Cancer Cell Invasion and Metastases 3.0
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: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 6172
Special Issue Editors
Interests: tumor cell invasion and metastases; endothelial cell invasion and tumor-associated new vessel formation; tumor diagnostic/prognostic markers; anti-tumor drugs
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the reopening of the Special Issue in IJMS, entitled “Cancer Cell Invasion and Metastases”.
Twenty-four articles were published in the first and second volumes of the Special Issue: they described the cross-talk among cancer, stromal and immune cells that lead to tumor cell invasion and spreading, cancer immune escape and the onset of metastasis, the role of extracellular vesicles, hormones or inflammation in cancerogenesis, the signaling pathways or non-coding RNAs involved in tumor cell differentiation or invasiveness, and the biomarkers of tumor progression.
In the third part of the Special Issue, we invite you to continue the path already undertaken by sending research papers or reviews dealing with cellular events and molecular pathways leading to cancer metastasis, including cellular stemness, epithelial–mesenchymal transition, extracellular matrix remodeling, adhesion receptors and proteolytic enzymes, growth/chemotactic factors, or inflammatory cytokines/chemokines. Studies concerning possible inhibitors of the above-mentioned phenomena or molecules will be very welcome.
We strongly hope that, as for the first and second volume of the Special Issue, the third one will provide useful information to understand and counter cancer metastatic process.
Prof. Dr. Giovanni Barillari
Prof. Dr. Roberto Bei
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cancer metastasis
- tumor cell invasion
- epithelial–mesenchymal transition
- circulating cancer cells
- cancer stem cells
- metastatic supportive niche
- tumor cell survival
- metastases and inflammation
- metastases and immune response
- cancer-related extracellular vesicles
- non-coding RNAs and cancer
- metastases therapeutic targets
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