The present invention is directed to using neomycin or an analogue thereof
as an therapeutic agent to treat angiogenesis-related diseases, which are
characterized by excessive, undesired or inappropriate angiogenesis or
proliferation of endothelial cells. The present invention is also directed
to pharmaceutical compositions comprising (a) neomycin or an analogue and,
optionally, (b) another anti-angiogenic agent or an anti-neoplastic agent.
The present invention is further directed to a method for screening
neomycin analogues having anti-angiogenic activity. A preferred embodiment
of the invention relates to using neomycin to treat subjects having such
diseases.