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VEGF-A-independent and angiogenesis-dependent tumour growth in patients with metastatic breast cancer
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Abstract
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| Background The mechanisms of tumour progression during anti-VEGF-A treatment are poorly understood. Patients and materials Two patients with metastatic breast cancer are described who developed new metastases while receiving anti-VEGF-A treatment. Angiogenic parameters were determined by CD34/Ki67 double staining, Chalkley counts (CC) and endothelial cell proliferation fractions (ECP). RT-PCR Taqman low-density arrays with a gene panel of 94 angiogenesis-related genes were performed on both metastases and compared to 10 unselected primary breast tumours. Results Both lesions showed a high and intermediate CC of, respectively, 7.5±0.62 and 4.8±0.2. Both lesions had elevated ECP values of 14% and 8%. Low-density array screening showed that VEGFR1 mRNA was overexpressed in both samples (z-score=7.85 and 7.81) compared to control samples (out of range [min-max]). Additional analysis confirmed this finding at the protein level by immunohistochemistry. Conclusion These observations suggest that tumour progression under continuous anti-VEGF-A continues to be angiogenesis dependent. Further exploration is needed to identify the mechanisms of anti-VEGF-A resistance in order to design combination-targeted therapies. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Clinical and translational oncology
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Publication
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2011
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ISSN
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1699-048X
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DOI
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10.1007/S12094-011-0737-3
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Volume/pages
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13
:11
(2011)
, p. 805-808
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ISI
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000297518700008
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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