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Rare Gynecological Cancers

edited by

Gennaro Cormio

Alice Bergamini

and

Maria Gabriella Ferrandina

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 43710 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare gynecological cancers; trophoblastic disease; uterine sarcomas; small-cell carcinoma of the genital tract; vaginal cancers; vulvar cancers

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

Screening, Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer

edited by

Ioannis Gkiozos

and

Andriani G. Charpidou

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12587 | Submission Open

Keywords: screening lung cancer; diagnosis lung cancer; staging lung cancer; clinical trial; high-risk populations; lung-cancer related mortality; oncological management

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

Recent Advances in Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma

edited by

Anand Sharma

Nikhil Vasdev

and Prantik Das

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3146 | Submission Open

Keywords: renal cell carcinoma; different types of therapies; molecular and cellular targets; genetic basis; epigenetic mechanism; drug resistance; imaging modalities; new drugs; real world studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Advances in the Multidisciplinary Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

edited by

Mohammed Abu Hilal

and

Timothy M. Pawlik

submission deadline 12 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4599 | Submission Open

Keywords: hepatocellular carcinoma; liver function; prognosis; systemic treatment; local treatment; resection; trans-plantation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Role of Cancer Biomarkers for Diagnosis, Prognosis and Targeted Therapy in Gastrointestinal Cancers

edited by

Ali Zaidi

submission deadline 13 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1658 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid biopsy; esophageal cancer; gastric cancer; colorectal cancer; pancreatic cancer; hepatocellular cancer; appendiceal cancer; cancer biomarker; DNA sequencing; transcriptomics; proteomics; immunohistochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)

Neoadjuvant Therapy of Breast Cancer

edited by

Hiroyuki Takei

and Takaaki Fujii

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15356 | Submission Open

Keywords: neoadjuvant systemic therapy; chemotherapy; endocrine therapy; molecular targeted therapy; molecular subtypes; response-guided therapy; clinical trials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors: Molecular Mechanisms, Clinical Practice, and Emerging Therapeutics

edited by Toshihiro Akisue,

Shintaro Iwata

and Toru Akiyama

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8548 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone and soft tissue sarcoma; imaging modality; surgical treatment; systemic treatment; molecular-targeted treatment; biomarkers; prognostic parameters

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

Histopathology of Urological Cancers

edited by Vikas Mehta, Antoun Toubaji and Vijayalakshmi Ananthanarayanan

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5316 | Submission Open

Keywords: renal cell carcinoma; prostate; testis Ggrm cell tumors; urothelial carcinoma; artificial intelligence; ductal adenocarcinoma of prostate; neuroendocrine differentiation of prostate carcinoma; next-generation sequencing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)

Drug Repurposing and Reformulation for Cancer Treatment: 2nd Edition

edited by

Arati Sharma

Dhimant Desai

and

Abhijit Date

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4919 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug repurposing; cancer; drug resistance; metastasis; drug delivery; liposomes; nanoparticles; bioavailability; drug targeting; reformulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Drug Development)

Mathematical Oncology: Using Mathematics to Enable Cancer Discoveries

edited by Russell Rockne,

and

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3397 | Submission Open

Keywords: mathematical oncology; computational biology; mathematical modeling; computational oncology; data-driven modeling; physical oncology

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

Advances in B-cell Lymphoma: From Diagnostics to Cure

edited by

Leo I. Gordon

and Megan E. Melody

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2463 | Submission Open

Keywords: B-cell lymphoma; treatment; molecular profiling; immunotherapies; cellular therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Adjuvant Therapy and Neoadjuvant Therapy for Melanoma

edited by Michele Del Vecchio

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2062 | Submission Open

Keywords: adjuvant therapy; neoadjuvant therapy; melanoma; skin cancer; treatment; survival

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Application of Large-Scale Genome Data in Identifying Clinically Actionable Targets in Cancer

edited by

Arezou A. Ghazani

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1468 | Submission Open

Keywords: genome; cancers; oncology

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

Bridging Gaps: Emerging Trends and Challenges in Cancer Research Across Africa

edited by

Stefano Cacciatore

and Luiz Zerbini

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 599 | Submission Open

Keywords: Africa; omics; translational medicine; genetic diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Informatics and Big Data)

The Parallel Universe of RNA beyond the Codifying Genome: ncRNAs, RNA Editing, RBP, and Epitranscriptome in Cancer

edited by

Laura Casalino

and

Amelia Cimmino

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 588 | Submission Open

Keywords: RNA editing; ncRNA; RNA binding proteins (RBPs); epitranscriptome; RNA methylation

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

Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment in Blood Cancer

edited by

Ilaria Saltarella

Concetta Altamura

and

Paola Poma

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 434 | Submission Open

Keywords: hematological cancers; tumor microenvironment; multiple myeloma; leukemia; lymphoma; myelodysplastic syndromes; therapeutic targets; drug repurposing; precision medicine

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

Multicellular 3D Models of Cancer

edited by

Marilena Loizidou

and

Eirini Velliou

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D in vitro cancer models; multicellular cancer models; cancer microenvironment; tumour– stroma interactions

