Abstract:BackgroundAngiogenesis, the development of neovasculature, is required to sustain tumor growth and metastasis of solid tumors. The tumor neovasculature expresses specific markers, which are selectively overexpressed in tumor endothelial cells compared to normal healthy adult endothelium and are therefore ideal targets for vaccination.MethodsOne of these tumor vascular markers is the extracellular cytoskeletal protein vimentin. This marker is externalized from tumor endothelial cells, while expression in all ot… Show more
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