Tumor vessel co-option at single-cell resolution University of Antwerp
Tumors depend on blood vessels to survive, grow and metastasize. They can ensure access to blood vessels through angiogenesis, which means they induce the sprouting of new blood vessels from existing ones by releasing growth factors into the environment. Decades ago, the discovery of tumor angiogenesis led to the concept of "anti-angiogenic therapy", with the idea that blocking a tumor's blood supply, would starve the tumor to death. Since 2004, ...