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Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Malignant Nervous System Cancers

edited by

April Weissmiller

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 785 | Submission Open

Keywords: medulloblastoma; pediatric glioma; neuroblastoma; diagnosis and prognostic markers; IDH; TERT; and EGFR mutations; DNA methylation; treatment approaches and strategies (chemotherapy; radiation therapy; immunotherapy; and targeted therapy); resistance mechanisms; tumor microenvironment; molecular characteristics of tumor heterogeneity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)

Exercise Interventions for People Living with Cancer: Advances in Knowledge and Implementation

edited by

Lara Edbrooke

and Chris Swain

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 667 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; survivorship; exercise; physical activity; implementation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life)

Modern Pathology, Artificial Intelligence and Personalized Therapy in Gastrointestinal Cancer

edited by Wenqing Cao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 574 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular pathology; biomarkers; digital pathology; targeted therapy; gastric cancer; colon; liver; pancreas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Robotic and Thoracoscopic Surgery for Thoracic Oncology

edited by

Elisa Meacci

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 535 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic-assisted thoracic surgery; video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS); lung cancer surgery; esophageal cancer; thymic tumors; minimally invasive surgery; pleural tumors; chest wall tumors; mediastinal surgery; thoracic oncology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Research of Cancer)

Advances on Imaging and Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer

edited by Yading Yuan, Vishruta A. Dumane,

Haibo Lin

and Luqman Dad

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 412 | Submission Open

Keywords: head and neck cancer; medical imaging; robotic surgery; image-guided radiation therapy; proton radiotherapy; online adaptive radiotherapy; artificial intelligence; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Advances in the Management and Prognosis of Brain Metastases

edited by

Guixiang Liao

and

Muhammad Khan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 406 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunotherapy; target therapy; stereotactic radiotherapy; prognosis; quality of life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Diagnosis and Therapy in Urothelial Cancer

edited by

Giuseppe Palermo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open

Keywords: urothelial cancer; bladder cancer; biomarkers; robotic surgery; immunotherapy; upper tract urothelial carcinoma

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

State of the Art and Advances in Kaposi Sarcoma

edited by

Athanasia Tourlaki

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open

Keywords: Kaposi sarcoma; human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8); oncogenesis; chemotherapy; targeted therapy; immunotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Research of Cancer)

Glioblastoma Stem Cells: Molecule Pathways and Cancer Therapy

edited by Shilpi Singh

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: glioblastoma; glioma stem cells; therapeutic resistance; tumor recurrence; tumor microenvironment; cellular and molecular pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)

miRNAs in Targeted Cancer Therapy

edited by Mustafa Özen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: miRNA; micro-RNA; targeted therapy; cancer treatment; solid tumors; hematological malignancies; non-coding RNAs; epigenetic regulation; cancer therapeutics; gene therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Flow Cytometry and Beyond: Innovative Cytometric Approaches in Cancer Detection, Profiling, and Therapeutic Monitoring

edited by

George Vartholomatos

Georgios Markopoulos

, Lefkothea Dova and Savvas Dimitriadis

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer diagnostics; next-generation flow cytometry; AI-driven cytometry; high-dimensional single-cell analysis; cancer immunophenotyping; cytometry-based biomarkers; tumor heterogeneity; extracellular vesicles; spectral and mass cytometry; intraoperative flow cytometry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)

Contemporary Lung Cancer Nodal Staging and Evolving Therapeutic Paradigms

edited by

Takahiro Nakajima

and George A. Eapen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: ninth TNM classification; nodal staging; endoscopic/endobronchial ultrasound; neoadjuvant/adjuvant therapy; biomarker testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Imaging and Liquid Biopsy Biomarkers for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (2nd Edition)

edited by

Mark Jesus M. Magbanua

and

Wen Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer imaging; liquid biopsy; cancer diagnosis; treatment response; prognosis; metastasis; circulating tumor cells; disseminated tumor cells; circulating tumor DNA; circulating tumor RNA

(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)

Immune Landscape of Multiple Myeloma

edited by Muhamed Baljevic and

Shebli Atrash

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: myeloma; immune; T cells; therapy; fitness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy)

Pioneering Advances in Neurosurgical Oncology: From Innovative Techniques to Better Patient Outcomes

edited by

Oreste de Divitiis

and

Massimiliano Visocchi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: endoscope; 3D exoscope; tractography MRI; molecular biomarkers; stem cells; transoral; cordomas; skullbase

(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)

Proteomics in Skin Cancer: Recent Advances

edited by

Ali Azimi

and Beatrice Dyring-Andersen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: proteomics; skin cancer; mass spectrometry; melanoma; non-melanoma skin cancers; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)

Recent Advances in the Understanding of Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Acute Myeloid Leukemia (2nd Edition)

edited by

Ioannis Mitroulis

, Konstantinos Liapis and

Eleni Gavriilaki

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: myelodysplastic syndrome; acute myeloid leukemia; bone marrow micro-environment; targeted therapies; hematopoietic stem cell; leukemic stem cell; hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

