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KDM1A lysine demethylase 1A

ENSG00000004487 · protein coding · Open Targets profile

Histone demethylase that can demethylate both 'Lys-4' (H3K4me) and 'Lys-9' (H3K9me) of histone H3, thereby acting as a coactivator or a corepressor, depending on the context (PubMed:15620353, PubMed:15811342, PubMed:16079794, PubMed:16079795, PubMed:16140033, PubMed:16223729, PubMed:27292636). Acts by oxidizing the substrate by FAD to generate the corresponding imine that is subsequently hydrolyzed (PubMed:15620353, PubMed:15811342, PubMed:16079794, PubMed:21300290, PubMed:26214369). Acts as a corepressor by mediating demethylation of H3K4me, a specific tag for epigenetic transcriptional activation. Demethylates both mono- (H3K4me1) and di-methylated (H3K4me2) (PubMed:15620353, PubMed:20389281, PubMed:21300290, PubMed:23721412). May play a role in the repression of neuronal genes. Alone, it is unable to demethylate H3K4me on nucleosomes and requires the presence of RCOR1/CoREST to achieve such activity (PubMed:16079794, PubMed:16140033, PubMed:16885027, PubMed:21300290, PubMed:23721412). Also acts as a coactivator of androgen receptor (AR)-dependent transcription, by being recruited to AR target genes and mediating demethylation of H3K9me, a specific tag for epigenetic transcriptional repression. The presence of PRKCB in AR-containing complexes, which mediates phosphorylation of 'Thr-6' of histone H3 (H3T6ph), a specific tag that prevents demethylation H3K4me, prevents H3K4me demethylase activity of KDM1A (PubMed:16079795). Demethylates di-methylated 'Lys-370' of p53/TP53 which prevents interaction of p53/TP53 with TP53BP1 and represses p53/TP53-mediated transcriptional activation. Demethylates and stabilizes the DNA methylase DNMT1 (PubMed:29691401). Demethylates methylated 'Lys-42' and methylated 'Lys-117' of SOX2 (PubMed:29358331). Required for gastrulation during embryogenesis. Component of a RCOR/GFI/KDM1A/HDAC complex that suppresses, via histone deacetylase (HDAC) recruitment, a number of genes implicated in multilineage blood cell development (PubMed:16079794, PubMed:16140033). Facilitates epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition by acting as an effector of SNAI1- mediated transcription repression of epithelial markers E- cadherin/CDH1, CDN7 and KRT8 (PubMed:20562920, PubMed:27292636). Required for the maintenance of the silenced state of the SNAI1 target genes E-cadherin/CDH1 and CDN7 (PubMed:20389281). Required for the repression of GIPR expression (PubMed:34655521, PubMed:34906447). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12032298, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15620353, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15811342, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16079794, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16079795, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16140033, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16223729, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16885027, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16956976, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17805299, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20228790, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20389281, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20562920, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21300290, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23721412, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26214369, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27292636, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29358331, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29691401, ECO:0000269|PubMed:34655521, ECO:0000269|PubMed:34906447}.

KDM1A: inherited and tumour-mutation evidence across 15 cancers

Each row is a cancer, strongest overall evidence first. The two dots show how strong the inherited (germline) and tumour-mutation (somatic) evidence is; the line between them is the gap.

Inherited (germline) variantsMutations in tumours (somatic)

Scores run from 0 (no evidence) to 1 (strongest). A missing dot at 0 means Open Targets holds no evidence of that kind. Source: Open Targets Platform, fetched live.

Tractability

Small molecule: Advanced Clinical, Structure with Ligand, High-Quality Ligand, High-Quality Pocket, Druggable Family
PROTAC: UniProt Ubiquitination, Database Ubiquitination, Half-life Data, Small Molecule Binder

gnomAD loss of function constraint: o/e 0.4479300081729889 (upper bound 0.5683299899101257). Low values mean loss of function is poorly tolerated, a safety flag for inhibition.

Who runs trials of these drugs

Principal investigators and study chairs on 15 registry trials, updated in the last three years, of the most advanced drugs against KDM1A (bomedemstat), ranked by Phase 2+ trials. Live from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Rafael Santana-Davila
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
Ph1/Ph2NCT05191797 · Bomedemstat and Maintenance Immunotherapy for Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer brief
Zohra Nooruddin
Mays Cancer Center · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
Ph2NCT04081220 · Hematology, IMG-7289, LSD1 (Lysine-Specific Demethylase 1) Inhibitor, Essential Thrombocythemia (ET), Ph 2 brief

6 of 14 trials of drugs against KDM1A have sites only in United States

Registry trials of bomedemstat updated in the last three years, counted by the country group of their listed sites. A trial with sites in several groups counts in each; 6 of 14 have all sites in one country.

