A VEGF receptor vaccine demonstrates preliminary efficacy in neurofibromatosis type 2

The anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antibody bevacizumab has shown efficacy for the treatment of neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). Here, the authors show that VEGFRs peptide vaccination can improve hearing and reduce tumor volume in NF2 patients, including in previously bevacizumab resi...

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Main Authors: Ryota Tamura, Masato Fujioka, Yukina Morimoto, Kentaro Ohara, Kenzo Kosugi, Yumiko Oishi, Mizuto Sato, Ryo Ueda, Hirokazu Fujiwara, Tetsuro Hikichi, Shinobu Noji, Naoki Oishi, Kaoru Ogawa, Yutaka Kawakami, Takayuki Ohira, Kazunari Yoshida, Masahiro Toda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13640-1
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Summary:The anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antibody bevacizumab has shown efficacy for the treatment of neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). Here, the authors show that VEGFRs peptide vaccination can improve hearing and reduce tumor volume in NF2 patients, including in previously bevacizumab resistant tumors.
ISSN:2041-1723