17 December 2025
Cancers | Feature Papers from the First Half of 2025 in the “Pediatric Oncology” Section
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1. “The Role of Chronic Inflammation in Pediatric Cancer”
by Christine Mella, Panogiotis Tsarouhas, Maximillian Brockwell and Hope C. Ball
Cancers 2025, 17(1), 154; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17010154
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/17/1/154
2. “Congenital Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans—An Update on the Ongoing Diagnostic Challenges”
by Fortunato Cassalia, Andrea Danese, Enrico Cocchi, Silvia Vaienti, Anna Bolzon, Ludovica Franceschin, Roberto Mazzetto, Francesca Caroppo, Davide Melandri and Anna Belloni Fortina
Cancers 2025, 17(1), 158; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17010158
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/17/1/158
3. “KATP Channel Inhibitors Reduce Cell Proliferation Through Upregulation of H3K27ac in Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: A Functional Expression Investigation”
by Marina Antonacci, Fatima Maqoud, Annamaria Di Turi, Morena Miciaccia, Maria Grazia Perrone, Antonio Scilimati and Domenico Tricarico
Cancers 2025, 17(3), 358; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17030358
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/17/3/358
4. “Family-Level Impact of Germline Genetic Testing in Childhood Cancer: A Multi Family Member Interview Analysis”
by Sophie Van Hoyweghen, Kathleen B. M. Claes, Robin de Putter, Claire E. Wakefield, Marie Van Poucke, Marieke Van Schoors, Sabine Hellemans and Lesley Verhofstadt
Cancers 2025, 17(3), 517; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17030517
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/17/3/517
5. “The Impact of Radioactive Iodine on Outcomes Among Pediatric and Adolescent Thyroid Cancer Patients: A SEER Database Analysis”
by Emily M. Persons, Mohammad H. Hussein, Marcela Herrera, Dylan Pinion, Alyssa Webster, Eric Pineda, Manal S. Fawzy, Eman A. Toraih and Emad Kandil
Cancers 2025, 17(1), 107; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17010107
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/17/1/107
6. “Patient Acceptability of the First Integrative Pediatric Oncology Unit in Spain—The Pediatric Cancer Center Barcelona Experience: A Retrospective Study”
by Esther Martínez García, Cristina López de San Roman Fernández, M. Betina Nishishinya Aquino, Sara Pérez-Jaume, Carles Fernández-Jané, Ofelia Cruz Martínez and Andrés Morales La Madrid
Cancers 2025, 17(2), 222; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17020222
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/17/2/222
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