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angiogenesis inhibitor |
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angiogenesis inhibitor, a group of drugs that prevent the growth of new blood vessels into a solid tumor. angiogenesis inhibitor Oncology A chemotherapy adjuvant which inhibits the angiogenesis required for tumor growth and survive, especially for metastastatic tumors See CAI, CM101, IFN-alpha, IL-12, Marimastat, Pentosan polysulfate, Platelet
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Folkman notes, however, that autopsies find
small, previously undiscovered prostate tumors in nearly half of men
over 50 who die of other causes, suggesting that some natural force -
perhaps an angiogenesis inhibitor - has held the tumors in check. "This is a very potent angiogenesis inhibitor,"
Folkman says. The drug is an angiogenesis inhibitor, operating much like the
drugs that have received widespread publicity in recent days,
angiostatin and endostatin. |
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