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Novel Insights into Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment

edited by Danielle Tometich

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9902 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognitive impairment; cognitive dysfunction; cancer survivorship; quality of life; neuropsychological assessment; cognitive rehabilitation

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

p53 Family in Cancer: How Close Are We to the Clinic? (2nd Edition)

edited by

Lucília Saraiva

and

Marco M. Candeias

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1598 | Submission Open

Keywords: p53; p63; p73; proteins; protein-coding and non-coding genes; genetics; drug discovery; cancer; targeted anticancer therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Advances in Pleural and Peritoneal Mesothelioma

edited by

Rossella Bruno

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1350 | Submission Open

Keywords: pleural mesothelioma; peritoneal mesothelioma; differential diagnosis; biomarkers; next-generation sequencing; gene expression

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

Advances in the Ubiquitin–Proteasome System (UPS) in Cancer Biology

edited by

Tarek A. Abbas

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 482 | Submission Open

Keywords: ubiquitin– proteasome system (UPS); cancer biology; E3 ubiquitin ligases; deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs); protein degradation; proteasome inhibitors; ubiquitination signaling; genome stability and DNA repair; PROTACs and molecular glues; targeted cancer therapeutics

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

Novel Strategies in the Prevention/Treatment of Colorectal Cancer: 2nd Edition

edited by

William H. Gmeiner

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 449 | Submission Open

Keywords: colorectal cancer; chemotherapy; chemoprevention; targeted therapy; kinase inhibitor; immunotherapy

The Next Cutting-Edge Technologies in Abdominal Solid Tumor Treatment

edited by Jerome Canady, Saravana R.K. Murthy, Aviram Nissan and

Michael Keidar

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-visceral surgical resection for complex advanced gastrointestinal tumors; cytoreductive surgery; colon and gynecological cancers; pancreatic cancer; cold atmospheric plasma (CAP); robotic AI CAP surgical delivery systems; targeted immunotherapies; irreversible electroporation; HIPEC (hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy); PIPAC (pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy)

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

Advances in Squamous Cell Carcinoma: From Pathogenesis to Treatment

edited by Carolin Götz

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open

Keywords: squamous cell carcinoma (SCC); oncological surgery; carcinogenesis; tumor microenvironment; HPV; immunotherapy; molecular targets; precision oncology; biomarkers; head and neck cancer; translational oncology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)

Angiogenesis and Anti-Angiogenic Therapies in Cancer

edited by

Girolamo Ranieri

and Giovanni Mastrandrea

submission deadline 24 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open

Keywords: angiogenesis; anti-angiogenic therapies; cancer; tumor vasculature; therapeutic strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Advances in Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma (2nd Edition)

edited by

Catrin Sian Rutland

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 11438 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone sarcoma; soft tissue sarcoma; prognosis; diagnosis; detection; molecular biomarkers; histopathology; treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Digital Pathology in Precision Oncology: Emerging Tools for Diagnosis and Treatment Guidance

edited by Daniela Hartmann and

Maximilian Deussing

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2034 | Submission Open

Keywords: dermatology ; digital pathology ; ex vivo confocal microscopy ; artificial intelligence ; machine learning ; virtual biopsy ; teledermatology ; histopathological images; image analysis algorithms

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

Advances in the Diagnosis, Stratification, and Targeted Treatment of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

edited by

Bojana Beleslin Čokić

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: myeloproliferative neoplasms; molecular diagnostics; targeted therapy; mutational profiling; biomarkers; disease progression; therapy resistance; translational research; personalized medicine

Immune Deficiency-Associated Lymphoma

edited by

Régis Thierry Costello

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: lymphoma; immune; HIV infection

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

Epigenetic and Metabolic Alterations in the Tumor Microenvironment: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ciro Isidoro

and

Danny N. Dhanasekaran

submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5875 | Submission Open

Keywords: tumor microenvironment; hypoxia; inflammation; cytokines; epigenetics; metabolic cross-talk; cancer stroma cells; epigenetic alterations; cancer cell dormancy; cancer cell proliferation; cancer cell migration; cancer cell stemness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

New Strategies for Molecular Targeted Therapy in Multiple Myeloma

edited by Daniele Caracciolo

submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2590 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiple myeloma; molecular target; drug target; signaling pathway; immunotherapeutic strategy; drug resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Clinical Epidemiology and Risk Prediction for Gastrointestinal Cancers

edited by

Holli Loomans-Kropp

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 49121 | Submission Open

Keywords: gastrointestinal cancers; genetic risk; polygenic risk scores; exposome; lifestyle risk factors; biomarkers; chemoprevention