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

Signaling Pathways Influencing Cancer Cell Proliferation and Dormancy States

edited by Larisa Litovchick

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open

Keywords: signaling pathway; cell proliferation; cell dormancy; drug resistance

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

Immunotherapy and Transplantation in the Era of Transplant Oncology

edited by

Maen Abdelrahim

Ala Abudayyeh

and

Abdullah Esmail

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 31701 | Submission Open

Keywords: transplant oncology; liver transplantation; solid organ transplantation; hepatocellular carcinoma; immunotherapy; immune-checkpoint inhibitors; CTLA-4 inhibitors; PD-1 inhibitors; allograft rejection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Transplant Oncology)

Novel Developments on Skin Cancer Diagnostics and Treatment

edited by

Christoffer Gebhardt

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14591 | Submission Open

Keywords: melanoma; cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; uveal melanoma; basal cell carcinoma; Merkel cell carcinoma; liquid biopsy; molecular diagnostics; immune checkpoint inhibition; immune cell subsets; treatment resistance

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

Preoperative Optimisation in Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery

edited by

Daniel Steffens

and

Cherry Koh

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13409 | Submission Open

Keywords: prehabilitation; medical optimisation; exercise; nutrition; psychological interventions; surgery; cancer; surgical outcome; preoperative; clinical trials

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

Novel Approaches and Advances in Interventional Oncology

edited by

Thomas Vogl

and

Hamzah Adwan

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8913 | Submission Open

Keywords: interventional oncological treatments; combination treatments; hypo- and hyper-thermal ablation; transarterial chemoembolization; transarterial chemoperfusion; transarterial embolization; selective internal radiotherapy; immunotherapy

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

The Advance of Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Beam Therapy in Cancers

edited by

Haibo Lin

, Richard A. Amos and Heng Li

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8241 | Submission Open

Keywords: proton therapy; pencil beam scanning; robustness; adaptive radiotherapy; imaging guidance; radiobiological model; FLASH radiotherapy; spatially fractionated radiotherapy (SFRT); proton arc

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Perioperative Care and Pain Management in Cancer Patients: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice

edited by

Dario Bugada

and

Juan P. Cata

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7773 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer anesthesia; palliative care; chronic cancer pain; oncologic surgery; mini-invasive techniques; nanomedicine; cancer biomarkers; chronic interventional pain; opioids; regional anesthesia; opioid-free anesthesia

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

Application of Artificial Intelligence in Radiation Oncology

edited by Xiaofeng Yang, Lei Qiu and Tonghe Wang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1668 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; radiation oncology; medical physics; cancer biology; medical imaging; segmentation; treatment planning; adaptive radiation therapy; predictive modeling; patient safety; clinical workflows; personalized treatment; biomarkers

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

Alterations in Ribosome Structure, Integrity and Function in Cancer and in Response to Cancer Treatments

edited by Amadeo Mark Parissenti and Kenneth Pritzker

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 539 | Submission Open

Keywords: ribosome; protein translation; ribosome evolution; ribosome modification; oncoribosome; ribosomal anti-cancer targets; stress; ribosome turnover; ribosomal RNA (rRNA); rRNA degradation pathways; tumour cell death; clinical trials; chemotherapy; predictive and prognostic biomarkers; personalized medicine

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

Pulmonary Nodule and Lung Cancer: Diagnosis and Clinical Treatment

edited by

Morena Fasano

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: pulmonary nodules; localized lung cancer; advanced imaging techniques; minimally invasive surgery; systemic therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Primary and Recurrent Gynecological Cancer: Epidemiology, Management and New Therapies

edited by Nithya Ratnavelu and Ioannis Biliatis

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: ovarian cancer; endometrial cancer; cervical cancer; vulva cancer; vaginal cancer; gynecological cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention)

Advances in Molecular and Genetic Biomarkers in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

edited by

Joanna Katarzyna Strzelczyk

and Michal Masternak

submission deadline 24 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 419 | Submission Open

Keywords: head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC); molecular biomarkers; genetic biomarkers; multi-omics approaches; HNSCC carcinogenesis; prognostic biomarkers; translational medicine; molecular pathology

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

Looking for New Biochemical Mechanisms in Cancer: The New Dawn in the Omics Sciences

edited by

Alessia Maria Cossu

, Marco Bocchetti and

Michela Falco

submission deadline 26 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1985 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-omics; machine learning; sequencing; signal transduction; molecular mechanisms; circulating biomarker; cancer

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

Pre-Clinical Studies of Personalized Medicine for Cancer Research

edited by

Nuno Vale

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 54211 | Submission Open

Keywords: patient-derived models; genomic profiling; drug screening; biomarker validation; combination therapies; mechanistic studies; tumor heterogeneity; data analysis and interpretation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)

Views and Perspectives of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

edited by

Thomas Meyer

and

Alexandra Geusau

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 31221 | Submission Open

Keywords: actinic keratosis; Morbus Bowen; UV exposure; immunosuppression; advanced cSCC; metastatic cSCC; cancer progression; cancer biomarker; immunotherapy; cancer prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)

