Radiotherapy for Thoracic Malignancies: New Advances and Challenges: 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

We are excited to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, which is the second edition of "Radiotherapy for Thoracic Malignancies: New Advances and Challenges" (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/cancers/special_issues/R_LC).

As the Guest Editor for this Special Issue of the journal Cancers, I would like to reach out to request your contribution as an expert in the field of thoracic radiation oncology.

Recent advances in thoracic oncology have significantly improved our understanding of lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies, offering critical insight into the selection of therapeutic approaches. The gains in the field have been multifaceted and complementary. Refinements in diagnostic imaging have improved our ability to detect cancers and accurately stage patients. Routine molecular characterization of lung cancers has led to the identification and validation of prognostic and predictive biomarkers. The widespread adoption of immunotherapy for advanced and metastatic lung cancer, as well as promising findings in small cohorts of earlier-stage disease, has offered an additional therapeutic approach with impressive clinical outcomes in a subset of patients. In this setting and concomitant with all these advances, there has been a broad adoption of advanced image guidance technologies and stereotactic body radiation therapy, which are central to the recent therapeutic gains by radiotherapy in lung cancer.

In this Special Issue, we will highlight key recent advances in radiotherapy for lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies. We will focus on current clinical evidence, summarize pertinent trials, and identify ongoing challenges. In line with the increasing appreciation of the heterogeneity of malignancies, we will discuss emerging concepts on personalized therapy for lung cancer.

Dr. Eric C. Ko
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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