Targeting the cancer epigenome for therapy.

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Published in Nat Rev Genet on September 15, 2016

Authors

Peter A Jones1, Jean-Pierre J Issa2, Stephen Baylin1,3

Author Affiliations

1: Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, USA.
2: Fels Institute for Cancer Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA.
3: Department of Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Tucidinostat and Fulvestrant in Hormone-receptor Positive Advanced Breast Cancer | NCT04999540

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