The Discovery of Tumor Angiogenesis Factors: A Historical Overview.

Methods Mol Biol

Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Medical School, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.

Published: January 2018

Starting with the hypothesis formulated by Judah Folkman that tumor growth is angiogenesis-dependent, this area of research has a solid scientific foundation, and inhibition of angiogenesis is a major area of therapeutic development for the treatment of cancer. This chapter offers an account of the most relevant discoveries in this field of biomedical research.

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