Submit to Cancers Review for Cancers Propose a Special Issue

Journal Menu

Journal Browser

Special Issues

Cancers publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

Section

Search by Title/Keyword

Order results

Display

Results per page

Medical Imaging and Artificial Intelligence in Cancer

edited by Debiao Li and

Stephen J. Pandol

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18586 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; medical imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; computed tomography; artificial intelligence; image analysis; cancer detection; cancer prediction; cancer characterization

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

Advances in Clinical Trials: Outcome, Innovations, Challenges, and Ethical Practice in Cancer Research 2024–2025

edited by

Naoto T. Ueno

and David R. Gandara

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 18036 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase I; phase II; phase III; phase IV; clinical trials; features; design; implementation; outcomes

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

Molecular Biology, Diagnosis and Management of Cervical Cancer

edited by

Georgios Androutsopoulos

Georgios Michail

, Thomas Vrekoussis and

George Valasoulis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15687 | Submission Open

Keywords: cervical cancer; molecular biology; lymph node dissection; sentinel lymph node mapping; sentinel lymph node dissection; surgery; systemic therapy; radiotherapy; fertility preservation; molecular targeted therapies

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

Advances in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) Research

edited by

H. Denis Alexander

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14146 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; CLL; aetiology; oncogenic transformation; survival; cure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Updates in Neuroendocrine Neoplasms

edited by Jonathan Strosberg

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13222 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroendocrine tumors; neuroendocrine neoplasms; neuroendocrine carcinomas; therapy; germline mutations; somatic mutations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Surgery for Colorectal Cancer

edited by

Antonio V. Sterpetti

and

Raimondo Gabriele

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11235 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical and oncologic outcomes after new forms of therapy for colon– rectal cancer; colon cancer; rectal cancer; colorectal cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Long-Term Cancer Survivors: Rehabilitation and Quality of Life

edited by

Juan Rodríguez-Mansilla

Blanca Gonzalez-Sanchez

and

María Jiménez-Palomares

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11121 | Submission Open

Keywords: long term; cancer survivors; quality of life; rehabilitation; physical activity; cognition; non-pharmacological therapies

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

Robotic Surgery in Colorectal Cancer

edited by James Chi Yong Ngu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11021 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic surgery; colorectal cancer; minimally invasive surgery; therapeutic endoscopy; laparoscopy

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

State-of-the-Art Treatment on Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy for Urological Cancer

edited by

Kouji Izumi

and Hiroshi Yaegashi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10962 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemotherapy; immunotherapy; antibody– drug conjugate; radioligand therapy; urological cancer; prostate cancer; kidney cancer; urothelial cancer; urachal cancer; penile cancer; adrenal cancer; sarcoma; clinical trial; basic research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

The Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Gastroenterology

edited by

Marcello F. Maida

Ciro Celsa

and Louis H. S. Lau

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10536 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Feature Papers in Section "Tumor Microenvironment"

edited by

Sanjay Gupta

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10365 | Submission Open

Keywords: tumor microenvironment; cancer progression; interactions; therapeutic targeting; immune response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Lymph Node Dissection for Gynecologic Cancers

edited by

Fabio Landoni

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10350 | Submission Open

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

Advancements in Preclinical Models for Solid Cancers

edited by

Ewa Krawczyk

and Paula Dobosz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9805 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid cancers; preclinical cancer models; in vitro cancer models; in vivo cancer models; translational cancer research; strengths and limitations of preclinical cancer models

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

Physiotherapy in Advanced Cancer and Palliative Care

edited by Nele Adriaenssens

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9686 | 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 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9681 | 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)

Medical Complications and Supportive Care in Patients with Cancer (2nd Edition)

edited by

Javier Marco-Hernández

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9063 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; oncological emergencies; immune-related adverse events; immunotherapy; supportive care; palliative care; infectious diseases; thromboembolic disease; treatment; toxicities; CAR-T cell therapy

