Cancer drives atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability by inducing pathological angiogenesis
Lingfeng Luo, Changhao Fu, Kai-Uwe Jarr, Richard A. Baylis, Virginia H. Sun, Julius Cornelis Heemelaar, Moritz von Scheidt, Daniela Ramirez, Johannes Krefting, Nadja Sachs, Justus Leonard Wettich, Hanna Winter, Hua Gao, Fudi Wang, Shaunak Sanjay Adkar, , Nicholas James Leeper
This study shows cancer increases atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability through pathological angiogenesis, and targets this pathway to prevent plaque destabilization.
bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2026 · PreprintPathology