promotes metastasis through a liver revascularization mechanism

Authors :
Yunlong Yang
Yin Zhang
Hideki Iwamoto
Kayoko Hosaka
Takahiro Seki
Patrik Andersson
Sharon Lim
Carina Fischer
Masaki Nakamura
Mitsuhiko Abe
Renhai Cao
Peter Vilhelm Skov
Fang Chen
Xiaoyun Chen
Yongtian Lu
Guohui Nie
Yihai Cao
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

Anti-VEGF therapy often produces limited beneficial effects in cancer patients. Here, the authors show that discontinuation of anti-VEGF cancer therapy in xenografts-bearing mice increases cancer cells extravasation and intravasation in liver through the host-derived VEGF.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.79582752f03043d7b3b6d8145bb72174
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12680