In epigenetic therapy, less is more.

Shen, Hui; Laird, Peter W · Cell Stem Cell · 2012

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

How DNA methylation inhibitors exert their anticancer effects in patients is not well understood. In the latest issue of Cancer Cell, Tsai et al. (2012) use low-dose drug treatment to induce persistent attenuation of tumorigenicity by targeting tumor-initiating cells.