| Literature DB >> 29277185 |
Guohui Liu1, Chunbo Wang1, Mingyan E1.
Abstract
Non-small cell lung cancer is one of the most commom malignant tumor being harmful to people's life and health. Most of the patients have developed to the last stage which not suitable for surgical indications, so radiation and chemotherapy is the main treatment strategy. In recent years, with the theory of anti-angiogenesis therapy for malignant tumors, apatinib as a promising novel medicine to treat malignant tumors, represents synergistic antitumor effects in combination with radiotherapy. The underlying mechanisms may include make blood vessel normalization, alleviating inner hypoxia, and angiogenic factors regulation. Apatinib in combination with radiotherapy may become a new and effective treatment strategy of non-small cell lung cancer.Entities:
Keywords: Apatinib; Lung neoplasms; Radiotherapy; Tumor microenvironment
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29277185 PMCID: PMC5973393 DOI: 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2017.12.09
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Zhongguo Fei Ai Za Zhi ISSN: 1009-3419