Antiangiogenic Drugs: Insights into Drug Development from Endostatin, Avastin and Thalidomide

Table 3

VEGF Pathway Targets: Approaches for Drug Design

Target Approach
VEGF Antibody (e.g., Avastin); soluble VEGF receptor (e.g., VEGF trap, aflibercept)
VEGF receptor (extracellular) Antibody (e.g., DC101)
VEGF receptor phosphorylation Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (e.g., Sorafenib, Sunitinib, vatalanib)
mRNA that encodes VEGF or receptor Ribozyme (e.g., Angiozyme); siRNA technologies
Hypoxia-inducible factor mTOR inhibitors (e.g., ridaforolimus)

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  1. MI August 2009 vol. 9 no. 4 157-166