Tumors require nutrients from the blood supply in order to proliferate. They therefore secrete small amounts of biochemical messengers to stimulate growth of new blood vessels. Although tumors can remain small and harmless for years, they begin to grow once they acquire blood circulation. EntreMed Inc. and several other companies hope to starve tumors by stopping this process, which is known as angiogenesis. But Neurotech SA is going against the herd. Rather than interfering with the formation of new blood vessels, Neurotech is making use of the angiogenic properties of tumors to eradicate them.
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