Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Cancer Progression
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Tumor Microenvironment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 1055
Special Issue Editor
Interests: exosomes; extracellular vesicles; metastasis; tumour immunity; liquid biopsy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a heterogenous group of membrane-bound vesicles secreted by cells across all living kingdoms. They take part in cell-to-cell communication, and the mechanisms, messages and efficiency of this exchange system are currently under extensive investigation as they are involved in multiple physiological, as well as pathological processes.
Remarkably, EV secretion appears to be augmented in tumor cells and has a relevant role in cancer progression, offering a highly effective way to modulate the tumor microenvironment, contributing to the formation of pre-metastatic and metastatic niches, and participating in the tumor–immune landscape cross-talk.
This Special Issue of Cancers seeks original articles and review manuscripts focused on (1) analyzing tumor EV cargo; (2) EV function in the tumor–microenvironment interplay; (3) their role as modulators of pre-metastatic and metastatic niches across various cancer types; (4) the influence of EVs on immune surveillance against tumors; and finally, (5) EV-based biomarkers and therapeutic development in cancer research.
Dr. Susana García-Silva
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- extracellular vesicles
- cancer progression
- tumor microenvironment
- tumor–immune landscape cross-talk pre-metastatic and metastatic niches
- immune surveillance
- EV-based biomarkers
- EV-based therapeutic development
