Feature Review for Cancer Therapy: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Therapy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 1563
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Interests: head and neck cancer; hepatocellular cancer; pancreatic cancer; CNS cancer; colorectal cancer; targeted therapy; Wnt signaling pathway; metabolism of cancer cells social media account
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Interests: head and neck cancer; epigenetics; CNS cancer; colorectal cancer; targeted therapy; Wnt signaling pathway; metabolism of cancer cells; metronomic therapy; biomarkers
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is the second edition of the Special Issue “Feature Review for Cancer Therapy”, available at: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/cancers/special_issues/30GWB72QHW.
The molecular diversity in cancers is reflected by the lack of universal treatment options. However, the understanding of the molecular and cellular hallmarks of cancer, presented by Hanahan and Weinberg, has contributed to significant progress in oncological therapies. It has allowed researchers to improve the clinical efficacy of classical cytostatic drugs but has also resulted in the development of new targeted therapeutics. Additionally, our growing comprehension of the role of stem-like cancer cells holds promise for a more robust eradication of tumors by targeting the subpopulation of cells responsible for self-renewal and chemo/radio-resistance. Moreover, the growing understanding of the cross-talk between various cell types that are present in the tumor microenvironment translates into current immunomodulatory and other therapies.
This Special Issue aims to address the recent findings of research devoted to the improvement in oncological therapies, both at the experimental and clinical levels.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Current standard treatment of cancer;
- Current and potential targeted therapy of cancer;
- Combinations of different therapeutic options;
- Biomarkers for the improvement in therapy;
- Natural compounds and their derivatives in cancer therapy;
- Drug repurposing for cancer therapy;
- Nanomaterials in cancer treatment;
- Perspectives for the de-escalation of anticancer therapy.
Dr. Robert Kleszcz
Dr. Jarosław Paluszczak
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cancer therapy
- chemotherapy
- targeted therapy
- cancer co-treatment
- biomarkers
- natural compounds
- drug-repurposing
- nanomaterials
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