Table 2– Predictive value of pre-treatment vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plasma levels
Treatment and dosePatients#TumourSubgroupCorrelationChange during therapyReferences
RRPFSOS
ABT-869 0.1 to 0.3 mg·kg−1·day−133VariousVEGF-ANDNDNDINC50
Bevacizumab (15 mg·kg−1)+PC166/878NSCLCVEGF-A <35.7 pg·mL−1NCINCNCND10
E7080 1–40 mg·day−124VariousVEGF-ANDNDNDINC51
GC±bevacizumab 15 mg·kg−156/108MMVEGF-A <medianNDINCINCND52
Vandetanib 300 mg·d−1 versus PC91/113NSCLCVEGF-A >707 pg·mL−1NDDEC (trend)NCND13
PC±vandetanib 300 mg·day−186/108NSCLCVEGF-A <707 pg·mL−1NDNCNCND13
Vandetanib 300 mg·day−1 versus gefitinib 250 mg·day−1163/168NSCLCLow VEGF-A <115 pg·mL−1NDINCNDND13
Docetaxel±vandetanib 300 mg·day−145/85NSCLCLow VEGF-A <115 pg·mL−1NDNCINCND13
Docetaxel±vandetanib 100 mg44/83NSCLCLow VEGF-A <115 pg·mL−1NDINCINCND13
Pazopanib 800 mg q.o.d.19NSCLCsVEGFR-2NDNDNDDEC15
  • RR: response rate; PFS; progression-free survival; OS: overall survival; ABT-869: inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFR) 1–3 and platelet-derived growth factor receptors (PDGFR); Bevacizumab: VEGF antibody, receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors; E7080: receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors of VEGFR-2, PDGFRs, fibroblast growth factor receptors, c-kit; GC: gemcitabine and cisplatin; Vandetanib: antagonist of VEGFR-2, epidermal growth factor receptor, and inhibitor of RET; PC: paclitaxel and carboplatin; pazopanib: VEGFR, PDGFR and c-kit inhibitor; INC: increased/superior; DEC: decreased/inferior; ND: not determined; NC: no change; MM: malignant mesothelioma; NSCLC: nonsmall cell lung cancer. #: number of patients (or tumours) investigated/total number of patients.