Novel Biomarkers in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

edited by

Alfredo Tartarone

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 28209 | Submission Open

Keywords: NSCLC; biomarkers; next-generation sequencing (NGS); liquid biopsy; immunotherapy; targeted therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)

Radiation Therapy in Lymphoma

edited by Hans Theodor Eich and

Gabriele Reinartz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 21773 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiation therapy; lymphoma; radiotherapy; radiation doses; non-Hodgkin lymphoma; Hodgkin lymphoma; radiation treatment; immunotherapeutic; chemotherapeutic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Cancer Smart Nanomedicine (2nd Edition)

edited by

Marina Pinheiro

and

Ammad Ahmad Farooqi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 17669 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; cancer nanomedicine; nanoparticles; targeted therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)

“Cancer Metastasis” in 2023–2024

edited by

Lance Liotta

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17442 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunotherapy; tumor suppression; cancer metastasis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Metastasis)

The Warburg Effect in Cancers

edited by

Ying Liu

and

Hui Feng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17285 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerobic glycolysis; redox balance; tumor microenvironment; tumor initiation; tumor metastasis; cancer diagnosis; patient prognosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of Liver Cancer

edited by Ewa Janczewska

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14607 | Submission Open

Keywords: new screening techniques; enhanced imaging; biomarker tests; radiofrequency ablation; transarterial chemoembolization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Recent Advances in Hepatobiliary Cancers: From Diagnosis to Treatment (2nd Edition)

edited by

Ilyas Sahin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13454 | Submission Open

Keywords: hepatobiliary cancers; hepatocellular carcinoma; cholangiocarcinoma; gallbladder cancer; immunotherapy; targeted therapy; precision medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Aging and Cancers

edited by

Fabio Marongiu

and Saloni Sinha

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13222 | Submission Open

Keywords: aging; cancer development; cell competition; tissue maintenance and decline; cell senescence; immune surveillance; clonal evolution; tissue pattern

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Socio-Demographic Factors and Cancer Research

edited by

Mitchell S. Fourman

and Amanda N. Goldin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12874 | Submission Open

Keywords: socioeconomic disparity; cancer delivery; cancer survival; metastatic cancer; culture-specific cancer outcomes; AI; machine learning

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

Lung Cancer—Molecular Insights and Targeted Therapies (Volume II)

edited by

Sonia Molina-Pinelo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12688 | 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)

New Challenges for Gastric Cancer—Gut Microbiota, Post-eradication and Chemotherapy

edited by Kazunari Murakami and

Kazuhiro Mizukami

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11612 | Submission Open

Keywords: gastric cancer; microbiota; Helicobacter pylori; after Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy; chemotherapy; immune checkpoint inhibitor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors, Targeted Therapies and Adjuvant Treatment of Lung Cancer

edited by Ilaria Attili

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10812 | Submission Open

Keywords: lung cancer; immunotherapy; immune checkpoint inhibitors; targeted therapy; tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI); resectable; next-generation sequencing; molecular oncology; adjuvant treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

CAR T Therapy of Solid Cancers: Problems and Progress

edited by John F. Marshall and Lauren Cutmore

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10770 | Submission Open

Keywords: CAR T therapy; tumor microenvironment; solid tumor; treatment; immuno-competent models

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

Experimental and Clinical Advances in Counteracting Progression of Solid Cancers Volume II

edited by

Paola Ferrari

and

Andrea Nicolini

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10442 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid cancers; cancer progression; tumor cross-talk; cancer genetics; cancer molecular biology; cancer immunology; cancer immunotherapy

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

Blood Stem Cell and Hematological Malignancies

edited by DIrk Loeffler

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9038 | Submission Open

Keywords: hematopoietic stem cells; hematological malignancies; clonal hematopoiesis; clonal evolution; preleukemia and leukemia; self-renewal and differentiation; asymmetric cell division; cell polarity; therapy resistance; transformation

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

Current Status of Neuroendocrine Tumors with a Special Focus on Diagnosis and Novel Treatments—2nd Edition

edited by

Dan Granberg

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8772 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroendocrine tumors; somatostatin analogues; PRRT; chemotherapy; 68Gallium-DOTATOC; PET; CT; targeted therapies; mTOR; inhibitors; angiogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Treatment of Pediatric Solid Tumors

edited by

Alberto Pappo

and

Godfrey Chan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8204 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric solid tumor; brain tumors; therapeutic strategies; immunotherapy; targeted therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Oncology)

Current Status, Challenges and Future of Precision Medicine for Colorectal Cancer

edited by Brian Davidson, Jamie Murphy and

Khurum Khan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7752 | Submission Open

Keywords: colorectal cancer ; precision medicine; personalised medicine; synchronous resection ; downstaging ; liver transplant ; molecular profiling ; biomarkers ; radiomics ; targeted therapy ; immunotherapy ; liquid biopsy ; next-generation sequencing ; machine learning ; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

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