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SUBMITTER: Lu Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6290890 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lu Zhaoliang Z Guo Yanke Y Zhang Xiaoya X Li Jing J Li Leilei L Zhang Shuai S Shan Changliang C
Frontiers in pharmacology 20181204
ORY-1001, an inhibitor of covalent lysine (K)-specific demethylase 1A (KDM1A), has been used as a therapy for the treatment of acute leukemia. However, the underlying mechanisms of anticancer are still not fully elucidated. Here, we report that KDM1A is highly expressed in lung cancers, where it appears to drive aggressive growth. Furthermore, lung cancer patients with higher KDM1A levels have worse survival outcomes than patients with lower KDM1A levels. Interestingly, ORY-1001significantly inh ...[more]