Cancers | Highly Viewed Papers and Hot Topic Special Issues on Systematic Review or Meta-Analysis in Cancer Research
We are delighted to share a collection of highly viewed papers in systematic review or meta-analysis in cancer research that were published in Cancers (ISSN: 2072-6694) of 2025. In addition, some Special Issues on this topic are currently open for submission. The following is a list of articles and Special Issues that we believe may be of interest to you:
The list of relevant papers can be seen below:
“Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Inhibitor Use and Malignancy Risk: A Systematic Review and Patient Level Meta-Analysis”
by Conor B. Driscoll, Jordan M. Rich, Dylan Isaacson, Joseph Nicolas, Yu Jiang, Xinlei Mi, Christopher Yang, Victoria Kocsuta, Regine Goh, Niti Patel et al.
Cancers 2025, 17(3), 390; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17030390
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/17/3/390
“Unconventional Treatments for Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Review”
by Roberta Vella, Alessandro Giardino, Erica Pizzocaro, Isabella Frigerio, Elisa Bannone, Salvatore Vieni and Giovanni Butturini
Cancers 2025, 17(9), 1437; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17091437
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/17/9/1437
“Safety and Efficacy of Bispecific Antibody Treatment in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Proportions from Clinical Trials”
by Sabrina Bakogeorgou, Charalampos Filippatos, Panagiotis Malandrakis, Anastasios Tentolouris, Evangelos Terpos, Maria Gavriatopoulou and Ioannis Ntanasis-Stathopoulos
Cancers 2025, 17(17), 2727; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17172727
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/17/17/2727
“Global Prevalence and Modifiers of Human Papillomavirus Positivity in Oral Cavity Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prevalence (1995–2024)”
by Areeb Iraqui, Alaa Safia, Mohamad Mahameed, Uday Abd Elhadi and Shlomo Merchavy
Cancers 2025, 17(17), 2870; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17172870
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/17/17/2870
“Organizational Determinants, Outcomes Related to Participation and Adherence to Cancer Public Health Screening: A Systematic Review”
by Daniela Amicizia, Maria Francesca Piazza, Federico Grammatico, Rosa Lavieri, Francesca Marchini, Matteo Astengo, Irene Schenone, Gabriella Paoli and Filippo Ansaldi
Cancers 2025, 17(11), 1775; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17111775
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/17/11/1775
“Identifying Optimal Prostate Biopsy Strategy for the Detection Rate of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) in Biopsy-Naïve Population”
by Wafa D. Aloufi, Abdulrahman Al Mopti, Anas Al-Tawil, Zhihong Huang and Ghulam Nabi
Cancers 2025, 17(3), 458; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17030458
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/17/3/458
Special Issues:
“Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Genitourinary Cancers (2nd Edition)”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Giorgio Treglia and Dr. Ursula Maria Vogl
Submission deadline: 31 July 2026
“Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses in Cancer Research: The Therapeutic Potential of Phytochemicals and Bioactive Compounds with Defined Mechanisms and Safety Profiles”
Guest Editor: Dr. Lucas Fornari Laurindo
Submission deadline: 10 June 2026
You can view and submit relevant papers to Cancers via the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/cancers.
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