We also conducted a conjoint analysis of the transcriptome and the m5C methylome of the full-length transcripts, uncovering several dysregulated mRNA isoforms. Collectively, our findings indicate that mRNA m5C methylation is implicated during AML progression, and AZA exhibits an overall suppressive effect on this process.

This study investigates the potential of Bentonite (BNT)-based nanoparticles (NPs) as drug carriers for azacitidine (AZA) in treating THP-1 and K562 myeloid leukemia (AML) cell lines, aiming to improve drug stability, bioavailability, and therapeutic efficacy while ensuring controlled release...BNT nanoparticles are promising carriers for AZA, enhancing targeted delivery, reducing side effects, and potentially lowering the required dose for leukemia treatment. These findings support further investigation into the clinical application of BNT-AZA in hematologic cancers.

The patient underwent four cycles of azacitidine (AZA) therapy, followed by successful bone marrow transplantation (BMT)...The patient was discharged 47 days postoperatively. This case demonstrated the rapid progression of infective endocarditis following BMT, highlighting the need for prompt recognition and management.

These results indicated that shRNA-mediated MBD2 knockdown suppresses HNSCC cell growth by upregulating p21 expression. In addition to its role as an oncogene, MBD2 may serve as a prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for HNSCC patients.

P1, N=29, Active, not recruiting, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins | Trial completion date: Dec 2024 --> Dec 2025 | Trial primary completion date: Jan 2024 --> Jun 2025

He was initially diagnosed as donor-derived myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and treated with azacitidine, followed by secondary transplantation using unrelated BM, providing durable complete remission...DC-TAM is a rare UCBT-related complication which resembles MDS, but the identification of GATA1 mutation may be useful for its diagnosis. Our genetic analyses revealed that a pre-existing clone in UCB may contribute to the development of donor cell-derived hematologic neoplasms, highlighting the potential relevance of genetic screening of donor UCB.

The SRHLS sequentially released decitabine and STING agonists, thereby correcting STING signaling dysfunction through epigenetic reprogramming and enhancing antitumor immunity. According to in vitro and in vivo experiments, the SRHLS reshaped the tumor microenvironment and markedly inhibited tumor growth, recurrence, and metastasis. These findings underscore the potential of the SRHLS as a promising therapeutic strategy for GBM.

Three are still alive and are undergoing azacitidine treatment at 6.5, 8.5, and 21 months after their diagnosis.Identification of splicing factor gene mutations is an important diagnostic tool for the stratification of MDS patients...Other biological factors such as the mutation variant, association with complex karyotypes, and mutations in other genes, may also affect the prognosis of patients with mutated SF3B1. Therefore, a comprehensive view that includes all cytogenomic, molecular, and clinical data is important for accurate diagnosis and personalized treatment of MDS patients.Supported by MH CZ-DRO 0064165

Remarkably, 5-azacytidine and cytarabine upregulated the expression of OTUD7B and exhibited a synergistic anti-lymphoma effect in PTCL. In summary, our study confirmed the prognostic role of OTUD7B in PTCL and the promising therapeutic potential of combining 5-azacytidine or cytarabine and doxorubicin for PTCL treatment.

P1/2, N=8, Active, not recruiting, University of Colorado, Denver | Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting | N=30 --> 8

In conclusion, DNMT1-dependent DNA methylation of FTX promotes the development of HCC through regulating miR-374b-3p/TFRC axis. Therefore, DNMT1/FTX/miR-374b-3p/TFRC axis may be a potential target for HCC.

P1, N=20, Not yet recruiting, Baylor College of Medicine | Trial completion date: Oct 2028 --> Feb 2029 | Initiation date: Oct 2024 --> Feb 2025 | Trial primary completion date: Nov 2027 --> Mar 2028

P2, N=21, Active, not recruiting, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Trial completion date: Nov 2024 --> Nov 2025 | Trial primary completion date: Nov 2024 --> Nov 2025

Here, we utilized polymeric hydrogel loaded with decitabine (DAC), cisplatin (CDDP) and manganese ions (Mn2+) as a postoperative filler immunogel to synergistically activate both anti-tumor innate and adaptive immunity. Such immunogel achieved an encouraging anti-tumor effect with an 80 % total survival rate for recurrent tumors and a 60 % survival rate for metastatic tumors. Considering that this in situ immunogel possesses simple formulation and displays superior anti-tumor effect, this research provided a promising strategy for postoperative cancer therapy.

