May is designated as “Brain Tumor Awareness Month”, with various global activities that highlight and increase awareness of brain tumors for research support and development. We would like to take this opportunity to extend our appreciation to all the researchers who have contributed to the fight against this disease. In particular, we would like to share some of the high-quality and innovative research findings in the field of brain tumors, published in Cancers (ISSN: 2072-6694). We hope this announcement will provide useful information for this field.

The list of relevant papers is provided below:                                   

“Multi-Targeted Neutron Capture Therapy Combined with an 18 kDa Translocator Protein-Targeted Boron Compound Is an Effective Strategy in a Rat Brain Tumor Model”
by Hideki Kashiwagi, Yoshihide Hattori, Shinji Kawabata, Ryo Kayama, Kohei Yoshimura, Yusuke Fukuo, Takuya Kanemitsu, Hiroyuki Shiba, Ryo Hiramatsu, Toshihiro Takami et al.
Cancers 2023, 15(4), 1034; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15041034
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/4/1034

“Modeling Human Brain Tumors and the Microenvironment Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells”
by Zahraa I. Khamis, Drishty B. Sarker, Yu Xue, Nancy Al-Akkary, Viviana D. James, Changchun Zeng, Yan Li and Qing-Xiang Amy Sang
Cancers 2023, 15(4), 1253; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15041253
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/4/1253

“Childhood Brain Tumors: A Review of Strategies to Translate CNS Drug Delivery to Clinical Trials”
by Ruman Rahman, Miroslaw Janowski, Clare L. Killick-Cole, William G. B. Singleton, Emma Campbell, Piotr Walczak, Soumen Khatua, Lukas Faltings, Marc Symons, Julia R. Schneider et al.
Cancers 2023, 15(3), 857; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15030857
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/3/857

“Advanced Radio Frequency Applicators for Thermal Magnetic Resonance Theranostics of Brain Tumors”
by Nandita Saha, Andre Kuehne, Jason M. Millward, Thomas Wilhelm Eigentler, Ludger Starke, Sonia Waiczies and Thoralf Niendorf
Cancers 2023, 15(8), 2303; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15082303
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/8/2303

“Efficient Brain Tumor Detection with Lightweight End-to-End Deep Learning Model”
by Mohamed Hammad, Mohammed ElAffendi, Abdelhamied A. Ateya and  Ahmed A. Abd El-Latif
Cancers 2023, 15(10), 2837; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15102837
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/10/2837

“Conventional and Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Non-Enhancing Peritumoral Area in Brain Tumor”
by Elisa Scola, Guido Del Vecchio, Giorgio Busto, Andrea Bianchi, Ilaria Desideri, Davide Gadda, Sara Mancini, Edoardo Carlesi, Marco Moretti, Isacco Desideri et al.
Cancers 2023, 15(11), 2992; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15112992
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/11/2992

“Mapping Resection Progress by Tool-Tip Tracking during Brain Tumor Surgery for Real-Time Estimation of Residual Tumor”
by Parikshit Juvekar, Erickson Torio, Wenya Linda Bi, Dhiego Chaves De Almeida Bastos, Alexandra J. Golby and Sarah F. Frisken
Cancers 2023, 15(3), 825; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15030825
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/3/825

“Imaging the WHO 2021 Brain Tumor Classification: Fully Automated Analysis of Imaging Features of Newly Diagnosed Gliomas”
by Michael Griessmair, Claire Delbridge, Julian Ziegenfeuter, Denise Bernhardt, Jens Gempt, Friederike Schmidt-Graf, Olivia Kertels, Marie Thomas, Hanno S. Meyer, Claus Zimmer et al.
Cancers 2023, 15(8), 2355; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15082355
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/8/2355

“A Fully Automated Post-Surgical Brain Tumor Segmentation Model for Radiation Treatment Planning and Longitudinal Tracking”
by Karthik K. Ramesh, Karen M. Xu, Anuradha G. Trivedi, Vicki Huang, Vahid Khalilzad Sharghi, Lawrence R. Kleinberg, Eric A. Mellon, Hui-Kuo G. Shu, Hyunsuk Shim and Brent D. Weinberg
Cancers 2023, 15(15), 3956; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15153956
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/15/3956

“Radiomics and Machine Learning in Brain Tumors and Their Habitat: A Systematic Review”
by Mehnaz Tabassum, Abdulla Al Suman, Eric Suero Molina, Elizabeth Pan, Antonio Di Ieva and Sidong Liu
Cancers 2023, 15(15), 3845; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15153845
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/15/3845

