Annual Congress Copenhagen 2005

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Update on the role of angiogenesis in the pathogenesis and treatment of lung diseases

Symposium
Chairs: E. Brambilla (Grenoble, France), J. Chorostowska-Wynimko (Warsaw, Poland)
Aims: This symposium will:
• discuss basic mechanisms of the angiogenesis process in lung development, physiological and pathological conditions;
• give an insight into the role of angiogenesis in lung tumour growth and metastasis formation;
• review the impact of angiogenic processes on the chronic inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract;
• review the novel approaches to pharmacotherapy of lung diseases based on the anti-angiogenic activity, in particular the new anticancer strategies.

Tumor-related angiogenesis: role in tumour growth and metastasis formation M. Maragoudakis (Patras, Greece)
The role of pathological angiogenesis in the pathogenesis of the chronic inflammatory lung diseases M. Keane (Los Angeles, United States of America)
Novel anti-angiogenic pharmacotherapy strategies G. Giaccone (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)