Lung Cancer—Molecular Insights and Targeted Therapies (Third Edition)
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Cancer Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 971
Special Issue Editor
Interests: lung cancer; biomarkers; genetics; diagnosis; prognosis; targeted therapies; immunotherapy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Special Issue is the third edition of the Special Issue. You can find the first edition here: Lung Cancer—Molecular Insights and Targeted Therapies (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/cancers/special_issues/LCMITT), and the second one here: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/cancers/special_issues/91X4P6MML3, in which 14 papers have been published in total.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, with a 5-year survival rate of approximately 18%. Each year, more than 2 million people are diagnosed with lung cancer around the world, and most of them are diagnosed with locally advanced or metastatic disease. Therefore, early diagnosis is one of the key steps to improve and promote precision medicine for this disease.
Lung cancer management has changed in the last decade. State-of-the-art molecular pathology has allowed the development of more effective therapeutic strategies for this disease. However, there is still a long way to go before precision medicine is available for all, which will require further research into the molecular mechanisms underlying lung cancer and potential new druggable targets based on the molecular background of tumors. The current issue aims to increase our knowledge in order to achieve these goals.
We are pleased to invite both original research and review articles that highlight recent advances in this exciting field of research. We are looking for articles on the discovery of molecular insights and targeted therapies for use in preclinical in vitro and in vivo models and/or articles investigating their role in translation to clinical practice. We also welcome articles that cover other topics with the aim of improving or providing an alternative paradigm of precision medicine in lung cancer.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Sonia Molina-Pinelo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- lung cancer
- non-small-cell lung cancer
- small-cell lung cancer
- biomarkers
- oncogene-drive tumors
- molecular mechanisms
- targeted therapies
- immunotherapy
- precision medicine
- preclinical models
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