New Biomarkers and Therapeutics in Hematological Neoplasias
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Oncology".
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Interests: hematological neoplasias
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Dear Colleagues,
Hematologic neoplasias are a broad category of cancers of the hematopoietic system, including leukemias, lymphomas, multiple myeloma, myeloproliferative neoplasias, and myelodysplastic syndromes. Among the new cancer cases estimated to be diagnosed in the US in 2021, about 10% are expected to be leukemias, lymphomas, and myelomas, with leukemia in the top 10 of more lethal cancers worldwide.
The advances in molecular oncology provide new knowledge in the mechanisms of carcinogenesis, the genomic and proteomic landscape of cancer, cancer metabolism, immune evasion, drug resistance, and relapse, among others. This information also helps to identify new molecular drug targets and biomarkers for diagnosis, prognosis, patient monitoring, and therapy response, which could be applied in clinical settings. In the last decades, targeted therapies and cancer biomarkers have significantly improved patients' survival and quality of life with hematological and solid neoplasias. Cancer biomarkers comprise several biological molecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, and metabolites and have several biological sources like plasma, circulating tumor cells, extracellular vesicles, tumor-educated platelets, etc.
This Special Issue aims to publish current research related to the discovery of novel biomarkers and molecular drug targets in hematological malignancies. Original research articles and review articles covering these knowledge fields are strongly invited, including: genetic and epigenetic alterations; cellular and molecular mechanisms; genomic, proteomic, and metabolic profiles; biomarkers of diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring, and therapy response; risk factors; and preclinical studies.
Dr. Ana Cristina Gonçalves
Guest Editor
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