Table 1.
Review of the Studies Combining Antiangiogenic Approaches With TMZ Treatment in GBM Models.
Compound | Properties | Model | Graft | Effects | References |
TNP-470 | Inactivates MetAP2 resulting in endothelial cell cycle arrest; antiangiogenic | Rat C6 | s.c. | ↓ TMZ concentrations in the tumor interstitial fluid | [47] |
↓ of microvessels | |||||
Human SF188 [VEGF-] and transfected VEGF + | s.c. and i.c. | ↓ TMZ tumor concentrations | [48] | ||
↓ TMZ tumor/plasma ratio in both s.c. and i.c. models | |||||
↓ of microvessels [only in VEGF +] | |||||
SU-5416 | VEGFR-2 inhibitor antiangiogenic | Human SF188 transfected VEGF + | s.c. and i.c. | ↑ TMZ tumor/plasma ratio only in i.c. models and not s.c. | [49] |
↓ of microvessels | |||||
Thalidomide [THD] | Immunomodulator [↓ TNF-α] sedative, hypnotic antiangiogenic | Rat C6 | i.c. | THD +TMZ tumor growth <TMZ or THD with ↑ apoptosis, ↓ bFGF and VEGF by TMZ or THD | [18] |
HIF-1α knockdown | Antiangiogenic | Human D54MG | s.c. | ↑ TMZ therapeutic benefit | [46] |
↑ cytotoxic effects of TMZ in vitro under hypoxia | |||||
Vandetanib | Anti-Tyr kinases VEGFR-2 and EGFR; antiangiogenic | Human E98 and U87 | i.c. | ↓ TMZ therapeutic benefit, restore the BBB | [50] |
↓ TMZ-induced apoptosis | |||||
Sunitinib | Anti-Tyr kinases [VEGFR1 VEGFR3, PDGFR, stem cell factor receptor…]; antiangiogenic | Human SF188 transfected VEGF + | s.c. | ↑ TMZ tumor/plasma ratio vascular normalization | [51] |
Galectin-1 siRNA | Decreases the unfolded protein response, impairs VEGF maturation and secretion | Human Hs683 | i.c. | ↑ TMZ therapeutic benefit | [24] |
The principal property of each compound is underlined.