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  • Title: Future directions with angiogenesis inhibitors in colorectal cancer.
    Author: Bilenker JH, Haller DG.
    Journal: Clin Colorectal Cancer; 2004 Oct; 4 Suppl 2():S86-93. PubMed ID: 15479485.
    Abstract:
    The recent US Food and Drug Administration's approval of bevacizumab has reinvigorated antiangiogenic research and has moved colorectal cancer to the forefront of study for the most promising drug candidates in this class. Predicting future directions in this field requires a return to the challenges of the past. Antiangiogenic drugs have necessitated new study design paradigms and imaging techniques in the assessment of drug activity and in dose selection. The success of bevacizumab and the promise of vatalanib (PTK787/ZK222584) and the cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors also illustrate the importance of these adaptations. A better understanding of the determinants of response to antiangiogenic agents and their mechanisms of action, especially in combination with cytotoxic drugs, is crucial to future drug development.
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