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] Epigenetic and breast cancer therapy: promising diagnostic and therapeutic applications

G Sher, NA Salman, AQ Khan, KS Prabhu… - Seminars in cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
The global burden of breast cancer (BC) is increasing significantly. This trend is caused by
several factors such as late diagnosis, limited treatment options for certain BC subtypes …

The cell-free DNA methylome captures distinctions between localized and metastatic prostate tumors

S Chen, J Petricca, W Ye, J Guan, Y Zeng… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Metastatic prostate cancer remains a major clinical challenge and metastatic lesions are
highly heterogeneous and difficult to biopsy. Liquid biopsy provides opportunities to gain …

DNA methylation, histone acetylation and methylation of epigenetic modifications as a therapeutic approach for cancers

CY Yen, HW Huang, CW Shu, MF Hou, SSF Yuan… - Cancer letters, 2016 - Elsevier
Epigenetic modifications play important roles in regulating carcinogenesis, and specific
epigenetic modifications have emerged as potential tumor markers. Herein, we summarize …

Prostate cancer: epigenetic alterations, risk factors, and therapy

MM Kgatle, AA Kalla, MM Islam, M Sathekge… - Prostate …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most prevalent urological cancer that affects aging men in
South Africa, and mechanisms underlying prostate tumorigenesis remain elusive. Research …

Epigenetic mechanisms underlying prostate cancer radioresistance

C Macedo-Silva, R Benedetti, F Ciardiello… - Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
Radiotherapy (RT) is one of the mainstay treatments for prostate cancer (PCa), a highly
prevalent neoplasm among males worldwide. About 30% of newly diagnosed PCa patients …

DNA methylation landscapes of prostate cancer brain metastasis are shaped by early driver genetic alterations

J Gallon, A Rodriguez-Calero, A Benjak… - Cancer research, 2023 - AACR
Metastases from primary prostate cancers to rare locations, such as the brain, are becoming
more common due to longer life expectancy resulting from improved treatments. Epigenetic …

Zebrafish embryos as a screen for DNA methylation modifications after compound exposure

MC Bouwmeester, S Ruiter, T Lommelaars… - Toxicology and applied …, 2016 - Elsevier
Modified epigenetic programming early in life is proposed to underlie the development of an
adverse adult phenotype, known as the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease …

Lipid metabolism and epigenetics crosstalk in prostate cancer

JC Pardo, V Ruiz de Porras, J Gil, A Font… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most commonly diagnosed malignant neoplasm in men in the
Western world. Localized low-risk PCa has an excellent prognosis thanks to effective local …

TET1 promotes growth of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and can be antagonized via PARP inhibition

S Bamezai, D Demir, AJ Pulikkottil, F Ciccarone… - Leukemia, 2021 - nature.com
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive hematological cancer
characterized by skewed epigenetic patterns, raising the possibility of therapeutically …