PDGF receptors-mediators of autocrine tumor growth and regulators of tumor vasculature and stroma.

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PDGFs and their cognate tyrosine kinase alpha- and beta-receptors are involved in multiple tumor-associated processes including autocrine growth stimulation of tumor cells, stimulation of tumor angiogenesis and recruitment and regulation of tumor fibroblasts. The recent development of clinically useful PDGF antagonists, like STI571/Glivec, has increased the interest in PDGF receptors as cancer drug targets....

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