“Evaluating Focal Areas of Signal Intensity (FASI) in Children with Neurofibromatosis Type-1 (NF1) Treated with Selumetinib on Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC)-029B”
by Natasha Pillay-Smiley, James Leach, Adam Lane, Trent Hummel, Jason Fangusaro and Peter de Blank
Cancers 2023, 15(7), 2109; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15072109
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/7/2109

“Intraoperative Imaging and Optical Visualization Techniques for Brain Tumor Resection: A Narrative Review”
by Othman Bin-Alamer, Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, Zachary C. Gersey, Sakibul Huq, Justiss A. Kallos, David J. McCarthy, Jeffery R. Head, Edward Andrews, Xiaoran Zhang and Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis
Cancers 2023, 15(19), 4890; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15194890
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/19/4890

“Cognitive Sparing in Proton versus Photon Radiotherapy for Pediatric Brain Tumor Is Associated with White Matter Integrity: An Exploratory Study”
by Lisa E. Mash, Lisa S. Kahalley, Kimberly P. Raghubar, Naomi J. Goodrich-Hunsaker, Tracy J. Abildskov, Luz A. De Leon, Marianne MacLeod, Heather Stancel, Kelley Parsons, Brian Biekman et al.
Cancers 2023, 15(6), 1844; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15061844
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/6/1844

“Cell-Free DNA Extracted from CSF for the Molecular Diagnosis of Pediatric Embryonal Brain Tumors”
by Mathieu Chicard, Yasmine Iddir, Julien Masliah Planchon, Valérie Combaret, Valéry Attignon, Alexandra Saint-Charles, Didier Frappaz, Cécile Faure-Conter, Kévin Beccaria, Pascale Varlet et al.
Cancers 2023, 15(13), 3532; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15133532
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/13/3532

“Immunobiology and Cytokine Modulation of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Microenvironment: A Scoping Review”
by Shreya Budhiraja, Hinda Najem, Shashwat Tripathi, Nitin R. Wadhawani, Craig Horbinski, Matthew McCord, Alicia C. Lenzen, Amy B. Heimberger and Michael DeCuypere
Cancers 2023, 15(14), 3655; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15143655
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/14/3655

“Proteomic Analysis on Sequential Samples of Cystic Fluid Obtained from Human Brain Tumors”
by Lorenzo Magrassi, Francesca Brambilla, Raffaello Viganò, Dario Di Silvestre, Louise Benazzi, Giuseppe Bellantoni, Gian Marco Danesino, Sergio Comincini and Pierluigi Mauri
Cancers 2023, 15(16), 4070; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15164070
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/16/4070

“Adding Value to Liquid Biopsy for Brain Tumors: The Role of Imaging”
by Nastaran Khalili,  Hossein Shooli, Nastaran Hosseini, Anahita Fathi Kazerooni, Ariana Familiar, Sina Bagheri, Hannah Anderson, Stephen J. Bagley and Ali Nabavizadeh
Cancers 2023, 15(21), 5198; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15215198
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/21/5198

“RFS+: A Clinically Adaptable and Computationally Efficient Strategy for Enhanced Brain Tumor Segmentation”
by Abdulkerim Duman, Oktay Karakuş, Xianfang Sun, Solly Thomas, James Powell and Emiliano Spezi
Cancers 2023, 15(23), 5620; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15235620
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/23/5620

“Evaluation of a Balloon Implant for Simultaneous Magnetic Nanoparticle Hyperthermia and High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy of Brain Tumor Resection Cavities”
by Shuying Wan, Dario B. Rodrigues, Janet Kwiatkowski, Omaditya Khanna, Kevin D. Judy, Robert C. Goldstein, Marty Overbeek Bloem, Yan Yu, Sophia E. Rooks, Wenyin Shi et al.
Cancers 2023, 15(23), 5683; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15235683
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/23/5683

“MRI-Based Assessment of Brain Tumor Hypoxia: Correlation with Histology”
By Fatemeh Arzanforoosh, Maaike Van der Velden, Avery J. L. Berman, Sebastian R. Van der Voort, Eelke M. Bos, Joost W. Schouten, Arnaud J. P. E. Vincent, Johan M. Kros, Marion Smits and Esther A. H. Warnert
Cancers 2024, 16(1), 138; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16010138
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/16/1/138

You are invited to view and submit relevant papers to the journal Cancers at the following link:

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/cancers.

Cancers Editorial Office