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Advances in Personalized Medicine of Cancers

edited by

Shigenori Kadowaki

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5099 | Submission Open

Keywords: personalized medicine; biomarkers; genomics; proteomics; personalized oncology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)

PET/CT in Cancers Outcomes Prediction

edited by Ahmad Shariftabrizi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3985 | Submission Open

Keywords: FDG PET/CT; PSMA PET/CT; dotatate PET/CT; tumor heterogeneity; radiomics; CAR T-cell therapy; rare tumors; radiogenomics; immunotherapy; targeted therapy; PET physics; radiotracer metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)

The Extracellular Matrix in Cancer Ecosystems: Functional Contributions and Targeting Opportunities

edited by

Stephane Dedieu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3390 | Submission Open

Keywords: extracellular matrix; cancer; tumor microenvironment; metastasis niche; matrix remodeling; biomedical bioengineering; matrix-derived biomarkers; therapeutic matrix targeted approach; matrix-based tumor models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

New Insights in Mammographic Density in Breast Cancer Risk, Screening and Detection

edited by

Wendy Ingman

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3090 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast cancer; mammographic density; breast cancer risk; breast cancer screening; mammography; risk reduction; consumer-led research; multi-disciplinary research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Causes, Screening and Diagnosis)

Mesothelioma—from Diagnosis to Treatment

edited by

Nobukazu Fujimoto

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2991 | Submission Open

Keywords: asbestos; BAP-1; CAR-T; CTLA-4; immunotherapy; mesothelioma; PD-1; PD-L1

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Gaps in Cancer Cachexia Research

edited by Jose M. Garcia and

Lindsey J. Anderson

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2201 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer cachexia; physical function; innovative models; rehabilitation; patient-reported outcomes; gender; aging; skeletal muscle; brain; adipose tissue

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life)

Clinical and Surgical Outcomes in the Management of Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcomas

edited by

Matthew T. Houdek

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1879 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft tissue sarcoma; outcome; limb salvage; radiotherapy; surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Advances in Acidosis within the Tumor Microenvironment

edited by

Silvia Peppicelli

and

Elena Andreucci

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1066 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Intraoperative Visualization Techniques and Advanced Imaging in Brain Tumors

edited by

Andrea Bianconi

Pietro Fiaschi

and

Diego Garbossa

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 877 | Submission Open

Keywords: glioma; glioblastoma; brain metastasis; diffusion tensor imaging; fiber tracking; functional MRI; intraoperative fluorescence; intraoperative MRI; intraoperative ultrasound

(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)

Treg Cell Immunotherapy in Cancer

edited by

Maria Velegraki

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 570 | Submission Open

Keywords: treg cells; cancer immunotherapy; immune evasion; antitumor immune responses; targeting therapeutic interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Hematologic Malignancies and Related Disorders: Challenges from Diagnosis to Treatment

edited by

Ioanna Sakellari

and

Eleni Gavriilaki

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 535 | Submission Open

Keywords: hematopoietic cell transplantation; cell therapy; acute myeloid leukemia; graft-versus-host disease; hematologic malignancies; thrombosis; complement; lymphoma; myeloma; COVID-19

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Endometrial Cancer Prevention, Early Diagnosis and Treatment: Advances and Challenges

edited by

Sarah J. Kitson

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: endometrial cancer; gynaecologic oncology; surgery; prevention; early diagnosis; advanced therapy; molecular classification; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Robotic Surgery for Gastrointestinal (GI) Malignancies

edited by

Yaron Rudnicki

and

Shmuel R. Avital

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic surgery; colorectal cancer; gastric cancer; liver cancer; pancreatic cancer; esophageal cancer; robotic platform

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Research of Cancer)

The Role of Apoptosis and Autophagy in Cancer

edited by

Souren Paul

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: apoptosis; cell death; tumor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)

Monoclonal Antibodies in Lymphoma

edited by Donato Mannina

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: monoclonal antibodies; immunotherapy; drug immunoconiugates; bispecific antibodies; checkpoints inhibitors; NHL; HL; CLL

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy)

Advances in Bladder Preservation Approaches for Bladder Cancer (Volume II)

edited by

Jay J. Liao

and Todd A. Yezefski

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: bladder cancer; bladder preservation; trimodality therapy; chemoradiation; immunotherapy; intravesical therapy; BCG refractory or unresponsive

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention)

