Skin Cancer: State-of-the-Art
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 (15 June 2022) | Viewed by 29438
Special Issue Editors
Interests: melanoma; cancer; skin; skin cancer; DNA repair
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Interests: melanoma; cancer; skin; skin cancer; DNA repair
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Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Skin cancers are the most common malignancies in Caucasians and the most mutated human cancers. Among them, melanoma has been widely used by scientists as a model for cancer research. Its primary lesion is mostly located in the skin. However, about 14% arises in eyes. Some, even in meninges. The melanoma researchers discovered, explored and better understood multiple mechanisms involved in carcinogenesis, tumor microenvironment, tumor-patient interactions and, finally, novel treatment modalities. Moreover, the developments in pathogenesis of skin carcinomas (basal cell carcinoma, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma and so on) lead to the introduction of new therapies such as hedgehog inhibitors.
In the Special Issue, we would like to publish original skin cancers research, which affected or may affect on the other cancer types in the future. The basic, translational, therapeutic and combination approaches are recommended. Review papers summarizing earlier discoveries such as molecular targets for diagnosis and/or treatment of melanoma and cutaneous carcinomas, which are used in other cancers, immunotargets and immunotherapy such as cancer vaccines, immune check-points inhibitors, cancer stem cells, including further perspectives for developments. Meta-analyzes of big-data generally available (such as The Cancer Genome Atlas) for further validation in experimental settings are also welcome.
Prof. Dr. Andrzej Mackiewicz
Prof. Dr. Piotr Rutkowski
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Melanoma
- Skin
- Eyes
- Meninges
- Basic
- Translational
- The Cancer Genome Atlas
- Meta-analyses
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