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Table 3 The list of DNA methyltransferase inhibitors and related TIME or tumor alter

From: The interaction between DNA methylation and tumor immune microenvironment: from the laboratory to clinical applications

DNMTi

Function

Combined use

Tumor

PMID

Decitabine

Increased expression of cancer-testis antigens

–

Ovarian cancer

26098711

Tumor cell lysis by CTL

PD-L1/PD-1 blocker

Rhabdomyosarcoma

32528824

Increased memory T cell infiltration and up-regulation CTLA-4 and FOXP3

ipilimumab

Melatoma

36706355

CTL-mediated tumor cell killing

IFN-γ

Neuroblastoma

21626030

PD-1 blocking

Pembrolizumab

Leukemia

35017151

Increased B lymphocytes

CAR-T

Lymphoma

36059523

Enhance the secretion of ifn-γ and mage-a3 antigen-sive t cells

–

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

30797153

Upregulation the genes involved in congenital and adaptive immunity and PD-L1

Nivolumab

NSCLC

34140403

Reverse the depletion of CD8+ TIL and improve T cell response

Nivolumab

gastric cancer

35024441

Azacytidine

Inducing apoptosis of p53-dependent cells

Nivolumab

squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

28916527

Down-regulate B-cell lymphoma 2

venetoclax

Acute myelogenous leukemia

32054729

Reduce the suppressive function of Tregs

–

Myelodysplastic syndrome

23242597

Upregulate the genes involved in congenital and adaptive immunity and PD-L1

Nivolumab

NSCLC

29195073

Increased plasma HMGB1 expression

–

Osteosarcoma

29097772

Zebularine

Promote the infiltration of CD8 T cells and NK cells

–

Myeloma

32394351

Hydralazine

Upregulate HLA-1 antigen expression and antigen-specific CTL response

Valproic acid

Cervical cancer

17192185

Induce ICD and CTL infiltration

bortezomib

Pan-cancer

36031455

EGCG

Reduce TAM to inhibit tumor growth

Genistein

Pan-cancer

31877341