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

New Perspectives in the Management of Breast Cancer

edited by

Sonia Santander Ballestín

and

María José Luesma

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 43110 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast cancer; treatment; nutrition; physical exercise; psychosocial impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Hematologic Malignancies and Related Disorders: Challenges from Diagnosis to Treatment

edited by

Ioanna Sakellari

and

Eleni Gavriilaki

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 36035 | Submission Open

Keywords: hematopoietic cell transplantation; cell therapy; acute myeloid leukemia; graft-versus-host disease; hematologic malignancies; thrombosis; complement; lymphoma; myeloma; COVID-19

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

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

edited by Kazunari Murakami and

Kazuhiro Mizukami

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 32031 | 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)

Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of Liver Cancer

edited by Ewa Janczewska

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 28321 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Advances in Bacteria and Cancer

edited by

Alain P. Gobert

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 25031 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogenic bacteria; microbiota; tumor-associated bacteria; probiotics; oncogenesis; metastasis; chemotherapy; cancerous cells; tumor microenvironment; cell signaling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Advances in Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-Driven Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Diagnostic Technologies and Therapeutic Strategies

edited by

Fang Wei

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 23535 | Submission Open

Keywords: EGFR-targeted therapy; non-small-cell lung cancer diagnosis; diagnostic technologies and devices; biological discoveries in NSCLC; AI-assisted diagnosis in oncology; clinical practice in NSCLC detection; therapeutic– diagnostic integration; early-stage lung cancer monitoring; advanced NSCLC diagnostic approaches; precision medicine in lung cancer

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

Gynecologic Oncology: Clinical and Translational Research

edited by

Gennaro Daniele

, Pasquale Lombardi and Gaia Giannone

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 22466 | Submission Open

Keywords: gynecological cancer; ovarian cancer; translational research; effectiveness; toxicity; immunotherapy; PARP inhibitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Related Cancer

edited by

Beata Biesaga

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 21987 | Submission Open

Keywords: HPV; carcinogenesis; methods of virus identification diagnostics; prognostification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Agents and Cancer)

Advances in B-Cell Lymphoma: From Diagnostics to Cure

edited by

Leo I. Gordon

and Megan E. Melody

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 21462 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

News and How Much to Improve in Management of Soft Tissue Sarcomas

edited by Vicente Artigas-Raventós and

José Manuel Asencio

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 20629 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft tissue sarcomas; prevalent types; multidisciplinary board; reference centers; news diagnosis methods and treatments; implication of IA and 3D in sarcomas; implication of minimally aggressive surgical techniques

(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 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 20116 | 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)

Study on Epidemiology of Childhood Cancer

edited by

Francesco Giusti

and

Carmen Martos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 19858 | Submission Open

Keywords: childhood cancer; epidemiology; childhood cancer registries; incidence; prevalence; mortality; survival; time trends; special analysis; environmental factors; perinatal factors; inequalities

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

New Insights into Thyroid Cancer Surgery

edited by

Maurizio Iacobone

and Francesca Torresan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19261 | Submission Open

Keywords: total thyroidectomy; differentiated thyroid cancer; lymph node dissection; parathyroid autofluorescence; medullary thyroid carcinoma; recurrent laryngeal nerve neuromonitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Physiotherapy in Advanced Cancer and Palliative Care

edited by Nele Adriaenssens

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 18381 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced cancer; palliative care; palliative needs; physiotherapy; physical therapy modalities; quality of life; physical autonomy

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

Advances in Spine Oncology: Research and Clinical Studies

edited by Oluwaseun O. Akinduro

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17709 | Submission Open

Keywords: metastatic spine cancer; targeted therapy; stereotactic body radiotherapy; proton radiotherapy; chordoma; chondrosarcoma; spondylectomy

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

Updates on Urologic Oncology: From Diagnosis to Localized and Systemic Therapy Options (2nd Edition)

edited by

Giuseppe Palermo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17552 | Submission Open

Keywords: bladder cancer; prostate cancer; renal cancer; urologic cancer treatment; urologic cancer diagnosis; urologic cancer innovation; urologic neoplasm therapy; immunotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

The Progress of Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

edited by

Reinhold Függer

and

Matthias Biebl

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17512 | Submission Open

Keywords: pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC); pancreatectomy timing in multimodal regimen; minimally invasive pancreatectomy for PDAC; pancreatectomy and resectability; extended pancreatectomy; vascular resection and reconstruction; outcome research— pancreatectomy for cancer in unselected patient cohorts; interaction of postoperative complications and preoperative or adjuvant therapy; postoperative pancreatic fistula

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

Perspectives on the Efficacy and Biomarkers of Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy for Patients with Colorectal Cancer

edited by

Ibrahim Halil Sahin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16824 | Submission Open

Keywords: colorectal cancer; precision medicine; targeted therapeutics; immunotherapy; KRAS; BRAF; HER2; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Application of Artificial Intelligence-Based Approaches in Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis

edited by

Wei Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16318 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer genomics; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; tumor microenvironment; graph-based convolutional neural network; computational cancer biology

