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Advances in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers

edited by

Yoshiyasu Kono

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2049

Keywords: gastrointestinal cancers; targeted therapy; immunotherapy; precision oncology; biomarkers; molecular mechanisms; tumor microenvironment; resistance to therapy; translational research; clinical trials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Clinical and Translational Updates in Renal Cell Carcinoma (2nd Edition)

edited by

Irbaz B Riaz

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 224

Keywords: renal cell carcinoma; RCC; machine cearning; clinical; translational developments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Research of Cancer)

Application of Imaging in Breast Cancer

edited by

Yun-Chung Cheung

Yao Melissa Min-Szu

and Chung Wai-Shan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21271 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast cancer; mammography/tomosynthesis/contrast-enhanced mammography; sonography/contrast-enhanced sonography; magnetic resonance imaging; PET/CT; quantitative imaging; elastography; optical imaging; artificial intelligence; image-guided biopsy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)

State of the Art and Novelties in Multidisciplinary Approach to Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcomas

edited by Ron Batash, Alberto Crimì, Moshe Schaffer and

Pietro Ruggieri

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20335 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft tissue sarcoma; bone sarcoma; treatment; diagnosis; radiation therapy; chemotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Challenges and Opportunities for Novel Therapeutic Strategies in Pediatric Oncology

edited by

Jeong A Park

and

Jaume Mora

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19173 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibody-drug conjugate; bispecific antibody; cancer predisposition; CAR T cell; immunotherapy; leukemia; monoclonal antibody; neuroblastoma; pediatric cancer; photoimmunotherapy; precision medicine; sarcoma; translational research; tyrosine kinase inhibitor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Advances in Bladder Preservation Approaches for Bladder Cancer (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jay J. Liao

and Todd A. Yezefski

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17969 | Submission Open

Keywords: bladder cancer; bladder preservation; trimodality therapy; chemoradiation; immunotherapy; intravesical therapy; BCG refractory or unresponsive

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention)

Advances in Oncological Imaging (2nd Edition)

edited by

Michaela Cellina

and

Maurizio Cè

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12276 | Submission Open

Keywords: oncological imaging; radiomics; deep learning; machine learning; image reconstruction; artificial intelligence; outcome prediction; oncological treatment planning; advanced imaging; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)

New Insights into General, Functional and Oncologic Urology

edited by Kajetan Juszczak and

Przemysław Adamczyk

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12206 | Submission Open

Keywords: basic science; experimental models; urological cancer; management innovations; multidisciplinary approaches; treatment outcomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Research of Cancer)

Navigating the Landscape of Female Cancers: Recent Discoveries and Treatment Trends

edited by

Federica Martorana

and Giacomo Barchiesi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10910 | Submission Open

Keywords: female malignancies; breast cancer; gynecological cancer; ovarian cancer; endometrial cancer; cervical cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Improving Surgical Care for Patients with Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancers

edited by Christopher B. Nahm and Kai M. Brown

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9727 | Submission Open

Keywords: hepatobiliary; pancreatic; surgery; biomarkers; prognosis; treatment strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

3D Cultures and Organoids in Cancer Research

edited by

Karla Rubio

and

César López-Camarillo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9393 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D cell cultures; organotypic 3D cultures; 3D spheroids models; induced pluripotent stem (iPS); organoids; tumoroids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)

Diagnosis, Staging, and Management for Gynecologic Oncology

edited by

Malgorzata Klimek

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 8604 | Submission Open

Keywords: gynecologic oncology; cancer biology; HPV infection; molecular risk factors; translational medicine; cancer staging systems; radiation therapy; brachytherapy; radioresistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Regulators of Breast Cancer Metastasis

edited by

Terumi Kohwi-Shigematsu

and

Saori Furuta

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8031 | Submission Open

Keywords: tumor progression regulators; metastasis; tumor microenvironment; biomarkers for recurrence; transcriptional regulation; chromatin structure; epigenetics; cancer metabolism; cancer immunity; microbiome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Metastasis)

Exploring Non-Coding RNA Signatures in Cancer: Definitions and Implications for Diagnosis and Therapy

edited by

Amog Urs

and Udhayakumar Gopal

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6838 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-coding RNA; biomarkers; gene regulation; microRNA; long non-coding RNA; circular RNA; therapeutic targets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Cervical Cancer: Clinical Feature, Trial and Management

edited by

Roberto Tozzi

Marco Noventa

and Carlo Saccardi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6700 | Submission Open

