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endostatin

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[en-doh-stat-n] / ˌɛn doʊˈstæt n /

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. a naturally occurring protein, collagen 18, that interferes with the growth of new blood vessels: investigated for use as an anticancer drug.


Etymology

Origin of endostatin

First recorded in 1995–2000; endo(thelial) ( def. ) + -stat ( def. ) + -in 2 ( def. )


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So what if angiostatin and endostatin work only in mice?

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Reassured, the N.C.I. gave the go-ahead for clinical trials of endostatin later this year on patients with advanced tumors.

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In fact, Folkman's work on angiostatin and endostatin had been reported months before in scientific journals and just a few weeks ago in Business Week.

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How fast those studies can begin depends on how much angiostatin and endostatin EntreMed and its business partner, Bristol-Myers Squibb, can produce and whether they can figure out which fragment to focus on first.

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EntreMed claims it now has a way to make lots of endostatin, using yeast cells as tiny factories; angiostatin is proving a lot tougher to mass-produce.

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