Brain Tumors
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Research of Cancer".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 70567
Special Issue Editors
Interests: brain tumors; stereotactic radiosurgery; radiation therapy; gliomas; brain metastases; benign brain tumors
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Interests: brain tumors; stereotactic radiosurgery; radiation therapy; gliomas; brain metastases; benign brain tumors
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Brain tumors are a heterogeneous group of diseases which include either primary or secondary brain tumors. In recent years, significant improvement has been made to identify tumor molecular markers that can predict survival and treatment response, leading to the updated World Health Organization (WHO) classification of brain tumors in 2016. Novel therapeutic approaches, developed on the basis of cancer biology, are increasingly being used, with promising results on tumor outcome.
The last few decades have seen some of the most important technological advances in all aspects of radiation treatments. Modern radiation techniques allow for more precise radiation dose delivery, while reducing the volume of healthy brain tissue irradiated to high doses. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) are now integrated into radiation therapy planning to improve treatment accuracy in target delineation and to decrease normal tissue toxicity. Recent advances in the knowledge of the immunostimulatory effects of irradiation have provided evidence that radiation therapy can induce direct anti-tumor immune response. In addition, the potential efficacy of combining radiation and targeted agents in patients with brain tumors is under evaluation.
This Special Issue will cover all aspects of primary and secondary brain tumors, including advanced imaging for diagnosis and response assessment, molecular mechanisms of response, and current treatment options. Together with original research articles, comprehensive up-to-date reviews to these topics are encouraged to summarize and understand the current status and future directions.
Dr. Giuseppe Minniti
Dr. Piera Navarria
Dr. Claudia Scaringi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- primary brain tumors
- brain metastases (BMs)
- radiotherapy (RT)
- stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
- immunotherapy
- targeted therapies
- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- positron emission tomography (PET)
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