Immune Evasion and Viral Carcinogenesis
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 61
Special Issue Editors
Interests: viral oncogenesis; epigenomics; oncogenic herpesviruses
Interests: virology; viral oncogenesis; human herpesviruses; hematology; antiviral therapy; hemato-oncology; cellular therapy; hematopoietic cell transplant; acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD)
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Immune surveillance has emerged as a key determinant of tumorigenesis, with immune cells, the tumor microenvironment and tumor immune evasion being increasingly linked to treatment efficacy and clinical outcomes. This is especially true for settings that involve oncogenic viruses. Here, the immune system plays a dual role in fighting viral pathogens and the cancers that they induce. Oncogenic viruses co-opt cellular mechanisms to suppress or alter immune responses in their favor, thereby leading to persistent infection and cellular transformation.
This Special Issue explores the interconnection of the immune system and oncogenic viruses, with a focus on immune evasion. We would like to invite you to contribute original research, as well as perspective and review articles, that focus on viral oncogenesis and immune evasion in cancer settings where viruses are important; this includes the tumor-promoting function of viruses such as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The scope of this Special Issue ranges from basic to translational and clinical virology research. Research may focus on all aspects of immunology and virology related to the study of viral immune evasion, including prevention, vaccines, clinical outcomes, biomarkers, therapeutic interventions and in vitro/in vivo models. We also welcome articles that address the development and evaluation of novel technologies and assays aimed at understanding immune evasion in viral oncogenesis. Studies that address the involvement of new viral pathogens in the context of immune evasion are also within the scope of this Special Issue.
It is our hope that this Special Issue will disseminate recent research from the field in order to highlight this relevant aspect of virology.
Dr. Christoph Weigel
Dr. Tuan L. Phan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- viral oncogenesis
- viral carcinogenesis
- immune evasion
- immune surveillance
- oncogenic viruses
- immunosuppression
- host-pathogen interactions
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