TGF-β Signaling in the Tumor Microenvironment: Dual Roles in Cancer Progression and Therapy

edited by

Byung-Gyu Kim

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: TGF-β signaling; tumor microenvironment; solid tumors; hematologic malignancies; immune modulation; therapeutic resistance; TGF-β pathway inhibitors; cancer immunotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Novel Strategies to Fight Metastatic Breast Cancer

edited by

Fernando Schmitt

and

Nuno Vale

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast cancer; metastasis; targeted therapy; biomarkers; personalized medicine; prognosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)

Proteomic and Oncogenic Biomarkers in Gastrointestinal Cancer

edited by

Marta Lukaszewicz-Zajac

and

Adrianna Romanowicz

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: tumor biomarkers; early detection; tumor progression; carcinogenesis; inflammatory mediators; gastrointestinal cancer; prognostic biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)

Screening and Surveillance of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Cancers

edited by Darina Kohoutová and

Jan Bures

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: screening; surveillance; GI cancer; pancreatic precancerous lesions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Causes, Screening and Diagnosis)

Mitochondrial Metabolism in Cancer Immune Responses

edited by

Jae Ho Seo

and Kiwon Lee

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: mitochondria; cancer metabolism; immune response; tumor microenvironment (TME); immunometabolism; mitochondrial reprogramming; reactive oxygen species (ROS); cancer immunotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy)

Deep Learning and Radiomics for Cancer Diagnosis, Staging, and Treatment Response

edited by Mohamed Shehata,

Mostafa Elhosseini

Mahmoud Badawy

and Hanaa ZainEldin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiomics; deep learning; cancer imaging; diagnosis; staging; treatment response; machine learning; medical image analysis; precision oncology; federated learning; AI in healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)

Advances in Quantitative Imaging, AI, and Novel Imaging Techniques for Precision Radiology in Prostate Cancer

edited by Rulon R. Mayer,

Charles Simone

and

Yuan Yuan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: prostate cancer; multi-parametric MRI (mpMRI); bi-parametric MRI; positron emission tomography (PET); computed tomography (CT); ultrasound (US); artificial intelligence (AI); convolutional neural network; visual language model; computer-aided diagnosis; spatially registered multi-parametric MRI; prostate specific membrane antigen in PET/CT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)

Lipids and Small Metabolites in Cancer—2nd Edition

edited by

Zsolt Balogi

and

Laszlo Vigh

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid; small metabolites; cancer; metabolome- and lipidome-related mechanisms; amino acids; fatty acids; numerous components of biochemical pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)

Real-World Clinical Studies in Acute Leukemia

edited by

Anna Candoni

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: acute myeloid leukemia (AML); acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL); refractory/relapsed leukemia; target therapy; FLT3 inhibitors; IDH (1-2) inhibitors; venetoclax; hypomethylating agents; stem cell transplantation (SCT); minimal residual disease (MRD); MRD-driven therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Research of Cancer)

Mastering the Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment with Cancer Vaccines

edited by

Prem Prakash Kushwaha

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: tumor microenvironment; cancer vaccines; immunosuppression; immune modulation; checkpoint inhibitors; dendritic cell vaccines; T cell activation; personalized cancer immunotherapy; vaccine adjuvants; combination immunotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

World Lung Cancer Awareness Month: 2nd Edition

edited by

Calvin Sze Hang Ng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: lung cancer; tumor microenvironment; early detection; therapeutic targets; new therapeutic strategies; surgery; genetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Modern Approaches in Gastrointestinal (GI) Oncology: From Bench to Bedside

edited by

Francesco Fiorica

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: gastrointestinal oncology; radiotherapy and immunotherapy; translational cancer research; radiogenomics and AI; biomarkers and personalized treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Clinical and Surgical Outcomes in the Management of Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcomas (2nd Edition)

edited by

Matthew T. Houdek

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft tissue sarcoma; outcome; limb salvage; radiotherapy; surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Clinical Research in Ocular Oncology

edited by Anthony Daniels,

Arun D. Singh

and

Jens Folke Kiilgaard

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocular oncology; eye cancer; tumors; melanoma; retinoblastoma; hemangioma; hemangioblastoma; lymphoma

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Research of Cancer)

Lung Cancer—Molecular Insights and Targeted Therapies (Third Edition)

edited by

Sonia Molina-Pinelo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)

Biomarkers of Urological Cancers

edited by

Aristotelis Bamias

Michalis Liontos

and Zisis Kratiras

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; urothelial cancer; prostate cancer; renal cancer; checkpoint inhibitors; PD-L1; KIM-1; FGFR3; BRCA; HRD

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)