Cell Migration and Invasion in Cancer

edited by

Suresh K Alahari

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell migration; invasion; tumor; metastasis; genes; microRNA

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)

Cell Therapy in Solid Cancers: Current and Future Landscape

edited by Wenwee Ma, Jan Joseph Melenhorst and Li Yin

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell therapy; solid tumors; immunotherapy; CAR-T; NK cell

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

New Insights into Cell Death and Drug Resistance in Cancer

edited by

Chuhee Lee

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; chemotherapy; cell death; drug resistance; signal transduction pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)

Radioligand Therapy in Cancer

edited by Ahmad Shariftabrizi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: PSMA and SSTR targeting radiopharmaceuticals; old and novel targets for radioligand therapy; dosimetry; toxicity evaluation and reduction; machine learning and artificial intelligence in radionuclide therapy; novel radiopharmaceutical; regulatory aspects of radioligand therapy; patient selection optimization; radioligand therapy for neuroblastoma and other pediatric malignancies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Cancer Survivorship: During and after Treatment

edited by Florian Scotte

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer survivorship; treatment effects; quality of life; palliative care; cancer management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life)

Cutting-Edge Innovations and Clinical Impact of CAR-Based Cancer Immunotherapy

edited by

Deepesh Kumar Gupta

, Ezhilarasi Chendamarai and

Abhinava Mishra

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer immunotherapy; adoptive cell therapy (ACT); chimeric antigen receptor (CAR); T-cells; macrophages; monocytes; NK cells; dendritic cells; Treg; immunoinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy)

Novel Perspectives in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

edited by

Francesco Antonio Salzano

Pietro De Luca

Giovanni Salzano

and Alfonso Scarpa

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: nasopharynx; nasopharyngeal cancer; Epstein– Barr virus; pathology; carcinoma; endoscopic nasopharyngectomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Innovations in Soft Tissue Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (2nd Edition)

edited by Erlinda M. Gordon,

Sant P. Chawla

and Frederick L. Hall

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft tissue sarcoma; gene therapy; natural killer cell therapy; immune and cell cycle checkpoint inhibitors; targeted therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Causes, Screening and Diagnosis)

Recent Advances in Orthopaedic Oncology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Tomoki Nakamura

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone and soft tissue sarcomas; orthopaedic oncology; benign tumours; giant cell tumours; solitary bone tumours; desmoid tumours

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

New Insights in Nanomedicine and Targeted Drugs for Breast Cancer

edited by

Maria Gazouli

, Gennaro Sanità, Alessandro Venuta and Rosarita Nasso

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast cancer; nanoparticles; active targeting; BC; nanomedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Drug Development)

Unlocking the Potential of AI and Big Data in Cancer Research: Advances and Applications

edited by

Federico Mastroleo

and

Giulia Marvaso

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16347 | Submission Open

Keywords: oncology; artificial intelligence; machine learning; radiology; radiotherapy; genomics; transcriptomics; data analysis; data science; deep learning; autosegmentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Informatics and Big Data)

Developments in the Management of Gastrointestinal Malignancies

edited by Zachary J. Brown

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10743 | Submission Open

Keywords: gastrointestinal malignancies; multimodal therapy; chemotherapy; radiotherapy; immunotherapy; localized and metastatic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Urologic Cancer: Endoscopic, Laparoscopic, and Robot-Assisted Surgery Management

edited by Kouji Izumi

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8213 | Submission Open

Keywords: prostate cancer; urothelial cancer; kidney cancer; adrenal cancer; transurethral technique; ureteroscopy; ureteral stent

(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)

Novel Developments in Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer: Diagnosis, Prognosis and Therapy

edited by

Lubna Khaldi

and

Nektarios Koufopoulos

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4769 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive lobular carcinoma; imaging; diagnosis; pathology; tumor microenvironment; treatment; metastasis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Causes, Screening and Diagnosis)

Advances in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

edited by

Rie Sugimoto

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3274 | Submission Open

Keywords: hepatocellular carcinoma; molecular targeted drugs; immune checkpoint inhibitors; sequential therapy; conversion therapy; immune microenvironment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Advancements in the Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Prostate Cancer

edited by

Christian Peter Gilfrich

and Christian Thomas

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy; significance of pelvic lymph node dissection in the context of radical prostatectomy; complications of surgical therapy for prostate cancer; magnetic resonance imaging/ultrasound-guided target biopsy of the prostate; comparison of various robotic systems for radical prostatectomy; learning curves; hospital volume; prostate cancer centers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Research of Cancer)