P2, N=332, Enrolling by invitation, Taiho Oncology, Inc. | Trial completion date: Jan 2025 --> Dec 2025 | Trial primary completion date: Jan 2025 --> Dec 2025

P1/2, N=160, Active, not recruiting, Taiho Oncology, Inc. | Trial completion date: Dec 2024 --> Dec 2025 | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2024 --> Dec 2025

Low expression of GREM2 in breast cancer cells is associated with hypermethylation of the GREM2 promoter, which may ultimately contribute to poor patient survival. GREM2 participates in regulating the expression of various genes, including ID1, and is involved in suppressing the proliferation of breast cancer cells. This suggests that GREM2 has the potential to act as a novel tumor suppressor in breast cancer.

DAC treatment increased immunogenicity and decreased proliferation in HNSCC cells while enhancing expression of co-stimulatory ICM GITR and OX40. We propose low dose DAC treatment as a adjuvant to immunotherapy.

In particular, AKT1 phosphorylation behaved as a hallmark of the progression. Overall, we provided new insights on the characterization of 1qJT in SRSF2-mutated myeloid neoplasms and first showed that epigenetics is a powerful tool to investigate the molecular landscape of repetitive DNA rearrangements.

Ferroptosis analysis indicated that ALOX5 and VLDLR were the top CAPG-related ferroptosis markers; glutathione metabolism levels in tumor group were generally high, and decitabine was a ferroptosis inducer...Moreover, four chemotherapy drugs showed better sensitivity to UCEC patients in the low-risk cohort. CAPG may serve as a potential biomarker of UCEC owing to its role in modulating the immune response and ferroptosis, providing novel perspectives for combined immunotherapy of UCEC.

The DNMT1 rs2228611 G allele may be associated with earlier onset, and the DNMT3A rs752208 T allele might correlate with less aggressive tumors. These findings underscore the potential of DNMT gene polymorphisms as prognostic biomarkers in breast cancer, warranting further investigation with larger sample sizes.

P2, N=40, Recruiting, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine | Not yet recruiting --> Recruiting

This study focuses on exploring the role of Six2 in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its resistance to the chemotherapy drug 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)...Conversely, knocking down Six2 increases the sensitivity of HCC cells to 5-FU and reduces activation of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway. These results suggest that Six2 plays a significant role in promoting HCC proliferation, invasion, and chemotherapy resistance, particularly through mechanisms involving DNMT1 and the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway, highlighting its potential as a target for HCC treatment.

FANCA mutations in four patients were linked to a higher relapse risk (HR = 4.96, p = 0.02) for DFS at both 2 and 5 years. Further HLA-specific NGS analyses are ongoing to confirm these results and their therapeutic implications.

Cells were treated with demethylating 5-azacytidine and pyrosequencing was performed...In summary, combination miR-100-5p/miR-125b-5p mimic replenishment or TRIM71kd caused growth inhibition in malignant GCT cells via cell cycle disruption. Further studies are now warranted, including mimic treatment alongside conventional platinum-based chemotherapy.

In conclusion, 4‑MD may exhibit anticancer activity through the promotion of DNMT1‑mediated cell ferroptosis. Thus, 4‑MD may have potential as a novel therapeutic agent in the treatment of lung cancer.

This upregulation, in turn, enhanced the cells' sensitivity to HER2 antagonists, indicating that DI-1's mechanism involves inhibiting DNMT-1's recruitment to PTEN's promoter region. Consequently, by increasing PTEN expression, DI-1 amplifies the sensitivity of HER2-positive breast cancer cells to treatment, suggesting its potential as a promising therapeutic strategy in this context.

