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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Angiogenesis. 2017 Mar 30;20(2):185–204. doi: 10.1007/s10456-017-9552-y

Table 1.

FDA approved anti-angiogenic compounds for solid tumors. * Not licensed yet

Molecular target Therapy Malignancy Improvement in (months)
PFS OS
VEGF-A Bevacizumab Glioblastoma N/A 0.5

VEGF-A Bevacizumab + Fluoropyrimidine based chemotherapy Metastatic colorectal cancer 1.7 1.4

VEGF-A Bevacizumab + FOLFOX4 Metastatic colorectal cancer 2.6 2.1

VEGF-A Bevacizumab + Irinotecan + fluorouracil + leucovorin Metastatic colorectal cancer 4.4 4.7

VEGF-A Bevacizumab + Paclitaxel or Cisplatin, Topotecan Recurrent metastatic cervical cancer 2.3 3.7

VEGF-A Bevacizumab + Carboplatin + Paclitaxel Recurrent metastatic non-squamous NSCLC 1.7 2

VEGF-A Bevacizumab + IFN-α Advanced renal cell carcinoma 4.8 NS

VEGF-A Bevacizumab + pemetrexed + cisplatin Pleural mesothelioma 2.7

VEGF-A Bevacizumab + Paclitaxel or Pegylated liposomal Doxorubicin or Topotecan Peritoneal cancer or recurrent epithelial Ovarian cancer fallopian tube cancer 3.8 5.3

VEGF-A Bevacizumab + Paclitaxel Metastatic HER2- inflammatory breast cancer 1.7 7.9

VEGF-A, VEGF-B, PlGF Aflibercept + FOLFIRI Metastatic colorectal cancer 2.2 1.4

VEGFR-2 Ramucirumab Gastro-esophageal junction adenocarcinoma or Gastric adenocarcinoma 0.8 1.4

VEGFR-2 Ramucirumab + Paclitaxel Advanced gastro-esophageal junction adenocarcinoma or gastric adenocarcinoma 1.5 2.2

VEGFR-2 Ramucirumab + Docetaxel Metastatic NSCLC N/A 1.4

VEGFR-2 Ramucirumab + FOLFIRI Metastatic colorectal carcinoma 1.2 1.6

VEGFR-1–2, PDGFR-α/β Sunitinib Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors 4.8 N/A

VEGFR-1–2, PDGFR-α/β Sunitinib Gastrointestinal stromal tumors 4.5 NS

VEGFR-1–2, PDGFR-α/β Sunitinib + IFN-α Advanced clear cell carcinoma Renal cancer 25.3 N/A

VEGFR-1–3, PDGFR-α, FGFR1–4 Lenvatinib Recurrent or metastatic radioactive iodine refractory differentiated thyroid carcinoma 14.7 N/A

VEGFR-1–3, PDGFR-α, FGFR1–4 Lenvatinib Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma * *

VEGFR-1–3, PDGFR-α, FGFR1–4 Lenvatinib + Everolimus Advanced renal cell carcinoma 9.1 NS

VEGFR-2 Vandetanib Advanced differentiated thyroid carcinoma 6.2 N/A

VEGFR-2, PDGFRβ Sorafenib Advanced hepatocellular Carcinoma NS 2.8

VEGFR-2, PDGFRβ Sorafenib Advanced renal cell carcinoma 2.7 NS

VEGFR-2, PDGFRβ Sorafenib Recurrent or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer 5.0 N/A

VEGFR-1–3, PDGFRβ, FGFR-1–2 Pazopanib hydrochloride Advanced soft tissue carcinoma 6.2 N/A

VEGFR-1–3, PDGFRβ, FGFR-1–2 Pazopanib hydrochloride Advanced renal cell carcinoma 5.0 N/A

VEGFR-1–3, PDGFRβ Axitinib Advanced renal cell carcinoma 6.2 N/A

VEGFR-1–3, PDGFRβ, FGFR-1–2 Regorafenib Advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors 2.2 1.4

VEGFR-1–3, PDGFRβ, FGFR-1–2 Regorafenib Chemo-refractory metastatic colorectal cancer 0.2 1.4

VEGFR-1–3, PDGFRβ, FGFR-1–2 Regorafenib* Refractory hepatocellular carcinoma 7.2 NS

VEGFR-1–3 Cediranib + carboplatin or cisplatin Ovarian cancer 1.1 **

VEGFR-2, Tie2 Cabozantinib Refractory advanced renal carcinoma 3.6 4.9

VEGFR-2, Tie2 Cabozantinib Metastatic medullary thyroid cancer 7.2 NS

VEGFR-2, Tie2 Cabozantinib Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors ** **

Current list of FDA approved anti-angiogenic compounds for solid tumors.

*

Significantly improved progression free-survival and overall survival, but not licensed yet for FDA approval,

**

Clinical trail is still recruiting patients and data needs to be fully analyzed, but the result is promising and therefore is likely to be FDA approved