Epigenetic regulation in hematopoiesis and its implications in the targeted therapy of hematologic malignancies

A Zhao, H Zhou, J Yang, M Li, T Niu - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2023 - nature.com
Hematologic malignancies are one of the most common cancers, and the incidence has
been rising in recent decades. The clinical and molecular features of hematologic …

Modulating epigenetic modifications for cancer therapy

LJ Castro-Muñoz, E Vázquez Ulloa… - Oncology …, 2023 - spandidos-publications.com
Cancer is a global public health concern. Alterations in epigenetic processes are among the
earliest genomic aberrations occurring during cancer development and are closely related …

[HTML][HTML] Oral azacitidine maintenance therapy for acute myeloid leukemia in first remission

AH Wei, H Döhner, C Pocock… - … England Journal of …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Although induction chemotherapy results in remission in many older patients
with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), relapse is common and overall survival is poor …

[HTML][HTML] Proteogenomic characterization of endometrial carcinoma

Y Dou, EA Kawaler, DC Zhou, MA Gritsenko, C Huang… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
We undertook a comprehensive proteogenomic characterization of 95 prospectively
collected endometrial carcinomas, comprising 83 endometrioid and 12 serous tumors. This …

Demethylating therapy increases anti-CD123 CAR T cell cytotoxicity against acute myeloid leukemia

N El Khawanky, A Hughes, W Yu, R Myburgh… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Successful treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)
T cells is hampered by toxicity on normal hematopoietic progenitor cells and low CAR T cell …

5-Azacitidine induces NOXA to prime AML cells for venetoclax-mediated apoptosis

S **, D Cojocari, JJ Purkal, R Popovic… - Clinical Cancer …, 2020 - aacrjournals.org
Purpose: Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) frequently do not respond to
conventional therapies. Leukemic cell survival and treatment resistance have been …

DNA methyltransferase inhibitors and their emerging role in epigenetic therapy of cancer

A Gnyszka, Z JASTRZĘBSKI, S Flis - Anticancer research, 2013 - ar.iiarjournals.org
The DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) inhibitors azacytidine and decitabine are the most
successful epigenetic drugs to date and are still the most widely used as epigenetic …

Advances in epigenetic therapeutics with focus on solid tumors

N **, TL George, GA Otterson, C Verschraegen… - Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Epigenetic (“above genetics”) modifications can alter the gene expression without
altering the DNA sequence. Aberrant epigenetic regulations in cancer include DNA …

A clinical-molecular update on azanucleoside-based therapy for the treatment of hematologic cancers

J Diesch, A Zwick, AK Garz, A Palau, M Buschbeck… - Clinical …, 2016 - Springer
The azanucleosides azacitidine and decitabine are currently used for the treatment of acute
myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) in patients not only eligible …

Targeting DNA methylation for epigenetic therapy

X Yang, F Lay, H Han, PA Jones - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2010 - cell.com
Patterns of DNA methylation are established during embryonic development and faithfully
copied through somatic cell divisions. Based on current understanding of DNA methylation …