Use of VEGF antagonists for the treatment of malignant gliomas

摘要

Methods for treating a human patient suffering from a brain tumor, including glioblastoma, by administering an effective amount of a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor to the human patient. The VEGF inhibitor is a VEGF antagonist protein comprising a dimeric protein having two fusion polypeptides having the sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.