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Table 1 Chronical list of epigenetic drugs approved for cancer by the FDA and other authorities

From: Epigenetic modulation of antitumor immunity for improved cancer immunotherapy

Name

Year of approval

Mechanisms of action

Clinical applications

Azacitabine

2004

DNMT inhibitor

AML; CMML; MDS

Decitabine

2006

DNMT inhibitor

AML; CMML; MDS

Vorinostat

2006

HDAC inhibitor

Cutaneous manifestations of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL)

Romidepsin

2009

HDAC inhibitor

CTCL  and peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL)

Belinostat

2014

HDAC inhibitor

Relapsed or refractory PTCL

Panobinostat

2015

HDAC inhibitor

Multiple myeloma

Chidamidea

2015

HDAC inhibitor

Relapsed/refractory PTCL

Enasidenib

2017

IDH2 inhibitor

Relapsed or refractory AML

Ivosidenib

2018

IDH1 inhibitor

Relapsed or refractory AML

Tazemetostat

2020

EZH2 inhibitor

Epithelioid sarcoma and relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma

  1. aChina FDA’s approval