2017
Epigenetic therapy and chemosensitization in solid malignancy
Ronnekleiv-Kelly SM, Sharma A, Ahuja N. Epigenetic therapy and chemosensitization in solid malignancy. Cancer Treatment Reviews 2017, 55: 200-208. PMID: 28431263, DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2017.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination therapyEpigenetic therapySpecific hematologic malignanciesCertain solid tumorsHistone deacetylase inhibitorsDurable responsesSystemic therapyPatient subsetsSolid malignanciesHematologic malignanciesOvarian cancerBreast cancerDNA methyltransferase inhibitorEpigenetic changesSolid tumorsDeacetylase inhibitorsStandard chemotherapeuticsTherapyClinical potentialCancer cellsTrialsNSCLCMalignancyMethyltransferase inhibitorHypermethylation patterns
2016
Epigenetic Therapeutics: A New Weapon in the War Against Cancer
Ahuja N, Sharma AR, Baylin SB. Epigenetic Therapeutics: A New Weapon in the War Against Cancer. Annual Review Of Medicine 2016, 67: 73-89. PMID: 26768237, PMCID: PMC4937439, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-med-111314-035900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenetic therapyPrimary base sequenceNucleosome positioningEpigenetic regulationCellular regulationHeritable patternsEpigenetic mechanismsDNA methylationExplosion of discoveriesGene expressionCancer initiationBase sequenceEpigenomeRegulationFrequent mutationsGenetic abnormalitiesNormal maturationTumor cellsPotent toolChromatinCellsNeoplastic cellsGenesMethylationProtein
2015
Epigenetic therapy for solid tumors: from bench science to clinical trials
Juo YY, Gong XJ, Mishra A, Cui X, Baylin SB, Azad NS, Ahuja N. Epigenetic therapy for solid tumors: from bench science to clinical trials. Epigenomics 2015, 7: 215-235. PMID: 25942532, DOI: 10.2217/epi.14.73.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsClinical Trials as TopicDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHumansNeoplasmsConceptsEpigenetic agentsCpG island promotersSolid tumorsGlobal DNA methylationOptimal patient selectionTumor suppressor geneNew therapeutic modalitiesChromatin changesCancer epigenomeHistone deacetylase inhibitorsDNA methylationDNA methyltransferaseEpigenetic therapyHormonal therapyDrug regimenSuppressor genePatient selectionFuture trialsHematologic malignanciesRecent trialsClinical trialsSignificant efficacyTherapeutic modalitiesPhenotype changesDeacetylase inhibitors