Advances in Natural and Synthetic Anticancer Agents: Mechanistic Insights and Translational Pathways
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Biology and Oncology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 18
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cancer drug discovery; nano targeted drug delivery; metal base anti-cancer drugs; marine active compounds; plant active compounds; molecular biology; nutrition; environment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Natural products and their synthetic derivatives, along with synthetic anticancer compounds, remain pivotal in the discovery of cancer therapies, providing distinctive structural diversity and significant biological activity. The emergence of high-throughput screening platforms, computational modelling, and molecular profiling technologies has significantly enhanced the efficiency and our mechanistic understanding of the identification of novel anticancer drugs. This Special Issue focuses on the identification and advancement of compounds derived from plant and marine sources, as well as metal-based agents and their synthetic counterparts, with a specific emphasis on their modulation of the critical signalling pathways involved in tumor progression, apoptosis, angiogenesis, metastasis, and drug resistance. We welcome the submission of papers that showcase novel screening methodologies, pathway-oriented drug design, and translational research that amalgamates mechanistic understanding with therapeutic advancement. Research that combines natural product libraries, synthetic chemistry, and delivery technologies that improve selectivity and bioavailability will attract extra attention. This Special Issue seeks to propel the advancement of natural product-inspired medicines for clinical use in oncology by integrating pathway-driven mechanistic investigations with contemporary discovery tools.
Dr. Gul-E-Saba Chaudhry
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cancer
- drug discovery
- synthetic anti-cancer
- natural bioactive compounds
- nano targeted targeted drug delivery
- cancer biomarkers
- mechanism of cell death
- novel anti-cancer compounds
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