Epidrugs: targeting epigenetic marks in cancer treatment

CL Miranda Furtado, MC Dos Santos Luciano… - Epigenetics, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Growing evidence suggests that aberrant epigenetic regulation of gene function is strongly
related to the genesis of cancer. Unlike genetic mutations, the ability to reprogram the …

[HTML][HTML] Potential of apoptotic pathway-targeted cancer therapeutic research: Where do we stand?

S Baig, I Seevasant, J Mohamad, A Mukheem… - Cell death & …, 2016 - nature.com
Underneath the intricacy of every cancer lies mysterious events that impel the tumour cell
and its posterity into abnormal growth and tissue invasion. Oncogenic mutations disturb the …

The success and the challenge of all-trans retinoic acid in the treatment of cancer

X Ni, G Hu, X Cai - Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), an active metabolite of vitamin A, plays important roles in cell
proliferation, cell differentiation, apoptosis, and embryonic development. The effects of ATRA …

Combination treatment of acute myeloid leukemia cells with DNMT and HDAC inhibitors: predominant synergistic gene downregulation associated with gene body …

N Blagitko-Dorfs, P Schlosser, G Greve, D Pfeifer… - Leukemia, 2019 - nature.com
DNA methyltransferase inhibitors (DNMTi) approved for older AML patients are clinically
tested in combination with histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi). The mechanism of action …

Valproate and retinoic acid in combination with decitabine in elderly nonfit patients with acute myeloid leukemia: results of a multicenter, randomized, 2× 2, phase II …

M Lübbert, O Grishina, C Schmoor… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE DNA-hypomethylating agents are studied in combination with other epigenetic
drugs, such as histone deacetylase inhibitors or differentiation inducers (eg, retinoids), in …

Repurposing old drugs in oncology: Opportunities with clinical and regulatory challenges ahead

RR Shah, PD Stonier - Journal of clinical pharmacy and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
What is known and objective In order to expedite the availability of drugs to treat cancers in a
cost‐effective manner, repurposing of old drugs for oncological indications is gathering …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and safety of decitabine in treatment of elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

PF He, JD Zhou, DM Yao, JC Ma, XM Wen, ZH Zhang… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have limited treatment options
concerned about their overall fitness and potential treatment related mortality. Although a …

Combined epigenetic and differentiation-based treatment inhibits neuroblastoma tumor growth and links HIF2α to tumor suppression

I Westerlund, Y Shi, K Toskas, SM Fell… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Neuroblastoma is a pediatric cancer characterized by variable outcomes ranging from
spontaneous regression to life-threatening progression. High-risk neuroblastoma patients …

[HTML][HTML] DNA-hypomethylating agents as epigenetic therapy before and after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in myelodysplastic syndromes and …

C Flotho, S Sommer, M Lübbert - Seminars in Cancer Biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a clonal bone marrow disorder, typically of older adults,
which is characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis, peripheral blood cytopenias and risk of …

Emerging therapeutic targets for the treatment of malignant rhabdoid tumors

K Nemes, MC Frühwald - Expert opinion on therapeutic targets, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor (MRT) is a rare and highly aggressive
malignancy primarily affecting infants and young children. The most common anatomic …