Genitourinary Cancers: From Molecular Pathogenesis to Precision Diagnosis and Therapy
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Biology and Oncology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 227
Special Issue Editors
Interests: prostate cancer; bladder cancer; PROTAC; extracellular vesicles; oncolytic virus; IRE
Interests: prostate cancer; extracellular vesicles; oncolytic virus; fluorescence-guided surgery
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, “Genitourinary Cancers: From Molecular Pathogenesis to Precision Diagnosis and Therapy”, will mainly focus on the integration of pathophysiology, diagnostic innovation, and therapeutic advances for prostate, bladder, renal, and testicular malignancies.
Until a few years ago, the treatment of genitourinary tumors relied primarily on surgery, cytotoxic chemotherapy, and radiation. Recently, targeted therapies, immune checkpoint inhibitors, and PARP inhibitors have transformed clinical outcomes, yet drug resistance and disease recurrence remain critical challenges. Investigators have started to realize that a deeper understanding of tumor pathobiology, coupled with multi-omics and AI-driven diagnostics, is essential in developing next-generation precision therapies and overcoming therapeutic resistance.
We cordially invite authors in this field to submit original research or review articles pertaining to this important and rapidly progressing field of biomedicine.
Dr. Qi-Dong Xia
Dr. Jian-Xuan Sun
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- genitourinary tumors
- molecular pathogenesis
- tumor microenvironment
- biomarkers
- liquid biopsy
- immunotherapy
- targeted therapy
- therapy resistance
- precision diagnosis
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