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Onco, Volume 6, Issue 1

2026 March - 9 articles

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Articles (9)

  • Review
  • Open Access

Advancing Immunotherapy in Cervical Cancer: Biological Rationale, Clinical Evidence, and Biomarker Standardization

  • Sofia Carralas Antunes,
  • Joana Nogueira,
  • Daniel Gomes Pinto and
  • Leda Viegas de Carvalho
Onco2026, 6(1), 9;https://doi.org/10.3390/onco6010009 
(registering DOI)

2 February 2026

Cervical cancer is strongly associated with persistent infection by high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV). Recent advances in immunotherapy have redefined the therapeutic landscape of this disease. We aim to review the biological rationale, clinical e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
322 Views
11 Pages

Impact of Unplanned Radiotherapy Interruptions and Prolonged Overall Treatment Time on Recurrence in Head and Neck Squamous-Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Analysis from a Single Institution

  • Rabia S. Angiras,
  • Dilson Lobo,
  • Athiyamaan M. Senthiappan,
  • Sourjya Banerjee,
  • Srinivas Challapalli,
  • Johan Sunny,
  • Abhishek Krishna and
  • Paul Simon

17 January 2026

Introduction: Radiotherapy plays a critical role in the management of head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma (HNSCC); however, the influence of overall treatment time on patient outcomes remains an area of ongoing investigation. The use of radiation,...

  • Commentary
  • Open Access
216 Views
15 Pages

Cancer Characteristics and Immunotherapy in Older Adults: Treatment Approaches, Immune-Related Adverse Events, and Management Considerations

  • Graham Pawelec,
  • Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg,
  • Tamas Fülöp,
  • Flore Van Leemput and
  • Chris P. Verschoor

16 January 2026

Most clinical cancer therapy trials do not specifically consider the effect of patient age on treatment outcomes, and many even exclude older individuals. This is despite the fact that solid cancers are age-associated diseases and that there are many...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
201 Views
12 Pages

Therapeutic Management of Patients with Metastatic BRAF-Mutated Melanoma: A Case Series Encompassing Different Clinical Scenarios

  • Ana Arance,
  • Roberto Díaz,
  • Eva Muñoz-Couselo,
  • Teresa Puértolas,
  • Almudena García Castaño,
  • Rafael López Castro,
  • Gretel Benítez López,
  • Rubén de Toro,
  • María Quindós and
  • Margarita Majem
  • + 2 authors

15 January 2026

In the context of advanced BRAF-mutant melanoma, the treatment landscape has undergone a paradigm shift due to the impact of immune checkpoint inhibitors and BRAF/MEK inhibitors. This article presents three clinically illustrative melanoma cases that...

  • Review
  • Open Access
563 Views
41 Pages

8 January 2026

Background: The belief that “sugar feeds cancer” is widespread and has strongly influenced public perceptions, patient behavior, and dietary recommendations, despite uncertainty regarding its scientific validity. This belief largely stems...

  • Review
  • Open Access
351 Views
14 Pages

Pre-Existing Immunity Shapes Cancer Immunotherapy Efficacy

  • Anastasia Xagara,
  • Filippos Koinis,
  • Konstantinos Tsapakidis,
  • Ioannis Samaras,
  • Evangelia Chantzara,
  • Konstantina Vasilieva,
  • Alexandros Lazarou,
  • Vassilis Georgoulias and
  • Athanasios Kotsakis

7 January 2026

Immunotherapy has revolutionized the management of patients with cancer. Immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) is a promising treatment option that targets the molecular mechanisms that cancer cells exploit to prevent immune-mediated elimination. ICI th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
269 Views
15 Pages

5 January 2026

Background: There are approximately 5.4 M basal cell (BCC) and squamous cell (SCC) carcinomas diagnosed each year, and the number is increasing. Currently, the gold standard for skin cancer diagnosis is histopathology, which requires the surgical exc...

  • Review
  • Open Access
636 Views
26 Pages

Tumor Microenvironment: Current Understanding and Therapeutic Implications in Adult and Pediatric Cancers

  • Satyendra Batra,
  • Prashant Prabhakar,
  • Debabrata Mohapatra,
  • Noreen Grace George,
  • Neha Goel,
  • Bhavika Rishi,
  • Aroonima Misra and
  • Amitabh Singh

25 December 2025

The tumor microenvironment (TME) plays an important role in the development, progression, and treatment response of pediatric cancers, yet remains less elucidated compared to adult malignancies. Pediatric tumors are unique with a low mutational burde...

  • Article
  • Open Access
418 Views
16 Pages

Melanotransferrin as a Potential Target for the Selective Killing of Melanoma and Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells In Vitro Using Novel SNAP-Tag-Based Antibody–AURIF Conjugate

  • Suzanne Hippolite Magagoum,
  • Gael Tchokomeni Siwe,
  • Fleury Augustin Nsole Biteghe,
  • Allan Martin Huysamen,
  • Dirk Lang,
  • Roger Hunter and
  • Stefan Barth

25 December 2025

Background: Melanoma and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) are the most aggressive skin and breast cancers, often diagnosed at late stages with limited treatment options. The melanoma-associated antigen melanotransferrin (MTf) is overexpressed in...

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