What is antiangiogenesis therapy?

Also known as: anti-angiogenesis therapy, anti angiogenesis therapy, antiangiogenic therapy, antiangiogenic agents, antiangiogenic drugs, angiogenesis inhibitors

Antioangiogenesis therapy includes a group of medications that stop the growth of the blood vessels that supply the tumor with nutrition. As a tumor grows, it develops its own network of blood vessels. This blood supply provides nutrition to allow the tumor to grow more. Antiangiogenesis therapy acts to block the blood supply to the tumor, ultimately starving it and thus preventing further growth.

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Reviewed by: Kristen Stabingas, MD

This page was last updated on: 1/29/2019 3:21:13 PM