Sites only in this groupSites here and elsewhere

Site counts are not patients per country, and trials registered only outside ClinicalTrials.gov are not covered. Where sites are is a fact about the record, not a judgement of its quality. Europe is the EU and EEA, the UK and Switzerland. 1 trials list no sites and are left out. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, fetched live.

1 trials of drugs against KDM1A were stopped early

Terminated, withdrawn and suspended interventional trials of bomedemstat, newest update first, live from ClinicalTrials.gov. Each reason is quoted exactly as the registry gives it; we do not sort reasons into safety, efficacy or business. Dates are the last registry update. Showing the 1 most recent of 1.

Ph1/Ph2NCT05191797 brief why it stopped
terminated · 2024-09-26 · University of Washington · Bomedemstat
“Closed per SRC Low Accrual Policy”

Paediatric incentives and obligations for KDM1A's drugs

For bomedemstat: what EMA and FDA publish about paediatric plans, orphan status and pediatric approvals, and how many registered studies take children. Each line is a yes, no or not published fact from the record linked under it; none of it is a forecast.

FDA pediatric target list: yes · KDM1A is on the list. Membership alone neither requires nor waives a pediatric study.
Rule: Target is on FDA's Pediatric Molecular Target List (relevant targets). Source: FDA Pediatric Molecular Target List (Listed as February 2026 on the FDA Pediatric Oncology page; the file served is 9.7.22_the_relevant_molecular_target_list.xlsx, whose Summary of Changes sheet is headed 'SEPTEMBER 2022 UPDATE' (footnote date 2022-09-01)), 2026-11-11
EU paediatric investigation plan: no · No EMA paediatric investigation plan decision names bomedemstat
Rule: An EMA PIP decision (agreement, modification or waiver) lists the drug as its active substance, exact name. Source: EMA data download (dated snapshot), 2026-11-11
EU orphan designation: no · No EU orphan designation names bomedemstat
Rule: An EU orphan designation lists the drug as its active substance (exact name) or belongs to a medicine that does; withdrawn and expired designations are listed with their status. Source: EMA data download (dated snapshot), 2026-11-11
Authorised in the EU: no · EMA lists no centrally authorised medicine of bomedemstat
Rule: An EMA medicine record lists the drug as its active substance or INN, exact name; national-only authorisations are not in this file. Source: EMA data download (dated snapshot), 2026-11-11
FDA orphan designation: not published · FDA's orphan designation database turns away automated requests, so this app does not read it; search it by hand at the link
Rule: Would be: an FDA orphan designation names the drug. Source: FDA orphan designations search
FDA pediatric oncology approval: no · FDA's table lists no pediatric approval of bomedemstat
Rule: FDA's Pediatric Oncology Drug Approvals table names the drug. Source: FDA Pediatric Oncology Drug Approvals (content current as of 2026-03-03), 2026-11-11
Registered studies open to children: no · No interventional study of bomedemstat includes patients under 18
Rule: The registry's age group includes Child (birth to 17 years), which also counts studies that set no minimum age. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov search, 2026-11-11

Rare pediatric disease voucher. FDA, content current as of 29 Apr 2026: “As of February 3, 2026, enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, the rare pediatric disease PRV program will sunset after September 30, 2029. FDA may not award any PRVs under this program after September 30, 2029.” Voucher sale prices are not shown here; they appear only as company-reported news. FDA: Rare Pediatric Disease Designation and Priority Review Voucher Programs

All 1 drugs and clinical candidates as a table

Each drug, stage and indication links to its Open Targets record, where the trials and approvals behind it are listed. Salt forms (for example a mesylate) are listed as Open Targets records them, as separate entries.

Drug	Type	Highest stage	Indications	Source records
BOMEDEMSTAT	Small molecule	phase 3	essential thrombocythemia, acute myeloid leukemia by FAB classification, myelodysplastic syndrome, acquired polycythemia vera, myeloproliferative disorder, myelofibrosis, acute myeloid leukemia, small cell lung carcinoma, +1 more	Open Targets · ChEMBL