Advances in Epigenetic Therapeutics for Breast Cancer.

The epigenetic deregulations correlate with tumorigenesis, resistance to therapy, and metastasis of breast cancer cells. Given the predominance of aberrant epigenomic mechanisms, there is a growing emphasis on targeting epigenetic mechanisms for breast cancer therapeutic development. Selective inhibitors of epigenetic enzymes and the combined approach of epigenetic therapies with chemotherapies or hormone therapies in the treatment of breast cancer represent promising therapeutic strategies. In this chapter, we review the targeting of epigenetic mechanisms and highlight current epigenetic research in the development of breast cancer therapy.