Genomics and Proteomics-Based Molecular Diagnostics and Targeted Therapies in Cancer
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 January 2026 | Viewed by 34
Special Issue Editor
2. Precision Medicine Program, College of Graduate Studies, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA
Interests: molecular pathology; molecular diagnostics; precision medicine oncology; cancer immunotherapy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the fight against cancer, early detection has been one of the most effective weapons to reduce cancer deaths, allowing for the removal and treatment of localized malignant neoplasms before they metastasize and become uncurable. The field of cancer molecular diagnostics has advanced significantly in recent years. Molecular diagnostics can uncover alterations at the genetic, epigenetic, genomic and proteomic levels that result from the dysregulation of normal signalling pathways in cancer cells. Up-to-date genomics and proteomics techniques are capable of capturing “molecular signatures” based on expression patterns in cancer cells, which can be utilized as molecular biomarkers for cancer screening and monitoring of disease progression and recurrence. Moreover, these molecular biomarkers can be used for therapeutic purposes by targeting them with small molecule drugs or monoclonal antibodies that disrupt cancer growth and progression.
In this Special Issue, we aim to highlight recent discoveries in the fields of genomics-based and proteomics-based molecular diagnostics and the development of innovative targeted therapies for cancer.
Dr. Hilal Arnouk
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- molecular diagnostics
- targeted therapies
- biomarkers
- precision medicine oncology
- chemotherapy
- small-molecule drugs
- monoclonal antibodies
- cancer immunotherapy
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