Tumor Microenvironment: A Key Player in Cancer Growth
This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biology".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Despite numerous developments in medicine, tumors are still the leading cause of death in the world. In the last decade, several lines of evidence suggest that both cellular and acellular components in the tumor microenvironment (TME) affect cancer cell growth, invasiveness and response to therapies. Thus, understanding the dynamic functions and regulatory factors of TME could be useful to enhance the efficacy and selectivity of anticancer strategies. Therefore, authors are invited to submit original research articles or relevant topic reviews on specialized TME components that play critical roles in disease initiation, maintenance and relapse of solid tumors and hematologic malignancies.
Prof. Dr. Rosa Di Liddo
Prof. Dr. Adriano Venditti
Dr. Giorgia Simonetti
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- stromal cells
- immune cells
- cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs)
- vascular and nervous factors and networks
- extracellular matrix (ECM)
- TME-targeting therapies
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Published Papers
Int. J. Mol. Sci. - ISSN 1422-0067