Current Perspectives and Emerging Insights in Urological Cancer
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Nephrology & Urology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2026 | Viewed by 10
Special Issue Editors
Interests: prostate cancer; prostate biopsies; bladder cancer; urogenital cancer
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Urological malignancies, including prostate, bladder, renal, testicular and upper tract urothelial cancer, remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Incidence patterns are shifting with aging populations and changing exposures, while advances in molecular profiling, immuno-oncology, radiologic diagnostics and minimally invasive techniques are rapidly altering clinical paradigms. Accurate early detection, with fusion MRI/US prostate biopsies, robust predictive biomarkers, the management of treatment resistance and equitable access to precision therapies underscore the imperative for rigorous, multidisciplinary research that can be translated into improved outcomes at population and individual levels.
Concurrently, the field is poised for transformative progress: high-throughput genomics and liquid biopsy enable dynamic disease characterization; novel systemic agents and combination strategies are expanding therapeutic options and refined imaging and surgical technologies permit more personalized, organ-preserving approaches. This Special Issue convenes cutting-edge investigations that address these timely challenges and opportunities, with emphasis on studies that have clear implications for clinical practice, guideline development or health policies.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent, highest-quality advances in the biology, diagnosis, management and survivorship of urological cancers. We welcome contributions that rigorously evaluate molecular mechanisms, diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers, novel therapeutic and diagnostic strategies and health-system-level interventions, particularly those with reproducible methods, robust clinical endpoints and direct translational relevance.
Dr. Ilias Giannakodimos
Dr. Konstantinos Stravodimos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- prostate cancer
- renal cancer
- bladder cancer
- urogenital cancer
- urological cancer
- biopsy
- diagnosis
- therapy
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