The present invention provides a method of predicting the antitumor effect of an angiogenesis inhibitor. It is possible to predict the antitumor effect of an angiogenesis inhibitor by evaluating the EGF dependency of a tumor cell for proliferation and/or survival and using the EGF dependency as an indicator. Since the antitumor effect of an angiogenesis inhibitor correlates with the EGF dependency of a tumor cell for proliferation and/or survival, the angiogenesis inhibitors is capable of producing excellent antitumor effect when combined with a substance having EGF inhibitory activity.
本发明提供了一种预测抗血管生成
抑制剂的抗肿瘤效果的方法。通过评估肿瘤细胞对
表皮生长因子(
EGF)增殖和/或存活的依赖性,并将其作为指标,可以预测抗血管生成
抑制剂的抗肿瘤效果。由于抗血管生成
抑制剂的抗肿瘤效果与肿瘤细胞对
EGF增殖和/或存活的依赖性相关,因此当与具有
EGF抑制活性的物质结合时,抗血管生成
抑制剂能够产生出色的抗肿瘤效果。