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A vascular-targeting agent (VTA) or vascular disrupting agent (VDA) is a drug designed to damage the vasculature (blood vessels) of cancer tumors causing central necrosis.[1]

VTAs can be small-molecule or ligand-based.

Small-molecule VTAs include :

References

  1. ^ http://clincancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/reprint/10/2/415.pdf "Vascular Targeting Agents as Cancer Therapeutics" 2004

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