Keywords: cervical cancer; diagnosis; minimally invasive surgery; laparoscopy; locally advanced disease; management; treatment; adjuvant chemotherapy; immunotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Immunoediting in Cancer Therapies

edited by

Vijay Kumar

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4227 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; cancer immunology; immunosurveillance; immunoediting; immunotherapy; immunomodulation; immunometabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy)

Osteosarcoma: Individualized Precision Treatment and Effective Drug Discovery

edited by

Margherita Cortini

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3626 | Submission Open

Keywords: osteosarcoma; bone cancer; tumor microenvironment; targeted therapies; precision medicine; 3D tumor models; drug screening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Drug Development)

Cell Therapy in Hematological Malignancies

edited by

Francesco Gaudio

and

Stefano Martinotti

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3070 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell therapy; immunotherapy; target therapy; hematological malignancies; tumor immunology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

State-of-the-Art Research on Multiple Myeloma Progression: 2nd Edition

edited by

Shebli Atrash

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2891 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiple myeloma; novel targets; novel therapies; molecular therapy; immunotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Heterogeneity in Intra-Cranial Tumors: Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Implications

edited by

Francois Ducray

, Shawn L. Hervey-Jumper and Thiebaud Picart

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2828 | Submission Open

Keywords: glioma; histo-molecular classification; intra-tumoral heterogeneity; inter-tumoral heterogeneity; meningioma; neuro-oncology; neurosurgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Metastasis)

Advancements in Technologies for Radiation Biology, Oncology, and Protection

edited by

Zhixiang Wang

and

Yi Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2716 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiation biology; oncology; radiation protection; carcinogenesis; multi-omics; radiomics; radiotherapy; biodosimetry; adverse outcome pathway (AOP); personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Informatics and Big Data)

Innovative and Personalized Approaches to Improve Patient Outcomes in Gynecological Oncology

edited by Anke Smits and James Dilley

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2598 | Submission Open

Keywords: gynecological cancer; lifestyle; prehabilitation; rehabilitation; survival; quality of life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life)

Evolution of Cancer Therapies: Access of Developing Countries to Modern Oncology

edited by

Salem Chouaib

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2548 | Submission Open

Keywords: conventional cancer therapies; modern oncology; recission medicine; cancer immunotherapy; artificial intelligence; targeted agents; equity and globally equal access

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Predictive and Prognostic Biomarkers for Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer

edited by Tarek M. A. Abdel-Fatah

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2091 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast cancer; predictive and prognostic biomarkers; neoadjuvant chemotherapy; HER2-targeting agents; complete pathological response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

MRI and Artificial Intelligence in Oncology: Current Research and Future Directions

edited by

Amita Shukla-Dave

and

Ramesh Paudyal

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1963 | Submission Open

Keywords: MRI; AI; radiology; oncology; clinical trials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)

Clinical Research and Prognosis of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

edited by

Pierfranco Conte

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1771 | Submission Open

Keywords: HER2-positive breast cancer; targeted therapy; anti-HER2 therapy; long-term impacts; prognostic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Research of Cancer)

Lung Cancer—Advances in Therapy and Prognostic Prediction

edited by Chinmay T. Jani and Estelamari Rodríguez

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1721 | Submission Open

Keywords: lung cancer; biomarkers; targeted therapies; immunotherapy; precision medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)

Advances in Choroidal Melanoma: From Treatment to Prognosis

edited by

Giovanni Paolino

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1335 | Submission Open

Keywords: melanoma; uveal; choroid; treatments; target; immunotherapy; genetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)

Risk of Skin Cancer: Non-Melanoma/Melanoma

edited by

Eggert Stockfleth

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1269 | Submission Open

Keywords: melanoma; non-melanoma skin cancer; keratinocyte cancer; Merkel cell carcinoma; UV exposure; immunosuppression; skin cancer prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Causes, Screening and Diagnosis)

Precision Health Care and Interventions in Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer and Lynch Syndrome (2nd Edition)

edited by

Maria C. Katapodi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1163 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast cancer; ovarian Cancer; lynch Syndrome; precision healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life)

Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Advances in the Prostate Tumor Microenvironment

edited by Omar E. Franco

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 936 | Submission Open

Keywords: prostate stromal cells; tumor microenvironment; stromal– epithelial interactions; extracellular matrix; tumor immune evasion; metabolic reprogramming; hypoxia; single-cell data analysis; in vitro/in vivo model systems; carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAFs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Advances in PET/CT Application in Urological Cancer

edited by

Marco Roscigno

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 433 | Submission Open

Keywords: prostate cancer; urothelial cancer; kidney cancer; diagnosis; staging; treatment; PSMA PET CT; FDG PET CT; CAIX imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

