Antiangiogenic peptides and proteins: From experimental tools to clinical drugs

Curzio Rüegg1,2, Meriem Hasmim1, Ferdy J. Lejeune3, Gian Carlo Alghisi1
1Centre Pluridisciplinaire d'Oncologie, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Epalinges s/Lausanne, Switzerland
2Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC), NCCR, Molecular Oncology, Epalinges s/Lausanne, Switzerland
3Department of Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland

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