Abstract
Epigenetic therapy is a recognized central therapeutic strategy widely used in treatment of myelodysplatic syndrome (MDS). The approved agents, decitabine and azacytidine, are DNA hypomethylating agents that have been shown in randomized phase III trials to have clinical benefit in MDS patients. New research is investigating the use of these drugs in the setting of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treatment, especially in older patients. Early studies are demonstrating promising results for the use of decitabine and azacytidine in treatment of AML. Other novel epigenetic/hypomethylating agents as well as chemotherapy combinations including hypomethylating agents represent an active area of research in treatment of AML patients.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Targeted Therapy of Acute Myeloid Leukemi |
Publisher | Springer New York |
Pages | 441-458 |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781493913930 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781493913923 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
Keywords
- AML
- Azacytidine
- Decitabine
- Hypomethylator
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Immunology and Microbiology(all)