Angiogenesis: Old and new agents [Antiangiogéniques : les anciens et les nouveaux]

摘要

Angiogenesis constitutes a major process in cancer progression, especially by promoting the growth of malignant cells and dissemination of metastases. The development of anti-angiogenic targeted therapies has made significant progress over the last decade. Since the discovery of bevacizumab, numerous therapies have been designed. Among them, small molecules that inhibit the tyrosine-kinase activity of pro-angiogenic receptors such as VEGFR, are the most studied today. Current research focuses on the development of new targeted-therapies, able to inhibit the activity of several receptors at the same time and with a greater affinity. This article reviews the data on anti-angiogenic targeted-therapies, from available molecules to drugs still in the process of development.