VEGFA and cancer: Primary mediators of cancer-induced neo-angiogenesis are the vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) that include VEGF-A, VEGF-B, VEGF-C, VEGF-D, and placental growth factor (PLGF) and their respective receptors, the vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFRs) and the neuropilin (NRPs).