EZH2 wild-type

P2, N=55, Not yet recruiting, Epizyme, Inc. | Trial completion date: Sep 2027 --> Apr 2029 | Trial primary completion date: Sep 2027 --> Apr 2029

P1, N=64, Recruiting, National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Suspended --> Recruiting

EZH2 mutation is associated with VM development in breast cancer patients. The EZH2K515R mutation leads to VM and a poor prognosis by enhancing proliferation and invasion and inhibiting apoptosis in breast cancer cells.

P1, N=64, Suspended, National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Recruiting --> Suspended

Atg7 deletion also results in increased CD8 + T cells in Ezh2Y641F melanomas and reduced myelosuppressive cell infiltration in the tumor microenvironment, particularly in Ezh2WT melanomas, suggesting a strong immune system contribution in the role of Atg7 in melanoma progression. These findings highlight the complex interplay between genetic mutations, epigenetic regulators, and autophagy in shaping tumor immunity in melanoma.

We also uncover unexpected variability in the mutational landscape of successive biopsies, pointing to frequent co-existence of different clones and cautioning against stratifying patients based on single sampling. Our results clarify how oncogenic PRC2 mutations disrupt chromatin and transcription, and the therapeutic vulnerabilities this creates.

In this study, based on the binding model of 1 (tazemetostat) with polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2), we designed and synthesized a series of tazemetostat analogs bearing a 1-methyl-2-benzimidazolinone moiety to improve the inhibitory activity of EZH2 wild-type (WT) and Y641 mutants and enhance metabolic stability...Additionally, N40 (T1/2 = 177.69 min) showed improved metabolic stability in human liver microsomes compared with 1 (T1/2 = 7.97 min). Our findings suggest N40 as a promising EZH2 inhibitor; further investigation remains warranted to confirm our findings and further develop N40.

Herein, a series of quinolinone derivatives were designed and synthesized based on the structure of Tazemetostat as the lead compound. Compound 9 l (EZH2WT IC50 = 0.94 nM) showed stronger antiproliferative activity in HeLa cells than the lead compound. Moreover, compound 9e (EZH2WT IC50 = 1.01 nM) significantly inhibited the proliferation and induced apoptosis in A549 cells.

P2, N=55, Not yet recruiting, Epizyme, Inc. | Initiation date: Dec 2023 --> Sep 2024

P1, N=64, Recruiting, National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Trial completion date: Mar 2024 --> Mar 2025 | Trial primary completion date: Mar 2024 --> Mar 2025

The market approval of Tazemetostat (TAZVERIK) for the treatment of follicular lymphoma and epithelioid sarcoma has established "enhancer of zeste homolog 2" (EZH2) as therapeutic target in oncology...These inhibitors interact in a more entropy-driven fashion and show the most persistent effects in cellular washout and antiproliferative efficacy experiments. Our work provides mechanistic insights for the largest cohort of EZH2 inhibitors reported to date, demonstrating that-among several other binding parameters-target residence time is the best predictor of cellular efficacy.

Other epigenetic therapies, such as tazemetostat and belinostat, are approved for use in follicular and T-cell lymphoma, respectively, but have limited single agent activity in DLBCL. In summary, these data propose YF2 combination epigenetic therapy as a means to increase immunogenicity in CBP/p300- and EZH2-mutated DLBCL. While our preliminary mouse experiment provided promising initial results, an expanded study is underway to statistically confirm the exciting trends that we observed.