Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis onset after prolonged treatment with a VEGF receptors inhibitor

Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2015 Mar;16(1-2):129-30. doi: 10.3109/21678421.2014.969274. Epub 2014 Oct 22.

Authors

Antonio Canosa¹, Andrea Calvo, Marco Barberis, Maura Brunetti, Gabriella Restagno, Stefania Cammarosano, Antonio Ilardi, Maria C Vigliani, Adriano Chiò, Cristina Moglia

Affiliation

¹ ALS Centre, 'Rita Levi Montalcini' Department of Neuroscience, University of Torino , Turin , Italy.

PMID: 25336094
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2014.969274

No abstract available

Keywords: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; sunitinib; vascular endothelial growth factor.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / drug therapy*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / genetics
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / therapeutic use*

Substances

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A