Cancer Cell Invasion and Metastases 3.0

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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