Resistance to antiangiogenic therapy is directed by vascular phenotype, vessel stabilization, and maturation in malignant melanoma.

Angiogenesis is not only dependent on endothelial cell invasion and proliferation, it also requires pericyte coverage of vascular sprouts for stabilization of vascular walls. Clinical efficacy of angiogenesis inhibitors targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling pathway is sti...

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Main Authors: Helfrich, I, Scheffrahn, I, Bartling, S, Weis, J, von Felbert, V, Middleton, M, Kato, M, Ergün, S, Augustin, H, Schadendorf, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010