Targeting chromatin regulators for the treatment of malignancies has shown great promise, but also revealed significant challenges. By employing an elegant shRNA screen and a selective pharmacological inhibitor, a recent study published in Nature establishes the bromodomain protein Brd4 as novel target in acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

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