Gene Fusions in Cancer

edited by Christopher R. McEvoy and

Ing Soo Tiong

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene fusions; targeted therapy; cancer diagnostics; molecular pathology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)

Novel Biomarkers and Dose-Response Modifiers in Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine: Molecular Insights for Personalized Therapy and Precision Medicine

edited by

Wolfgang Sauerwein

and Andrea Wittig

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: targeted therapies; predictive essays; radiosensitizers; radioprotectors; theranostics; BNCT; alpha-immunotherapy; biological response modifiers; biomarkers

Rare Tumors in Children: Trends in Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention (2nd Edition)

edited by

Antonio Ruggiero

and

Stefano Mastrangelo

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5669 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric oncology; pediatric drugs; clinical pharmacology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Oncology)

Advances in Neuro-Oncological Imaging (2nd Edition)

edited by

Julia Furtner

and

Anna Sophie Berghoff

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4388 | Submission Open

Keywords: central nervous system (CNS) tumors; brain tumors; spinal cord tumors; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); positron emission tomography (PET); intraoperative MRI; imaging biomarkers; metabolic imaging; radiomics; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)

Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer

edited by Arnulf Stenzl

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic surgery; machine learning; comparative study; ergonomics; cost; patient reported outcome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)

Current Progress and Research Trends in Ocular Oncology—2nd Edition

edited by Utta Berchner-Pfannschmidt,

Miltiadis Fiorentzis

and Nikolaos E. Bechrakis

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocular oncology; uveal melanoma; conjunctival melanoma; retinoblastoma; primary tumor; recurrence; metastasis; oncogenic pathways; genetic and cellular heterogeneity; cancer immunity; diagnostic strategies; therapeutic options

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Causes, Screening and Diagnosis)

Application of Ultrasound in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

edited by Radu Ion Badea and Adrian Bartoș

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: contrast-enhanced; ultrasound; elastography; intraoperative ultrasound; ultrasound-guided procedures; minimally invasive ultrasound; ultrasound-guided liver resections; ultrasound-guided tumoral ablations; liver tumors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)

Cancer Cell Motility (2nd Edition)

edited by

Gianluca Aguiari

and

Nicoletta Bianchi

submission deadline 2 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; EMT; invasion; metastasis; p53-related signaling; apoptosis; autophagy; cell cycle; anticancer drugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

The Exercise Therapy in Cancers and Hematological Disease Rehabilitation

edited by

Anna Lubkowska

submission deadline 3 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer rehabilitation interventions; multidisciplinary care; oncology exercise; cancer-related fatigue (CRF); cancer care rehabilitation plan; hematological malignancies; hematological disease; rehabilitation; exercise therapy; physical activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life)

The Role of Regulatory Non-Coding RNA in Cancer (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jyoti Srivastava

and

Sanjay Premi

submission deadline 4 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer initiation; cancer progression; metastasis; ncRNAs; miRNAs; lncRNAs; gene regulation; chromatin remodeling; targeted therapeutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)

Cancers in Dermatology—from Diagnosis to Treatment

edited by

Agnieszka Żebrowska

submission deadline 8 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: dermato-oncology ; skin cancer immunotherapy ; cutaneous lymphoma ; molecular diagnostics ; multidisciplinary oncology care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)

Endothelial Cells in Inflammation, Tissue Repair, Ageing and Cancer: 2nd Edition

edited by

Constantinos Mikelis

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: ageing; angiogenesis; cancer; cytokines; endothelial cells; growth factors; inflammation; tissue repair

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Neurosurgery Research on Brain Tumors

edited by

Toshihide Tanaka

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuro-oncology; neurosurgical technique; brain tumors; neuroimages

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life)

Advances in Diagnostics and Treatments for Glioblastoma

edited by Sied Kebir and

Manmeet Singh Ahluwalia

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: glioblastoma; molecular diagnostics; neuro-oncology; imaging biomarkers; immunotherapy; targeted therapy; tumor-treating fields; radiotherapy; chemotherapy; translational research; machine learning; positron emission tomography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Causes, Screening and Diagnosis)

Oncology: State-of-the-Art Research in Austria

edited by

Bahil Ghanim

and

Mir Alireza Hoda

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8281 | Submission Open

Keywords: oncology; cancer; research; tumor; Austria

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

The Bone Marrow Microenvironment in Myelodysplastic Syndromes—Pathogenesis, Immune Evasion, and Therapeutic Opportunities

edited by

Ciro Roberto Rinaldi

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 2178 | Submission Open

Keywords: myelodysplastic syndromes; bone marrow microenvironment; hematopoietic stem cells; mesenchymal stromal cells; immune evasion; CD47; calreticulin; inflammatory cytokines; clonal hematopoiesis; microenvironment-targeted therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Detection of Breast Cancer with Mammography

edited by

Luca Nicosia

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1767 | Submission Open

Keywords: mammography; breast cancer detection; imaging technologies; artificial intelligence; radiomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)

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