Molecular Studies in Gynecological Oncology: Advancing Diagnosis and Treatment

Dear Colleagues,

The molecular characterization of gynecological cancers, including ovarian, uterine, cervical, vaginal, and vulvar cancer, has advanced rapidly and has remarkably influenced clinical and translational research. The analysis of molecular parameters and genomic alterations has improved therapeutic approaches to surgical and medical treatment for gynecological malignant diseases. Our aim in launching this Special Issue is to expand our current understanding of cancer initiation and progression and to collect the latest discoveries toward molecular guided diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring, including potential prognostic or predictive biomarkers for therapy response or resistance, emerging targeted therapeutics, and novel technical developments in molecular gyneco-oncology. Authors are invited to submit original research and review articles revealing new knowledge concerning molecular features of gynecologic oncology, which may contribute to improving diagnostic options and treatment choices.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Clinical and translational research;
• Cellular mechanisms and biological processes;
• The molecular pathology of tumors and tumor microenvironment;
• Intratumor heterogeneity;
• Single-cell analysis;
• Omics technologies and database applications;
• Biomarkers for early diagnosis, targeted and systemic therapy response, and resistance.

Dr. Ivonne Nel
Guest Editor

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