Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer Development and Metastasis
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Metastasis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2024 | Viewed by 6094
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cancer genetics; tumor biology; cancer stem cell; clinical genetics; molecular biology; cell organelles
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The spread of cancer cells, a process called metastasis, is the main reason for the majority of cancer-related deaths, and most current therapies are incapable of efficiently treating metastatic cancers. This is due to our lack of understanding of the complex biological process that occurs during metastasis. Therefore, the comprehensive identification of molecular mechanisms underlying cancer development and metastasis is essential to devise new therapies.
This Special Issue refers to the underlying biological processes that lead to the development and spread of cancer cells; the key areas include genetic and nongenetic molecular alterations, dysregulated signaling pathways, angiogenesis, cell migration and invasion, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and immune system evasion.
Dr. Babak Behnam
Dr. Hassan Fazilaty
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cancer microenvironment
- metastatic pathway
- cancer stem cell
- Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
- EMT
- Cell invasion
- Immune evasion
- Cell plasticity
- Cell migration