Novel Advances in Cancer Immunology: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Immune cells are important components of the tumor microenvironment, where they play a prominent role in favoring or contrasting cancer progression through direct and indirect activities. Cancer immunology is a growing field in charge of investigating the complex mechanisms and interactions between immune and cancer cells, with the aim of identifying therapeutic targets for immunotherapy-based approaches, as well as their possible combination with other anticancer treatment modalities. A previous Topical Collection, entitled “Cancer Immunology: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Opportunities”, was very successful, and comprises 29 papers and reviews concerning various aspects of cancer immunology. However, cancer immunology is a vast and dynamic field, making it difficult to cover in one Topical Collection. Therefore, we aim to work towards creating an additional Topical Collection on this topic.

This Topical Collection of Cells aims to present research articles and reviews expanding the scope of tumor immunology and its applications. Articles should focus on cellular and molecular mechanisms, whether immunological, tumor-cell-related or tumor-microenvironment-derived, involved in cancer elimination or progression. This Topical Collection also aims to provide data from clinical and translational research on how such mechanisms may be translated to immunotherapy and combined therapeutic approaches. All scientists working in these fields are cordially invited to submit their manuscripts.

All papers will be published on an ongoing basis with full open access. We look forward to receiving your interesting contributions.

Prof. Dr. Yona Keisari
Dr. Fabrizio Mattei
Dr. Anahid Jewett
Prof. Dr. Luyuan Li
Collection Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Cells is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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