New Strategies in Cancer Immunotherapy
A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144). This special issue belongs to the section "Oncology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 August 2026 | Viewed by 64
Special Issue Editor
Interests: chemoradiotherapy; immune cell therapy; tumor biology; immunotherapy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Background and history of this topic: Cancer immunotherapy has reshaped the oncology landscape, offering transformative clinical benefits. However, durable and broadly effective responses remain limited due to tumor heterogeneity, immune-evasion mechanisms, and constraints of current therapeutic modalities. Rapid progress in cellular engineering, multi-omics technologies, and tumor microenvironment reprogramming has created new opportunities to overcome these challenges.
Aim and scope of the special issue: This Special Issue, “New Strategies in Cancer Immunotherapy”, aims to present advances that enhance understanding of immune regulation, introduce innovative therapeutic concepts, and translate mechanistic insights into improved clinical applications. The scope includes basic, translational, and clinical research addressing next-generation immunotherapeutic strategies.
Cutting-edge research: Key areas of innovation include engineered cellular therapies, multi-omics–driven target discovery, modulation of the tumor microenvironment, personalized cancer vaccines, bispecific immunotherapeutic platforms, and biomarker-guided combination approaches. These efforts aim to deliver more precise, potent, and durable antitumor responses.
What kind of papers we are soliciting: We seek original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and translational studies that
- Elucidate immune mechanisms relevant to cancer therapy;
- Propose novel immunotherapeutic targets or strategies;
- Present preclinical or clinical evidence supporting emerging approaches;
- Integrate multi-omics, engineering, or biomarker-driven methods;
- Explore rational combination therapies and mechanisms of resistance.
Dr. Chiwen Luo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cancer immunotherapy
- immune modulation
- tumor microenvironment
- immune checkpoints
- cellular therapies
- personalized vaccines
- biomarkers
- combination strategies
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