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ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2026

From bench to bedside: combining HDAC inhibitors with standard therapies in rhabdomyosarcoma treatment.

Elisa Macrì, Marika Attili, Franco Locatelli, Francesco Marampon, Silvia Pomella

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Review in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Elisa MacrìDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, Cell and Gene Therapy, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Marika AttiliDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, Cell and Gene Therapy, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Franco LocatelliDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, Cell and Gene Therapy, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Francesco MaramponDepartment of Radiotherapy, Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Silvia PomellaDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, Cell and Gene Therapy, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most prevalent soft tissue sarcoma in children, and despite advances in multimodal therapy, progress in improving the survival of high-risk patients has been limited. Increasing evidence indicates that epigenetic dysregulation contributes to RMS pathogenesis and therapeutic resistance, particularly through aberrant activity of histone deacetylases (HDACs). HDAC inhibitors (HDACi) have shown promise in preclinical RMS models, showing enhancing of the efficacy of standard chemotherapies and radiotherapy. This mini-review summarizes recent studies exploring HDAC inhibition in combination with first-line therapies, examines the mechanistic basis for therapeutic synergy, and discusses opportunities and challenges in translating HDACi-based combinations to the clinic. By integrating mechanistic insights with translational evidence, this review outlines current progress and proposes future directions for development of HDACi-enhanced treatment strategies for this aggressive pediatric malignancy.

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chemo-radiotherapy sensitizationepigenetic targetingHDAC inhibitor (histone deacetylase inhibitor)rhabdomyosarcomatranslational oncology

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PMID41768998
PMCPMC12946009

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