Dual epigenetic modifiers for cancer therapy

Mol Cell Oncol. 2017 Jun 20;4(4):e1342748. doi: 10.1080/23723556.2017.1342748. eCollection 2017.

Abstract

Epigenetic drug discovery is an emerging strategy for the treatment of cancer and other pathologies. Here, we discuss our recent discovery of first-in-class dual reversible inhibitors of the histone methyltransferase activity of G9a/EHMT2 and DNA methyltransferases showing in vivo efficacy in human tumors. Current and future investigation lines are presented.

Keywords: Cancer; DNMT; G9a; drug discovery; epigenetic.