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Research into the mechanisms and manifestations of solid tumor vascularization was launched more than 50 years ago with the proposition and experimental demonstrations that angiogenesis is instrumental for tumor growth and was, therefore, a promising therapeutic target. The biological knowledge and therapeutic insights forthcoming have been remarkable, punctuated by new concepts, many of which were not foreseen in the early decades. This article presents a perspective on tumor vascularization and its therapeutic targeting but does not portray a historical timeline. Rather, we highlight eight conceptual milestones, integrating initial discoveries and recent progress and posing open questions for the future.|De Palma and Hanahan outline advances in understanding tumor angiogenesis and discuss the therapeutic opportunities of targeting tumor vascularization.
Michele De Palma, Nadine Fournier, Stefanie Siegert, Mauro Delorenzi, Mario Leonardo Squadrito, Sina Nassiri, Pascale Anderle Pedone, Simone Ragusa, François Renevey