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

The Advance of Biomarker-Driven Targeted Therapies in Cancer

edited by

Tianshun Zhang

, Qiushi Wang and Ann Bode

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8887 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; targeted therapies; precision medicine; cancer treatment; molecular profiling; personalized medicine; genomic alterations; therapeutic interventions; tumor microenvironment; immune therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Technological Development for Advances in Cancer Research and Precision Oncology

edited by

Nelson Yee

Ilias Georgakopoulos-Soares

and Fenglong Ma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8696 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioengineering; bioinformatics; biosensor; extracellular vesicles; genome editing; machine learning; molecular profiling; nanoparticles; organoids; robotics

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

Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers, Diagnostic, and Therapeutic Technologies 2nd Edition

edited by

Andrew Stephens

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8680 | Submission Open

Keywords: diagnostic; prognostic; theranostic; therapy; metastasis; biomarker; regression; chemoresistance; invasion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)

Overcoming Chemoresistance in Cancer: Identifying Biomarkers and Novel Targets

edited by

Annapina Russo

Giulia Russo

and

Annalisa Pecoraro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8432 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer treatment; chemoresistance; tumor microenvironment; cancer signaling pathways; targeted therapy; personalized anti-cancer therapies; biomarker; anti-cancer drug response prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)

Unravelling Cancer Mechanism and Developing Novel Therapeutics: An Urgent Need to Treat Cancer (2nd Edition)

edited by

Santosh Kumar Singh

and

Rajesh Singh

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8135 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; anticancer therapy; combination therapy; natural compound; nanotherapy; exosome therapy; targeted therapy; immunotherapy; chemokines; cytokines; antibodies; drug resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells and Tumor Microenvironment

edited by

Carrie House

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7430 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer stem cells; stem-like cells; tumor initiation; chemotherapy resistance; tumor relapse; tumor microenvironment; tumor immunology; stromal cells; cancer-associated fibroblasts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Immunotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers

edited by Marco Russano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7372 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-small cell lung cancer; immune checkpoint inhibitors; PD-1/PD-L1 blockade; immunotherapy; biomarkers

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

Advancements in Head and Neck Cancer Surgery

edited by

Carlos M. Chiesa-Estomba

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7325 | Submission Open

Keywords: minimal invasive; transoral; robotic; reconstructive; 3D printing; targeting therapies; imaging

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

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

edited by

Wei Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7241 | 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)

Radiomics in Cancer

edited by Isabelle M. Germano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6914 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiomic; medical imaging; personalized treatment; diagnosis; staging; management; targeted treatment; patient outcome; clinical practice; cancer therapies; patient care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Celebrating the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Advancements in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Cancer Therapeutics

edited by

Athanasios G. Papavassiliou

and

Le Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6572 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI in cancer therapeutics; machine learning for drug discovery; protein structure prediction; personalized cancer treatment; clinical AI applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Advances in Surgical Treatment of Urinary Tumors

edited by Pierre I. Karakiewicz and

Simone Morra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6559 | Submission Open

Keywords: bladder cancer; prostate cancer; kidney cancer; quality of life; urologic oncology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

The Development and Application of Imaging Biomarkers in Cancer

edited by

Abhishek Mahajan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6517 | Submission Open

Keywords: imaging biomarkers; oncology; cancer imaging; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Advances in Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer

edited by

Vassilis Kouloulias

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6430 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive radiotherapy ; hyper- and hypo-fractionated radiotherapy ; artificial intelligence in radiotherapy for head and neck cancer ; quality assurance and set-up errors associated with IMRT; VMAT; IGRT; and SGRT techniques ; protons and heavy ions for radiotherapy ; re-irradiation ; nanoparticles plus radiotherapy ; hyperthermia plus radiotherapy ; radiotherapy plus immunotherapy ; the de-escalation of radiation therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Recent Advances in Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

edited by Paul L. Crispen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6270 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-muscle invasive bladder cancer; adjuvant therapy; surveillance; BCG refractory; intravesical therapy

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

Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Radiomics in Cancer

edited by

Seong K. Mun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5882 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiomics; learning tools; data normalization; segmentation; artificial intelligence; quantitative imaging; multi-dimensional feature analysis; statistical models; precision medicine

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

Enhancing Cancer Treatments through Fluorescence-Guided Surgery

edited by Ibrahim Khot and Yazan Sulaiman Khaled

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5776 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescence-guided resection; fluorescent imaging; cancer surgery; tumour targeting; intraoperative staging; oncological fluorescence; precision medicine

