Molecular Research and Insights into Anti-Cancer Vaccines
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: 30 January 2026 | Viewed by 5
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cancer continues to pose a major global health challenge, driving urgent innovation in prevention and therapy. One significant advancement in recent years has been the development of anti-cancer vaccines, which use molecular insights to train the immune system to target malignant cells. These vaccines utilize diverse platforms—such as peptides, proteins, viruses, mRNA, and DNA—to stimulate specific immune responses against tumor antigens.
As the Guest Editor of this Special Issue, “Molecular Research and Insights into Anti-Cancer Vaccines”, I invite researchers to submit their work on molecular oncology and immunology. This issue centers on the molecular underpinnings of anti-cancer vaccine design and the ways these technologies interact with and shape immune responses at the molecular level. Topics of interest include antigen discovery and selection, novel vaccine platforms and formulation strategies, modulation of the tumor microenvironment, and personalized vaccine approaches. Manuscripts addressing improvements in efficacy, safety, delivery, and clinical translation are especially encouraged, as well as studies tackling challenges such as tumor heterogeneity, biomarker development, and antigen processing in cancer.
The submission of original research articles, reviews, perspectives, and methodology reports is all welcome. Through this Special Issue, we aim to showcase key advances, highlight persistent challenges, and inspire scientific dialog that accelerates the development of effective and personalized anti-cancer vaccines.
I look forward to receiving your valuable contributions to this publication.
This Special Issue is supervised by Dr. Alfredo Martínez, assisted by Dr. Srdan Tadic.
Dr. Alfredo Martínez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- anti-cancer vaccines
- tumor antigens
- molecular mechanisms
- immunotherapy
- molecular oncology
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