Molecular Mechanisms of Immunotherapy in Cancer
A Special Issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067) belonging to the section "Molecular Immunology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2026) | Viewed by 5119
Editor
Interests: macrophage cells; cell-based therapies; immunology; tumor microenvironment
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Dear Colleagues,
Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment by harnessing the power of the immune system to recognize and eliminate tumor cells. Various immunotherapeutic approaches, including immune checkpoint inhibitors, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, monoclonal antibodies, and adoptive macrophage therapies, have demonstrated remarkable pre-clinical and clinical success. However, challenges such as immune evasion, tumor microenvironment modulation, and therapy resistance still need to be addressed to improve treatment efficacy.
This Special Issue focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying immunotherapy in cancer. Understanding the interactions between immune cells, tumor cells, and the surrounding microenvironment will provide insights into novel therapeutic strategies and biomarkers for predicting treatment response. We invite researchers to submit original research articles and reviews covering topics such as immune cell engineering, cytokine signaling, metabolic regulation in the tumor microenvironment, and innovative combination therapies.
We look forward to your valuable contributions to advancing the field of cancer immunotherapy.
Prof. Dr. Magdalena Król
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cancer immunotherapy
- tumor microenvironment
- immune checkpoint inhibitors
- monoclonal antibodies
- cytokine signaling
- tumor immune evasion
- metabolic regulation in cancer
- cell-based therapies
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