{"id":13170,"date":"2025-03-26T17:48:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T10:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chgcancercenter.com\/?p=13170"},"modified":"2025-05-06T13:52:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T06:52:03","slug":"anti-angiogenesis-therapy-cancer-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chgcancercenter.com\/en\/anti-angiogenesis-therapy-cancer-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"How do antiangiogenic drugs treat cancer?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How do antiangiogenic drugs treat cancer?<\/span><\/h1>

What is Anti-Angiogenesis Therapy?<\/span><\/h2>

Anti-Angiogenesis Therapy is a cancer treatment approach that targets the <\/span>Inhibits the formation of new blood vessels in cancer cells<\/b> It deprives the cancer of nutrients and oxygen, which slows down the growth and spread of the cancer.<\/span><\/p>

How Anti-Angiogenesis Therapy Works<\/b><\/span><\/h2>

Cancer cells require a process <\/span>Angiogenesis (New Blood Vessel Creation)<\/b> To get nutrients and oxygen from the body. When blood vessels are formed around the cancer, the cancer can grow and spread to other organs faster.<\/span><\/p>

Anti-Angiogenesis Therapy works by blocking proteins or factors that stimulate blood vessel formation, such as: <\/span>Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)<\/b> Depriving cancer cells of their energy source and making it harder for them to grow.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Benefits of Anti-Angiogenesis Therapy<\/b><\/span><\/h2>

Slowing down cancer growth<\/b> \u2192 The cancer is unable to form new blood vessels to bring in nutrients.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Reduced spreading capacity<\/b> \u2192 Cancer cannot easily travel through the circulatory system to other organs.<\/span><\/p>

Enhance the effectiveness of other treatments<\/b> \u2192 Can be used in conjunction with chemotherapy, radiotherapy or immunotherapy.<\/span><\/p>

Bevacizumab (Avastin)<\/b> \u2192 Used to treat colon cancer, lung cancer, kidney cancer.\u00a0 <\/span>Ramucirumab (Cyramza)<\/b> \u2192 Used to treat stomach cancer, lung cancer, liver cancer.\u00a0 <\/span>Axitinib, Sorafenib, Sunitinib<\/b> \u2192 Used to treat kidney and liver cancer.<\/span><\/p>

Precautions of Anti-Angiogenesis Therapy<\/b><\/span><\/p>

\u00a0May cause side effects such as:<\/span><\/p>