MYC Oncogene in Cancer: Cancer Cell Intrinsic and Immune Inhibitory Functions

edited by Wadie Mahauad Fernandez and Konstantinos V. Floros

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open

Keywords: MYC oncogene; molecular oncology; immuno-oncology; tumor microenvironment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)

Patients’ Perspective in Gynecological Cancer

edited by

Jalid Sehouli

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open

Keywords: patient perspective; expectations; PROMs; quality of life; best supportive care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life)

Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

edited by Noriko Satake

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia; diagnosis; novel agents; targeted therapy; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Oncology)

Advances in Radiotherapy for Gynecological Cancers

edited by Roxolyana Abdah-Bortnyak

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: gynecological cancer; radiotherapy; brachytherapy; IMRT; SBRT; adaptive radiotherapy; treatment planning; radiomics; toxicity management; quality of life; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

The Genetics of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

edited by

Sabrina Daniela da Silva

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; tumor genetics; genomic profiling; precision oncology; biomarkers; tumor microenvironment; epigenetics; somatic mutations; molecular pathways; targeted therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)

Epigenetic and Chromatin Alterations in Hematologic Malignancies

edited by Mineko Terao and

Enrico Garattini

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: myelodysplastic syndrome; acute myeloid leukemia; epigenetics; chromatin alterations; leukemogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)

Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Genitourinary Tumors (2nd Edition)

edited by

Antonio Tufano

, Nadia Cordua and

Antonio Giordano

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunotherapy; immune checkpoint inhibitor; bladder cancer; urothelial cancer; kidney cancer; renal cell carcinoma; prostate cancer; testicular cancer; penile cancer; adrenocortical carcinoma

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy)

The Role of Regucalcin in Cancer

edited by

Masayoshi Yamaguchi

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3926 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer suppressor protein; cell signaling; metabolic regulation; transcription factor; cell proliferation; cell death; drug development; cancer therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Lynch Syndrome (HNPCC): Symptoms, Causes, and Outlooks

edited by

Francesca Duraturo

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2941 | Submission Open

Keywords: Lynch syndrome; genotype– phenotype correlation; highly immunogenic frame-shift neo-peptides; immunotherapy; mismatch repair genes; unclassified genetic variants; new role of MMR proteins; miRNAs; functional assay MMR deficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Causes, Screening and Diagnosis)

Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment—2nd Edition

edited by

Alberto Feletti

and

Takashi Sugawara

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain; spinal cord; primary tumors; metastases; imaging; neuro-oncology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Causes, Screening and Diagnosis)

Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Progress and Promise: 2nd Edition

edited by

Shiv Verma

Vaibhav Singh

and

Man Mohan

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC); prostate cancer; treatment; a new therapy; drug-resistant; marker genes; bone metastasis; androgen receptor (AR); enzalutamid; e abiraterone acetate; Docetaxel

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Prognostic and Predictive Markers in Gynecological Cancers

edited by Anna Plotkin

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarker; gynecological cancer; management; prognostic marker; predictive marker; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)

Fertility Preservation and Hormonal Health in Oncology

edited by

Amelia Barcellini

and

Chiara Cassani

submission deadline 6 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3386 | Submission Open

Keywords: oncofertility; fertility preservation; hormonal health; cancer survivorship; reproductive oncology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life)

Immunotherapy for Skin Cancers

edited by

Reinhard Dummer

and Lara Valeska Maul-Duwendag

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9150 | Submission Open

Keywords: melanoma; non-melanoma skin cancer; merkel cell carcinoma; kaposi sarcoma; cutaneous angi-osarcoma; immune checkpoint; immunotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy)

RAS Proteins and Their Regulators in Human Cancer

edited by Zhiwei Zhou

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2267 | Submission Open

Keywords: RAS; RAS regulators; RAS-driven diseases; RAS-targeting therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Study on Clinical Treatment of Brain Tumors

edited by Shinya Watanabe

submission deadline 13 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8018 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain tumors; clinical treatment; anti-tumor drugs; clinical trials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Molecular Pathology of Brain Tumors

edited by Ho-Keung NG

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 38286 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular pathology; brain tumors; AI; biomarkers; histopathology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)

State of the Art: Cardiothoracic Tumors

edited by

Calvin Sze Hang Ng

and Panagiotis Tasoudis

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14871 | Submission Open

Keywords: lung cancer; non-small cell lung cancer; esophageal cancer; diagnostic imaging; robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; immunotherapy; radiotherapy; molecular oncology; lung cancer screening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

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