MBD2 and cancer: In our previous studies, 2-amino-N-(2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxin-2-ylmethyl)-acetamide (ABA) was shown to have a role as an inhibitor of MBD2-p66α interaction, resulting in the inhibition of cancer metastasis, also resulting in the cell death of myeloid lineage cells [18].