Kristian Holgersson

COVID-19 triggers pulmonary tumor outgrowth through hypoxia- and inflammation-induced VEGF-dependent angiogenesis

Abstract Pulmonary nodules are highly prevalent in adult human populations, with a substantial proportion representing dormant cancerous lesions. We hypothesized that these pulmonary dormant cancers debilitate in growth owing to the lack of an angiogenic switch in tumors. In this...