Association Between Antiangiogenic Drugs Used for Cancer Treatment and Artery Dissections or Aneurysms

JAMA Oncol. 2021 May 1;7(5):775-778. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.0210.

Abstract

This pharmacovigilance study uses data from the World Health Organization database of adverse drug reactions to examine the association of antiangiogenic drugs with artery dissections or aneurysms among patients receiving antiangiogenic drugs for the treatment of cancer.

MeSH terms

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / adverse effects
  • Aortic Dissection*
  • Arteries
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms*

Substances

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors