Evidence mapPaperPMID 40028035Full record

ReviewGenes & diseases2025

Treating human cancer by targeting EZH2.

Mengfei Xu, Chunyan Xu, Rui Wang, Qing Tang, Qichun Zhou, Wanyin Wu, Xinliang Wan, Handan Mo, Jun Pan, Sumei Wang

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Genes & diseases, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Review
  5. TheJournal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2026
    Article
  6. Epigenetic regulation of EZH2 by ncRNAs: mechanisms and oncogenic implications.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026
    Review
  7. Article
  8. Review
  9. Review
  10. Article
  11. Review
  12. Article
  13. Epigenetic regulation in gynecological cancers: a paradigm shift in immunotherapy strategies.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2025
    Review
  14. Review
  15. Article
  16. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Mengfei XuThe Second Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
Chunyan XuThe Second Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
Rui WangThe Second Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
Qing TangDepartment of Oncology, Clinical and Basic Research Team of TCM Prevention and Treatment of NSCLC, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
Qichun ZhouDepartment of Oncology, Clinical and Basic Research Team of TCM Prevention and Treatment of NSCLC, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
Wanyin WuDepartment of Oncology, Clinical and Basic Research Team of TCM Prevention and Treatment of NSCLC, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
Xinliang WanThe Second Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
Handan MoThe Second Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
Jun PanDepartment of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
Sumei WangDepartment of Oncology, Clinical and Basic Research Team of TCM Prevention and Treatment of NSCLC, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2), an epigenetic regulator that primarily inhibits downstream gene expression by tri-methylating histone H3, which is usually overexpressed in tumors and participates in many processes such as tumor occurrence and development, invasion, migration, drug resistance, and anti-tumor immunity as an oncogene, making it an important biomarker in cancer therapy. Collectively, several transcription factors and RNAs cooperate to facilitate the elevated expression of EZH2 in cancer. Although the significance of blocking EZH2 in cancer for inhibiting cancer progression is widely recognized, the clinical application of EZH2 inhibitors continues to encounter numerous challenges. In this review, drawing upon our comprehensive understanding of the factual underpinnings of EZH2's role in cancer, we aim to clarify the crucial importance of targeting EZH2 in cancer treatment. Furthermore, we summarize the current research landscape surrounding targeted EZH2 inhibitors and offer insights into potential future applications of these inhibitors.

Indexed as

CancerEpigenetic modificationEZH2EZH2 inhibitorH3K27me3

Identifiers

PMID40028035
PMCPMC11870178

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.