Areas covered: This paper reviews the basic biology of angiogenesis, including current knowledge about its disruption in diseases, with the focus on cancer and AMD. Anti- and proangiogenic drugs available for clinical use or in development are also discussed, as well as experimental drug delivery systems that can potentially improve these therapies to enhance or reduce angiogenesis in a more controlled manner. Expert opinion: Laboratory and clinical results have shown pro- or antiangiogenic drug delivery strategies to be effective in drastically slowing disease progression. Further research in this area will increase the efficacy, specificity and duration of these therapies. Future directions with composite drug delivery systems may make possible targeting of multiple factors for synergistic effects.
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Case Western Reserve Univ, Dept Pathol, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
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Anderson, James M.
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Case Western Reserve Univ, Dept Pathol, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
Case Western Reserve Univ, Dept Biomed Engn, Cleveland, OH 44106 USACase Western Reserve Univ, Dept Pathol, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
Anderson, James M.
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Rodriguez, Analiz
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Rodriguez, Analiz
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Chang, David T.
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