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DNA Methylation Inhibitors in Cancer Therapy: The Immunity Dimension

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CELL
Volume 162, Issue 5, Pages 938-939

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CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.08.005

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  1. NCI NIH HHS [U54 CA193419] Funding Source: Medline

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DNA demethylating agents are approved for some blood malignancies and are under active investigation in solid tumors, but how these drugs work has remained unclear. In this issue of Cell, two groups show that these agents activate a toxic cellular antiviral program through transcriptional activation of endogenous retroviral sequences.

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