ReviewAnnals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology2016
Anti-angiogenic agents in ovarian cancer: past, present, and future.
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- Comparative effectiveness and safety of immunotherapeutic strategies in ovarian cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of VEGF/VEGFR inhibitors for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC women's health · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of anti-angiogenic drugs combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of platinum-sensitive/resistant ovarian cancer: a meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of VEGFR inhibitors for recurrent ovarian cancer: a systematic review.Future oncology (London, England) · 2024Pooled it
- Association of bevacizumab and stroke in ovarian cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Pooled it
- The efficacy and safety of angiogenesis inhibitors for recurrent ovarian cancer: a meta‑analysis.Journal of ovarian research · 2022Pooled it
- The Molecular Mechanisms of Actions, Effects, and Clinical Implications of PARP Inhibitors in Epithelial Ovarian Cancers: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Pooled it
- A comprehensive systematic review and network meta-analysis: the role of anti-angiogenic agents in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer.Scientific reports · 2022Pooled it
- Suppression of ARID1A associated with decreased CD8 T cells improves cell survival of ovarian clear cell carcinoma.Journal of gynecologic oncology · 2021Pooled it
- Antiangiogenesis therapy in ovarian cancer patients: An updated meta-analysis for 15 randomized controlled trials.Medicine · 2018Pooled it
- A single-arm, phase II study of niraparib and bevacizumab maintenance therapy in platinum-sensitive, recurrent ovarian cancer patients previously treated with a PARP inhibitor: Korean Gynecologic Oncology Group (KGOG 3056)/NIRVANA-R trial.Journal of gynecologic oncology · 2022Trial
- Phase II trial of bevacizumab and sorafenib in recurrent ovarian cancer patients with or without prior-bevacizumab treatment.Gynecologic oncology · 2020Trial
- A phase II randomized controlled study of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin and carboplatin vs. gemcitabine and carboplatin for platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer (GOTIC003/intergroup study).International journal of clinical oncology · 2019Trial
- Soluble TREM2 engages cell-surface nucleolin to drive vascular permeability and malignant ascites in ovarian cancer.EMBO molecular medicine · 2026Article
- Critical roles of Hedgehog signaling pathway in regulating the multidrug resistance of ovarian cancer.Journal of ovarian research · 2026Review
- Epigenetic modulation of BARD1 to enhance anti-VEGF therapy.Cell reports. Medicine · 2025Article
- Murine cell lines with defined mutations model different histological subtypes of epithelial ovarian cancer.Disease models & mechanisms · 2025Article
- Revisiting Genomic Instability, Tumor Microenvironment and Immune Response in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2025Article
- Integrating bulk RNA-seq and scRNA-seq analyses with machine learning to predict platinum response and prognosis in ovarian cancer.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Role of tumor microenvironment in ovarian cancer metastasis and clinical advancements.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Review
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Abstract
Angiogenesis plays a pivotal role in normal ovarian physiology as well as in the progression of ovarian cancer through ascites formation and metastatic spread. Bevacizumab (Avastin(®), Genentech; South San Francisco, CA, USA), a humanized anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) monoclonal antibody, is the most widely studied anti-angiogenesis agent both across tumor types and specifically in epithelial ovarian cancer. In 2005, single-agent bevacizumab at 15 mg/kg (IV) every 3 weeks was first reported to be active in a case of recurrent high-grade serous ovarian cancer after failing 11th line cytotoxic treatment. Since then, many case series, phase II and phase III trials have confirmed these results leading to regulatory approval in most countries including the US Food and Drug Administration in 2014. Guidelines now give clear recommendations as to when and how bevacizumab should be integrated into the ovarian cancer treatment paradigm. Other anti-VEGF agents such as the VEGF receptor (VEGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors have not shown increased activity or reduced toxicity relative to bevacizumab. However, anti-angiogenics other than anti-VEGF/VEGFR agents such as those targeting Angiopoietin-1 and -2 are in development as well as novel combinations with vascular disrupting agents (VDAs), PARP inhibitors and immune checkpoint inhibitors. Clearly, the benefits of anti-angiogenic agents such as bevacizumab must be carefully weighed against the cost and associated toxicities. Although almost all patients with ovarian cancer will receive an anti-angiogenic compound, cures are not increased. Predictive biomarkers are an urgent unmet need.
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