Antiangiogenic agents for the treatment of nonsmall cell lung cancer: characterizing the molecular basis for serious adverse events

Cancer Invest. 2011 Aug;29(7):460-71. doi: 10.3109/07357907.2011.597815.

Abstract

Novel agents to reduce angiogenesis by targeting vascular endothelial growth factor and other proangiogenic signaling pathways are being developed for advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer. Antibody-based therapies (e.g., aflibercept) and multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors (e.g., sorafenib, sunitinib, and BIBF 1120) are being evaluated in phase III clinical trials. Some antiangiogenic agents have demonstrated distinct profiles in producing a variety of nonhematologic toxicities, including bleeding/hemorrhage, venous and arterial thromboembolic events, gastrointestinal perforation, hypertension, and proteinuria. Elucidating the molecular basis of these toxicities may lead to clinical benefits by improving patient selection and allowing for the development of effective prevention and management strategies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / adverse effects*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / adverse effects
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Benzenesulfonates / adverse effects
  • Bevacizumab
  • Blood Coagulation Disorders / chemically induced
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / chemically induced
  • Indoles / adverse effects
  • Intestinal Perforation / chemically induced
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Niacinamide / analogs & derivatives
  • Phenylurea Compounds
  • Proteinuria / chemically induced
  • Pyridines / adverse effects
  • Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / adverse effects
  • Sorafenib
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / physiology
  • Wound Healing / drug effects

Substances

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Benzenesulfonates
  • Indoles
  • Phenylurea Compounds
  • Pyridines
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
  • aflibercept
  • Niacinamide
  • Bevacizumab
  • Sorafenib
  • Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
  • nintedanib