Journal of International Oncology ›› 2012, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (4): 286-288.

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VEGF in the treatment and prognosis of lung cancer

ZHAO  Qiu, GUO  Ren-Hua   

  1. Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
  • Online:2012-04-08 Published:2012-03-28
  • Contact: Corresponding author: GUO Ren-hua, E-mail: rhguo@njmu.edu.cn E-mail:rhguo@njmu.edu.cn

Abstract:  Angiogenesis plays a critical role in growth and metastasis of lung cancer. The strongest tumor angiogenesis factor known is the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Therefore, anti-VEGF therapy which can restrain tumor angiogenesis is an important form of the targeted therapy of lung cancer. The expression of VEGF is also significant to the prognosis of lung cancer.

Key words: Vascular endothelial growth factors, Lung neoplasms, Prognosis