HOXA9 (Homeobox A9)

AML with HOXB3 hypomethylation usually has unique genetic patterns such as a normal karyotype, cytogenetic/molecular-intermediate risk, and mutations in FLT3-ITD, NPM1 and DNMT3A. Despite these associations, HOXB3 hypomethylation may serve as an independent prognostic biomarker for AML.

We evaluate the latest data on various menin inhibitors-both as monotherapy and in combinations-emphasizing their efficacy and safety profiles. As new evidence continues to accumulate with recent drug approvals and ongoing randomized, phase 3 studies, menin inhibitors are rapidly becoming a component of the AML treatment paradigm for relapsed/refractory and likely newly diagnosed disease.

Similar to the ETP-like subtype, bona fide γδ T-ALLs were associated with a poor initial response to chemotherapy, but were sensitive to the BCL2-inhibitor venetoclax. Our results reveal developmental heterogeneity behind γδTCR expression in T-ALLs, and suggest that overrepresentation of this subtype reflects αβ-lineage commitment repression by HD+ oncogenes.

Genetic ablation of SIX1 and pharmacological disruption of the SIX1/EYA1 interaction impair AML maintenance and resensitize cells to DNA-damaging therapies. These findings establish RDGN as a promising therapeutic target in AML and potentially in solid tumors marked by SIX1/RDGN re-expression.

Fusion-based ELN 2022 reclassified most intermediate-risk patients. RNA-seq enhances prognostic assessment in AML-NK.

Perturbagen analysis nominated signature-reversing compounds across sexes, including histone deacetylase inhibitors, Aurora kinase inhibitors, microtubule-targeting agents such as vindesine, and multi-kinase inhibitors targeting VEGFR, PDGFR, FLT3, PI3K, and MTOR. Glioma grade comparisons reveal a shared neuronal-synaptic program accompanied by sex-specific transcriptional remodeling. These findings support sex-aware therapeutic strategies that pair modulation of neuron-glioma coupling with chromatin- or receptor tyrosine kinase/angiogenic-targeted agents, and they nominate biomarkers such as GLI1, MYOD1, GCGR, PRLHR, and HIST1H2BH for near-term validation.

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation was associated with better survival, underscoring its significance. These findings reveal the genetic and clinical heterogeneity of NUP98-rearranged AML in adults and support its classification as a distinct entity, highlighting the need for fusion partner-specific therapeutic strategies.

Although Gleevec has been transformative for CML, blast crisis CML remains relatively drug resistant...These data suggest that MSI2-HOXA9 acts, at least in part, by increasing expression of the mitochondrial polymerase POLRMT and augmenting mitochondrial function and basal respiration in blast crisis. Collectively, our findings demonstrate for the first time that translocations involving the stem and developmental signal MSI2 can be oncogenic and suggest that MSI, which we found to be a frequent partner for an array of translocations, could also be a driver mutation across solid cancers.

Cytological examination combined with methylation detection can greatly improve the diagnosis rate of malignant ascites. The methylation status of SHOX2 and SEPTIN9 genes is significantly correlated with the prognosis of patients with ascites.

Menin inhibitor approval/use is expanding into other HOX-driven subtypes (e.g. NPM1, NUP98r), as frontline option and in combination settings. Monitoring for differentiation syndrome, QT interval prolongation, recognizing pseudo-progression, and supportive care needs remains essential to maximize patient benefit.

Future directions include biomarker validation, optimization of drug delivery, early-phase clinical trial development, and multidisciplinary collaboration to balance ferroptosis induction in tumors while protecting normal tissues. Collectively, ferroptosis is emerging as both a vulnerability and a therapeutic opportunity for improving outcomes in NPC.