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

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

edited by

Ibrahim Halil Sahin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5625 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Advances in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Diagnosis and Treatment 2nd Edition

edited by

Andrzej Deptała

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5590 | Submission Open

Keywords: pancreatic cancer; pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; genetic changes; genomics; surgical resection; radiotherapy; radiochemotherapy; chemotherapy; targeted therapy; immunotherapy; resectable tumor; borderline resectable tumor; metastatic disease; nutritional treatment; quality of life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Precision Oncology for Rare Skin Cancers

edited by Gino K. In and Aparna Nallagangula

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5562 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare skin cancers; melanoma; cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; basal cell carcinoma; Merkel cell carcinoma; sebaceous carcinoma; adnexal/sweat gland carcinoma; dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans; extramammary Paget’ s disease; cutaneous sarcomas

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

Surgical Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

edited by

Wei-Chen Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5547 | Submission Open

Keywords: surgical techniques; surgical indications; surgical outcomes; clinical trials; liver transplantation; adjuvant therapy; basic research

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

Innovative Biomarkers and Imaging Techniques for the Early Detection and Risk Stratification of Urological Tumours

edited by

Magdalena Görtz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5369 | Submission Open

Keywords: urological tumours; novel biomarkers; advanced imaging techniques; early detection; risk stratification; molecular diagnostics; multimodal data integration; personalized treatment

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

Natural Compounds in Cancers: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ivan Cruz-Chamorro

and

Guillermo Santos-Sánchez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5217 | Submission Open

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

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

Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma 2024–2025

edited by

José I. López

and

Claudia Manini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5169 | Submission Open

Keywords: clear cell renal cell carcinoma; pathology; diagnosis; hypoxia; intratumor heterogeneity; immune checkpoint blockage antiangiogenic therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)

Hereditary and Familial Colorectal Cancer

edited by Bryson W. Katona and Peter P. Stanich

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5085 | 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)

Advances in the Use of PET/CT and MRI in Prostate Cancer

edited by Carmelo Caldarella

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4773 | Submission Open

Keywords: PET/CT; MRI; prostate cancer; radiomic; receptor-targeted radiopharmaceuticals

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

Advances in Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Pathology: Molecular Insights and Therapeutic Implications

edited by

Hisham Bahmad

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4574 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast cancer; gynecologic malignancies; diagnostic pathology; molecular biomarkers; histopathology; cytopathology; prognostic markers; targeted therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)

Radiosurgery for Brain Tumors

edited by Anna Petoukhova

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4556 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiosurgery with photons and protons; stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS); brain tumors; gliomas; meningioma; pituitary adenoma; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); magnetic resonance linac (MRL)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Feature Papers in Section “Cancer Informatics and Big Data”

edited by

Jason Roszik

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4432 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; next-generation sequencing; precision medicine and clinical decision-making; single-cell data analytics

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

Molecular Mechanisms in Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas

edited by

Alexander L. Lazarides

and Zachary D.C. Burke

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4407 | Submission Open

Keywords: sarcoma; bone sarcoma; soft tissue sarcoma; osteosarcoma; molecular level; translation

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

AI-Based Applications in Cancers

edited by

Xia Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4386 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; machine learning; deep learning; Bayesian networks; causal learning; LLM; cancer

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

New Perspectives in the Management of Central Nervous System (CNS) Tumors

edited by

Alessia Pellerino

, Francesco Bruno and

Teresa Somma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4271 | Submission Open

Keywords: gliomas; brain metastases; leptomeningeal metastases; liquid biopsy; neuroradiological tools; brain surgery; targeted therapy; immunotherapy; clinical trials; molecular factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Feature Papers in Section “Methods and Technologies Development” in 2025

edited by

Damiano Caruso

and

Marta Zerunian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4176 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative diagnostic technology; artificial intelligence; cancer diagnosis; personalized treatment; diagnostic and therapeutic strategies

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

Novel Diagnosis and Treatment Approaches in Pancreatic Cancer

edited by

Atsushi Masamune

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4077 | 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)

Displaying special issue 151-200 on page 4 of 23.

Go to page 2 3 4 5 6

Journal Menu

Journal Browser

Special Issues

Further Information

Guidelines

MDPI Initiatives

Follow MDPI