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February 5, 2026British Journal of HaematologyOpen Access

Selective small molecule targeting of KDM4 as a therapeutic strategy to reduce proliferation of acute myeloid leukaemia

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LMLaura MonaghanRBRoderick P. BunschotenJBJoana Bittencourt‐Silvestre

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Overview

Demonstrates KDM4 targeting reduces cancer cell growth in acute myeloid leukaemia, suggesting new treatment options.

Key Points

  • Investigate the role of KDM4A in acute myeloid leukaemia and explore therapeutic strategies targeting this enzyme.
  • Utilized a novel KDM4 inhibitor based on IOX-1
  • Conducted knockdown using shRNA to target leukaemia cells
  • Analyzed effects on cell viability, cell cycle, and colony formation
  • Evaluated transcriptomic changes related to metabolism and stress response
  • The KDM4 inhibitor induced cell death and arrested the cell cycle in AML cells
  • Colony formation was impaired in treated leukaemia cells
  • Inhibition of KDM4A led to increased double strand DNA breaks
  • KDM4 inhibition sensitized leukaemia cells to PARP inhibitor, olaparib

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Monaghan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698433a5f1d9ada3c1fb0eb2https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.70351
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