Challenges in developing a validated biomarker for angiogenesis inhibitors: the motesanib experience.

We sought to develop placental growth factor as a predictive pharmacodynamic biomarker for motesanib efficacy as first-line therapy in patients with advanced nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer.Placental growth factor was evaluated at baseline and study week 4 (after 3 weeks treatment) in an expl...

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Main Authors: Michael B Bass, Bin Yao, Yong-Jiang Hei, Yining Ye, Gerard J Davis, Michael T Davis, Barbara A Kaesdorf, Sabrina S Chan, Scott D Patterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4196848?pdf=render