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. 2008 Jul 23;1(1):159–170. doi: 10.1007/s12307-008-0012-5

Table 6.

Combined targeting of angiogenesis and inflammation: patients with progressive disease

Tumor type No. of patients Targeted (nuclear) transcription factors Progressive disease No. of patients (%)
Sarcomas I 21 PPAR α/γ, PPAR δ 4 (19)
Angiosarcoma 6 PPAR α/γ, PPAR δ 0
Melanoma I 19 PPAR α/γ, PPAR δ 4 (21)
Melanoma II Arm B 35 PPAR α/γ, PPAR δ 6 (17)
Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis 2 PPAR α/γ, PPAR δ 0
Renal clear cell carcinoma I 18 PPAR α/γ, PPAR δ 9 (50)
Renal clear cell carcinoma II 33 PPAR α/γ PPAR δ via IFN-α receptor 2 (7)
Hormone-refractory prostate cancer 36 PPAR α/γ, PPAR δ glucocorticoid receptor 5 (14)
Cholangiocellular carcinoma 21 PPAR α/γ, PPAR δ 0

Receptor ligands: PPAR α/γ agonist, PPARδ antagonist (COX-2 inhibitor), dexamethasone, interferon-alpha

PPAR peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor