VEGFA and cancer: 5-FU has also been used in combination with novel cancer therapies especially targeted therapeutics including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitors [bevacizumab (7), ziv-aflibercept (8), regorafenib (9) and ramucirumab (10)] and anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) therapies [cetuximab (11) and panitumumab (12)].