P1, N=8, Active, not recruiting, Roswell Park Cancer Institute | Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting | N=18 --> 8 | Trial completion date: Jan 2025 --> Mar 2026

P4, N=12, Recruiting, Virginia Commonwealth University | Not yet recruiting --> Recruiting

P=N/A, N=76, Recruiting, Ningbo First Hospital; Ningbo First Hospital

P1, N=20, Recruiting, Benjamin Tomlinson | Trial completion date: Dec 2025 --> Dec 2026 | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2024 --> Dec 2025

The MTD of CC-486 in combination with ven was previously reported as 300mg QD d1-14 in relapsed/refractory (R/R) AML (Amaya et al. High response rates have been seen in the newly diagnosed cohort with 7/7 (100%) of the patients achieving a CR/CRi, including 3/3 who harbor a TP53 mutation. Final results of the R/R cohort, as well as a larger sample size of the ND subjects, with genomic annotation, as well as translational studies exploring mechanistic differences and similarities with this all-oral regimen and conventional aza/ven, will be presented.

Overall, our findings shed light on the intricate interactions between TET1, Wnt1, and specific miRNAs in colorectal cancer (CRC) and their potential implications for diagnosis and treatment.

Additionally, the transcriptomes of these cells were reprogrammed to become highly responsive to chemotherapy (cisplatin), targeted therapy (trametinib), and epigenetic therapy (vorinostat). SCARA5 and AOX1 DNA promoters were hypermethylated in NSCLC, and SCARA5 methylation was identified as an epigenetic biomarker in tumors and liquid biopsies from NSCLC patients. Thus, we demonstrate that co-targeting G9a/DNMT1 is a promising strategy to enhance the efficacy of cancer drugs, and SCARA5 methylation could serve as a non-invasive biomarker to monitor tumor progression.

The response to AZA was positively associated with the enrichment of IFN-mediated pathways, whereas an enhanced TGF-β signaling signature was observed in non-responders. Our results suggest that targeting CD8+ T cells with inhibitors of TGF-β signaling in combination with AZA is a potential therapeutic strategy for HR-MDS and AML.

P2/3, N=317, Active, not recruiting, Taiho Oncology, Inc. | Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting

SYNE1 contributes to the modulation of sorafenib resistance in ccRCC cells through interacting with BIN1. Decitabine treatment enhances expressions of these two proteins to improve TKI response, suggesting a potential strategy for counteracting resistance and bettering patient outcomes.

P1/2, N=55, Active, not recruiting, National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Trial completion date: Aug 2024 --> Oct 2025 | Trial primary completion date: Aug 2024 --> Oct 2025

Herein, an injectable hydrogel-encapsulated autocatalytic copper peroxide (CP@Gel) therapeutic platform is designed and combine it with the clinical-grade DNA methyltransferase inhibitor decitabine (DAC) to effectively inhibit TNBC growth and postoperative recurrence via pyroptosis, killing residual cancer cells that bypass apoptosis resistance while also improving immunogenicity and modulating immunosuppression to achieve an intense anti-tumor immune response...The in vivo results show a 67% elimination of local tumor recurrence via treatment with DAC+CP@Gel, suggesting the successful integration of sustained drug release with autocatalysis and epigenetic modification. The results thus suggest great potential for pyroptosis-based and injectable hydrogel-aided strategies for preventing the postoperative recurrence of TNBC.

P1/2, N=0, Withdrawn, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | N=36 --> 0 | Initiation date: Jul 2024 --> Jan 2025 | Not yet recruiting --> Withdrawn

This data suggests that DNMT inhibitors cause changes in UM cells that are maintained in cfDNA. The results suggest that targeting methylation in UM treatment and monitoring response to treatment using cfDNA methylation could be a valuable tool.

Objective: To investigate the efficacy and prognosis of CLAG±DAC (Clofarabine, Cytarabine, G-CSF±Decitabine) chemotherapy in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (R/R AML) . The remission rate was relatively higher in patients with R/R AML combined with FLT3-ITD mutation by applying the DAC+CLAG regimen (OR=10.84, 95%CI 1.48-288.50, P=0.04) . The CLAG±DAC regimen is considered effective in patients with R/R AML, whereas decitabine combined with the CLAG regimen is more suitable for patients with R/R AML combined with FLT3-ITD mutation.