Enhancing
Antitumor Activity by Incorporating Anti-Angiogenic Strategies
OBJECTIVES
•
Describe the rationale for targeting angiogenesis as a therapeutic
strategy for treating cancer
• Describe the results of clinical trials
incorporating vascular endothelial growth factor antibody (anti-VEGF)
alone or with chemotherapy as treatment of advanced breast cancer
• Describe the expected side effects
associated with anti-VEGF therapy
• Describe the rationale for ongoing
clinical trials incorporating anti-angiogenenic agents
FACULTY
Sandra
Swain, MD Washington Cancer Institute
Kimberly Blackwell, , MD Duke University Comprehensive
Cancer Center
Moderator
Mary Cianfrocca, DO
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityD