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ReviewClinical epigenetics2025

Epigenetic marvels: exploring the landscape of colorectal cancer treatment through cutting-edge epigenetic-based drug strategies.

Azar Tahghighi, Effat Seyedhashemi, Javad Mohammadi, Arash Moradi, Aria Esmaeili, Majid Pornour, Kimia Jafarifar, Shahla Mohammad Ganji

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Review in Clinical epigenetics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Azar TahghighiMedicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Clinical Research Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Effat SeyedhashemiDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Department of Medical Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Shahrak-E Pajoohesh, Km 15, P.O. Box 14965/161, Tehran, Iran.
Javad MohammadiDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Department of Medical Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Shahrak-E Pajoohesh, Km 15, P.O. Box 14965/161, Tehran, Iran.
Arash MoradiDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Department of Medical Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Shahrak-E Pajoohesh, Km 15, P.O. Box 14965/161, Tehran, Iran.
Aria EsmaeiliDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Department of Medical Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Shahrak-E Pajoohesh, Km 15, P.O. Box 14965/161, Tehran, Iran.
Majid PornourDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Kimia JafarifarDepartment of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Shahla Mohammad GanjiDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Department of Medical Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Shahrak-E Pajoohesh, Km 15, P.O. Box 14965/161, Tehran, Iran. shahla@nigeb.ac.ir.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epigenetics is currently considered the investigation of inheritable changes in gene expression that do not rely on DNA sequence alteration. Significant epigenetic procedures are involved, such as DNA methylations, histone modifications, and non-coding RNA actions. It is confirmed through several investigations that epigenetic changes are associated with the formation, development, and metastasis of various cancers, such as colorectal cancer (CRC). The difference between epigenetic changes and genetic mutations is that the former could be reversed or prevented; therefore, cancer treatment and prevention could be achieved by restoring abnormal epigenetic events within the neoplastic cells. These treatments, consequently, cause the anti-tumour effects augmentation, drug resistance reduction, and host immune response stimulation. In this article, we begin our survey by exploring basic epigenetic mechanisms to understand epigenetic tools and strategies for treating colorectal cancer in monotherapy and combination with chemotherapy or immunotherapy.

Indexed as

Colorectal NeoplasmsEpigenesis, GeneticAntineoplastic AgentsDNA MethylationEpigenomicsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunotherapyAntineoplastic AgentsCancer treatmentColorectal cancerDNA methylationEpidrugsEpigeneticsHistone modifications

Identifiers

PMID39987205
PMCPMC11847397

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