Targeted Therapies for Skin Diseases

Dear Colleagues,

Over the last few years, the therapeutic landscape of cutaneous pathologies has changed tremendously. Novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches have developed toward being based on observations resulting from artificial intelligence analysis, the study of biomarkers, and the identification of specific cellular and molecular pathogenic targets. With the emergence of ingenious topical and systemic targeted therapies, higher rates of healing and disease control in skin cancers, chronic infections, wound healing, and inflammatory and autoimmune diseases were achieved. On the other side, a wide range of adverse reactions have emerged (dermatologic or otherwise) that impact treatment outcomes and are difficult to manage, requiring experience and a multidisciplinary approach. Innovation of therapies should focus on the endpoint together with their efficiency and application in clinical practice, achieving the lowest possible cytotoxicity and incidence of adverse reactions.

As an editorial team with clinical and research experience in novel therapies (biologic therapy, Janus kinase inhibitors, immunotherapy, vaccines, drug delivery systems, nanotechnology, bioactive materials, transdermal drug delivery systems), we are pleased to invite you to contribute your recent work to this Special Issue, which aims to bring together the most innovative and interesting advances made in the targeted treatment of skin diseases.

Original research articles and review papers focusing on this intriguing field are welcome to be considered for publication in this Special Issue. We encourage you to submit your research, and this Special Issue may be printed in book format if 10 or more papers are published.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr.  Mara Mădălina Mihai
Prof. Dr. Veronica Lazǎr
Prof. Dr. Mariana-Carmen Chifiriuc
Dr. Alina-Maria Holban
Prof. Dr. Cǎlin Giurcǎneanu
Prof. Dr. Mircea Ioan Popa
Dr. Liliana Gabriela Popa
Dr. Cristina Beiu
Guest Editors

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