Cancer Cell Biology, Radiation and Radiomimetic Therapy
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cancer biology; cell culture;gene expression; receptor tyrosine kinases; receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors; cell signaling; cell cycle; DNA damage checkpoints; stress response; target of rapamycin (TORC); cancer; fission yeast; molecular pharmacology; caffeine
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Dear Colleagues,
Clinical control of cancer remains an ongoing challenge globally due to aging and rising populations. Research into cancer cell biology and therapeutics thus remains essential. Radiotherapy and radiomimetic agents continue to play a central role in cancer therapy, but narrow therapeutic windows and dose-limiting toxicities remain problematic. Novel insights into cancer cell biology, particularly stress response, Target of Rapamycin (TOR), and AMP-activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) signaling pathways in DNA damage detection and repair, provide avenues for novel approaches to cancer therapy and management. This current special issue featured in Applied Sciences invites submissions of novel research, reviews, and commentary on findings related to the effect of radiation and radiomimetic drugs on cancer cell biology, including but not limited to novel findings on mechanisms of action, genotoxic next-generation medicines, adenine and cellular metabolism in the context of DNA damage, cell cycle regulation, free radicals DNA damage detection and repair, cell death, and DNA damage resistance in healthy and cancer cells.
Dr. John Patrick Alao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cancer cell biology
- radiotherapy
- radiomimetic drugs
- DNA damage response
- DNA repair
- DNA metabolism
- oxidative stress
- cellular stress response
- cell death
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