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

The Role of Neutrophils in Tumor Progression and Metastasis

edited by

Rakesh K. Singh

and Leah M. Cook

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16019 | Submission Open

Keywords: neutrophils; innate immunity; tumor; microenvironment; metastasis; targeted therapeutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Metastasis)

The Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Gastroenterology

edited by

Marcello F. Maida

Ciro Celsa

and Louis H. S. Lau

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 15802 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; gastroenterology; endoscopy; inflammatory bowel diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery

edited by Florian Primavesi and

Daniel Neureiter

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15389 | Submission Open

Keywords: gastrointestinal cancer surgery; precision surgery; personalized medicine; robotics; pathology; colorectal cancer; stomach cancer; pancreatic cancer; hepatocellular cancer; biliary tract cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Feature Review for Cancer Therapy: 2nd Edition

edited by

Robert Kleszcz

and

Jarosław Paluszczak

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14599 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer therapy; chemotherapy; targeted therapy; cancer co-treatment; biomarkers; natural compounds; drug-repurposing; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Novel Diagnosis and Treatment Approaches in Pancreatic Cancer

edited by

Atsushi Masamune

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13969 | Submission Open

Keywords: pancreatic cancer; pancreatic fibrosis; biomarker; risk factor; genetic testing; artificial intelligence; endoscopic ultrasound; stroma; cancer-associated fibroblasts; familial pancreatic cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Clinical Research on Thoracic Cancer

edited by

Yuichi Saito

and

Hiroyuki Adachi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12550 | Submission Open

Keywords: thoracic cancer; lung cancer; thymic cancer; malignant mesothelioma; radiotherapy; surgery; chemotherapy; immunotherapy; driver mutation

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

Clinical Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis of Uveal Melanoma

edited by Josep Maria Caminal Mitjana

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12473 | Submission Open

Keywords: uveal melanoma; choroidal melanoma; gene expression profiling; immunotherapy; metastasis; radiotherapy; liquid biopsy; circulating tumor cells; brachytherapy; next-generation sequencing; proton therapy

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

Exploring Skin Cancer: Insights into New Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Strategies

edited by

Emi Dika

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11992 | Submission Open

Keywords: melanoma; non-melanoma skin cancer; NMSC; Merkel cell carcinoma; tumor microenvironment; prognosis; treatment

Hereditary and Familial Colorectal Cancer

edited by Bryson W. Katona and Peter P. Stanich

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11438 | Submission Open

Keywords: hereditary colorectal cancer; familial colorectal cancer; genetic predisposition; polyposis; Lynch syndrome; familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP); MUTYH-associated polyposis (MAP); genetic testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)

Epigenetic Regulation in Hematologic Malignancies

edited by Travis S. Johnson

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10857 | Submission Open

Keywords: epigenetic regulation; hematologic malignancies; DNA methylation; non-coding RNA; therapeutic targeting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Advances in Abdominal Surgical Oncology and Intraperitoneal Therapies

edited by

Juan Jose Segura-Sampedro

and

Constantino Fondevila

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10788 | Submission Open

Keywords: abdominal oncologic surgery; minimally invasive techniques; laparoscopy; robotics; fluorescence; artificial intelligence; augmented vision; peritoneal carcinomatosis; intraperitoneal chemotherapy; liquid biopsy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Advances in Cancer Data and Statistics: 2nd Edition

edited by

Vesna Zadnik

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10458 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer registries; cancer incidence; cancer survival; population-based studies; cancer risk factors

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

New Strategies for the Treatment of Melanoma and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

edited by

Yoshihide Asano

and

Taku Fujimura

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9776 | Submission Open

Keywords: melanoma; non-melanoma skin cancer; immunotherapy; anti-PD-1 antibody; BRAF/MEK inhibitors; racial differences; prognosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Natural Compounds in Cancers: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ivan Cruz-Chamorro

and

Guillermo Santos-Sánchez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9514 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrition; bioactive molecules; inflammation; natural extracts; nutraceuticals; immunotherapy; chemotherapy

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

Stereotactic Body Radiation and Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy Therapy for Cancers—2nd Edition

edited by

Sam Beddar

and Michael D. Chuong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9245 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiation therapy (oncology); stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR); ultra-hypofractionated and hypofractionated studies; ablative/dose-escalated studies; SBRT; SABR; and cyberknife technology; MRI guidance; tumor motion techniques and management; frame and frameless immobilization devices; SBRT/SABR dose constraints and toxicities; artificial intelligence/machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Pancreatic Cancer: Clinical Standards, Unmet Needs and Future Directions

edited by

Dimitrios H. Roukos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8907 | Submission Open

Keywords: standard clinical management; surgery; neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant treatment; cancer immunotherapy; targeted therapy; detection and elimination of MRD

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

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