Abstract:Glioblastoma (GBM), the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor affecting adults, is characterized by an aberrant yet druggable epigenetic landscape. Class I histone deacetylases (HDACs) mediate chromatin compaction and are frequently overexpressed in GBM. Hence, over the last decade, there has been considerable interest in HDAC inhibitors (HDACi) for the treatment of malignant brain tumors. However, to date almost all HDACi tested clinically have failed to provide significant therapeutic benefit to pri… Show more
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