Effect of Angiogenic Growth on Tumor Growth, Vascular Function, and the Development of Hypoxic Therapeutic Resistance

Abstract

The primary objectives of this grant were to determine the effects of either angiogenic growth factor overexpression or inhibition on mammary tumor pathophysiology. We evaluated four transfected human breast tumors and two murine mammary carcinoma lines by developing new methods for image analysis to quantify tumor vascular structure and function as well as micro-regional hypoxia. A particular emphasis was the comparison of several antiangiogenic strategies, including endostatin, anti-VEGFR-2, and Celebrex, to quantitate the pathophysiological response to each.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA416888

Entities

People

  • Bruce M. Fenton

Organizations

  • University of Rochester

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Breast Cancer
  • Cell Physiological Processes
  • Cells
  • Chemistry
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Neoplasms
  • Oncology
  • Peptides
  • Proteins
  • Tumor Cell Line

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Immunology and Pathology
  • Oncology (Cancer Research).