VEGFA and ovarian carcinoma: As single agent, bevacizumab, the monoclonal humanised antibody against VEGF-A, yielded response rates of 15.9 and 21.0% in refractory ovarian cancer patients in phase II trials and is currently the subject of phase III trials (Burger, 2007; Burger et al, 2007; Cannistra et al, 2007).