Exosomes in the Processes of Tumorigenesis, Cancer Progression, Metastasis, and Treatment
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Oncology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2026 | Viewed by 1002
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cancer translational research; exosomes; NF-κΒ; biomarkers; NSCLC; SCLC; CRC; breast cancer; pancreatic cancer; monoclonal antibodies; cancer treatment; mAbs; immune checkpoint inhibitors
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Dear Colleagues,
Over recent decades, exosomes and extracellular vesicles and their role in cancer development, progression, and treatment have attracted interest from the scientific community. The increasing amount of research on these vesicles in the context of cancer reflects the important role that these vesicles, which are naturally produced by any type of cell, play in cancer multistep process and especially in metastasis. Due to their cargo, which includes DNA, RNA, proteins, and lipids, they can influence recipient cells. In addition, in the face of the unmet need for clinically useful biomarkers in cancer patients, exosomes and extracellular vesicles appear to represent promising biomarkers with diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive potential. Furthermore, a growing number of publications have investigated their value in cancer treatment and resistance, and, more recently, they have been studied for their use as delivery carriers for treatment.
This Special Issue, entitled “Exosomes in the Processes of Tumorigenesis, Cancer Progression, Metastasis, and Treatment”, will showcase original research and review articles covering all aspects of this field, broadening our knowledge on the role of extracellular vesicles and exosomes in cancer.
Dr. Foteinos-Ioannis Dimitrakopoulos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- exosomes
- extracellular vesicles
- metastasis
- cancer
- prognosis
- prediction
- biomarker
- cancer treatment
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