The Pathologic Diagnosis and Clinical Therapy of Neuroendocrine Tumors
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Therapy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 1408
Special Issue Editors
Interests: neuroendocrine tumors; rare tumors; pathology; molecular oncology; cancer biomarkers
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Interests: cancer biology; molecular oncology; cancer metastasis; clinical trials; cancer biomarkers
Interests: clinical oncology; rare tumors; neuroendocrine tumors; medical oncology; cancer metastasis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The selection of optimal therapy for patients with NEN is challenging due to tumor physiological heterogeneity and variable aggressiveness. The involvement of widely distributed neuroendocrine cells helps to diagnose NEN based on regional clinical features and hormone-related specific clinical features of secretion, but most tumors remain undiagnosed until a later stage. Their potential to metastasize, their diverse histopathology, their presentation as part of genetic syndromes, and their symptomatic treatments contribute to confusion in early diagnosis. Elucidating the molecular complexities and clinical nuances, especially in advanced stages, is of paramount importance in shaping the future of clinical research in NENs to advance targeted therapeutic strategies and improve patient stratification.
Different types of articles are welcome in this Special Issue, including reviews and original research. Specifically, we encourage clinical investigations that address more nuanced prognostic factors, in-depth analyses of molecular signatures that delineate clinical outcomes, the exploration of cutting-edge therapeutic interventions guided by a nuanced understanding of late-stage prognostic considerations, and pharmacological and translational research that bridges the patient-to-patient test–bed gap by translating molecular discoveries into clinically usable prognostic tools. It is important to note that studies that report only on the analysis of publicly available datasets will not be taken into consideration for this Special Issue. You are invited to help us drive a paradigm shift in NET cancer care through the publication of rigorous scientific research.
Dr. Annabella Di Mauro
Dr. Ottavia Clemente
Dr. Salvatore Tafuto
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- neuroendocrine neoplasms
- molecular mechanisms
- cancer pathogenesis
- tumorigenesis
- diagnosis
- molecular and cellular heterogeneity
- predictive biomarkers
- animal models and of neuroendocrine cancer
- diagnostic clinical oncology
- genomic characterization
- clinical biomarkers
- biomarkers of drug response
- epigenetic biomarkers
- targeted therapy
- tumor immunity
- molecular oncology
- clinical therapy
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