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SUBMITTER: Conti A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3777192 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Conti Alessandro A Santoni Matteo M Amantini Consuelo C Burattini Luciano L Berardi Rossana R Santoni Giorgio G Cascinu Stefano S Muzzonigro Giovanni G
BioMed research international 20130904
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays a crucial role in tumor angiogenesis. VEGF expression in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) is mostly regulated by hypoxia, predominantly via the hypoxia-induced factor (HIF)/Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) pathway. Advances in our knowledge of VEGF role in tumor angiogenesis, growth, and progression have permitted development of new approaches for the treatment of mRCC, including several agents targeting VEGF and VEGF receptors: tyrosine kinase pathwa ...[more]