Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most prevalent and lethal intraocular malignancy in adults. Here, we examined the importance of hypoxia in UM growth and tested the antitumor effects of arylsulfonamide 64B, an inhibitor of the hypoxia-induced factor (HIF) pathway in animal models of UM and
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The surgical excision of retinal vascular lesions including hemangioblastomas is rarely practiced. This study investigates the pathological characteristics of 4 patients (3 with von Hippel-Lindau [VHL] disease and 1 with a vasoproliferative retinal tumor) who underwent ocular tumor
Neovascular glaucoma is a severe eye disorder classified as a secondary glaucoma and the most common of this type of disease. It is caused by a number of ocular and systemic conditions, which share the common element of retinal ischemia/hypoxia that initiates the subsequent release of angiogenesis
Successful treatment of ocular tumours by chemotherapy and radiotherapy is sometimes limited by the special nature of the eye. Improvement is needed to avoid enucleation. Previous studies using locally administered antineoplastic agents have given promising results in the treatment of experimental
Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF), an angiogenesis inhibitor with multiple other functions, balances angiogenesis in the eye and blocks tumor progression. Retinoblastoma, an angiogenesis-dependent tumor, is the most common ocular cancer in children without effective treatment. It has been
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