Breast Cancer Microenvironment: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targeting
A Special Issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694) belonging to the section "Tumor Microenvironment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 1016
Editor
Interests: tumor microenvironment; breast cancer research; single cell/space transcriptome sequencing; machine learning
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The breast cancer microenvironment (TME) plays a pivotal role in tumor progression, metastasis, and therapy resistance, yet its complex molecular crosstalk remains incompletely understood. This Special Issue seeks to highlight cutting-edge research elucidating the interplay between cancer cells and stromal components—fibroblasts, immune cells, endothelial cells, and extracellular matrix—within the breast TME. We welcome studies uncovering novel molecular drivers (e.g., ligand-receptor networks, epigenetic regulators, signaling pathways), mechanisms of microenvironment remodeling (e.g., ECM stiffness, metabolic reprogramming), and innovative therapeutic strategies targeting TME vulnerabilities (e.g., stromal-targeted therapies, immunotherapy combinations). Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Fibroblast–cancer cell interactions in metastasis;
- Immune evasion and TME immunomodulation;
- Metabolic coupling between cancer and stromal cells;
- Biomarkers derived from TME features for prognosis/therapy guidance;
- Preclinical and clinical advances in TME-targeted interventions.
By integrating mechanistic insights with translational perspectives, this issue aims to accelerate progress toward precision therapies for breast cancer.
Dr. Yi Fang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- breast cancer
- tumor microenvironment
- biomarkers
- therapeutic targeting
- tumor-stromal interactions
- precision oncology
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