The failure of epigenetic combination therapy for cancer and what it might be telling us about DNA methylation inhibitors

AS Yang, BJ Yang - Epigenomics, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
… target two major epigenetic systems. Those drugs that inhibit DNA methylation and those
drugs that inhibit histone deacetylation ( Table 1 ). Epigenetic therapies have demonstrated …

DNA methyltransferase-1 inhibitors as epigenetic therapy for cancer

V Singh, P Sharma, N Capalash - Current cancer drug targets, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
… Abstract: DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification involved in gene expression
regulation. In cancer, the DNA methylation pattern becomes aberrant, causing an array of tumor …

Epigenetic therapy of leukemia: An update

N Jain, A Rossi, G Garcia-Manero - … journal of biochemistry & cell biology, 2009 - Elsevier
therapies. In this review, we will focus on recent advances in epigenetic therapy in leukemia.
… These results also indicated that DNA methylation was the dominant alteration and DNA

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic therapy for breast cancer

FF Cai, C Kohler, B Zhang, MH Wang, WJ Chen… - International journal of …, 2011 - mdpi.com
Epigenetic therapies using the inhibitors of these … on DNA methylation inhibitors and histone
deacetylation inhibitors evaluating their potential for future application in epigenetic therapy. …

Epigenetic therapy of cancer with 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (decitabine)

RL Momparler - Seminars in oncology, 2005 - Elsevier
Epigenetic events, such as aberrant DNA methylation, have been demonstrated to silence …
interesting target for intervention with specific inhibitors of DNA methylation, such as 5-aza-2′…

Epigenetic therapy: use of agents targeting deacetylation and methylation in cancer management

AS Ho, S Turcan, TA Chan - OncoTargets and therapy, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
… Driven by complex layers that include aberrant DNA methylation and histone modification,
epigenetic aberrations have emerged as critical processes that disrupt cellular machinery and …

The potential role of epigenetic therapy in multiple myeloma

EM Smith, K Boyd, FE Davies - British journal of haematology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
… This review describes the role that epigenetic changes play in the pathogenesis of cancer, …
of epigenetic therapeutic agents in laboratory studies and clinical trials. DNA methylation is …

The promises and pitfalls of epigenetic therapies in solid tumours

JS Graham, SB Kaye, R Brown - European journal of cancer, 2009 - Elsevier
… So far, epigenetic therapies, including HDAC inhibitors and … of solid tumours with epigenetic
therapies and discuss … most widely studied epigenetic changes is DNA methylation, …

recent clinical trials in epigenetic therapy

Y Oki, JPJ Issa - Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
… Abstract: Epigenetic factors such as DNA methylation and histone deacetylation are known
to contribute to the malignant transformation of cells by silencing critical genes. Drugs that …

Targeting DNA hypomethylation in malignancy by epigenetic therapies

N Mahmood, SA Rabbani - Human Cell Transformation: Advances in Cell …, 2019 - Springer
DNA methylation is a chemically reversible epigenetic modification that regulates the
chromatin structure and gene expression, and thereby takes part in various cellular processes like …