The Role of Regucalcin in Cancer

edited by

Masayoshi Yamaguchi

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer suppressor protein; cell signaling; metabolic regulation; transcription factor; cell proliferation; cell death; drug development; cancer therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Recent Advances in the Molecular Genetics of Sarcomas

edited by Wei Jiang

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: sarcoma; bone and soft tissue; molecular genetics; molecular pathology; classification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)

Overcoming Chemoresistance in Cancer: Identifying Biomarkers and Novel Targets

edited by

Annapina Russo

Giulia Russo

and

Annalisa Pecoraro

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer treatment; chemoresistance; tumor microenvironment; cancer signaling pathways; targeted therapy; personalized anti-cancer therapies; biomarker; anti-cancer drug response prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Irreversible Electroporation for Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer

edited by Ajith K. Siriwardena and

Harry V.M. Spiers

submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: irreversible electroporation; colorectal cancer; liver metastases; ablation; non-thermal ablation; international survey

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Metastasis)

Surgical Advances in the Treatment of Gliomas: Preserving Function and Quality of Life

edited by Francesco Vergani and José Pedro Lavrador

submission deadline 7 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuro-oncology; brain mapping; neuroimaging; intraoperative neuro-monitoring; functional MRI; transcranial magnetic stimulation; neurorehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

New Strategies in Diagnosis and Treatments for Brain Tumors (Volume II)

edited by Sven Rainer Kantelhardt

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4863 | Submission Open

Keywords: glioma; brain tumor; molecular guided therapy; personal medicine; radiomics; digital analysis; artificial intelligence; intraoperative imaging; surgical resection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Socio-Demographic Factors and Cancer Research

edited by

Mitchell S. Fourman

and Amanda N. Goldin

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3363 | Submission Open

Keywords: socioeconomic disparity; cancer delivery; cancer survival; metastatic cancer; culture-specific cancer outcomes; AI; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life)

Recent Developments in Proton Therapy of Head and Neck Cancer

edited by

Nancy Lee

and Irini Youssef

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: head and neck; intensity-modulated proton radiation; particle therapy; toxicity; outcomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: Current Knowledge and Perspectives

edited by Katie S. Murray and Saum Ghodoussipour

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: upper tract urothelial carcinoma; upper tract disease; urothelial cell carcinoma

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Clinical Outcomes in Urologic Cancers

edited by

Simone Morra

and Pierre Karakiewicz

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 10325 | Submission Open

Keywords: bladder cancer; prostate cancer; kidney cancer; upper tract urothelial carcinoma; adrenocortical cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Research of Cancer)

Tumor Microenvironment of Breast Cancer

edited by

Masanori Oshi

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6428 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast cancer; tumor microenvironment; TME; stromal cells

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Current Status and Clinical Developments in Lung Cancer: What to Expect from Emerging Drugs?

edited by

Federico Pio Fabrizio

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5748 | Submission Open

Keywords: lung cancer; immunotherapy; immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs); target therapy; tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs); cancer biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Mechanisms of Therapy Resistance in Cancers

edited by

Birandra K Sinha

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3669 | Submission Open

Keywords: ATP-binding cassette transporters; cancer stem cells; extracellular ATP; repair of DNA damage; immunotherapy resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Drug Development)

Study on Epidemiology of Childhood Cancer

edited by Francesco Giusti and

Carmen Martos

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1876 | Submission Open

Keywords: childhood cancer; epidemiology; childhood cancer registries; incidence; prevalence; mortality; survival; time trends; special analysis; environmental factors; perinatal factors; inequalities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention)

Advances in Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-Driven Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Diagnostic Technologies and Therapeutic Strategies

edited by

Fang Wei

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: EGFR-targeted therapy; non-small-cell lung cancer diagnosis; diagnostic technologies and devices; biological discoveries in NSCLC; AI-assisted diagnosis in oncology; clinical practice in NSCLC detection; therapeutic– diagnostic integration; early-stage lung cancer monitoring; advanced NSCLC diagnostic approaches; precision medicine in lung cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Causes, Screening and Diagnosis)

Advances in Ovarian Cancer Treatment: Past, Present and Future

edited by Dimitrios Tsolakidis and Dimitrios Zouzoulas

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: ovarian cancer; cytoreductive surgery; HIPEC; chemotherapy; immunotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Targeted Drugs in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia 2nd Edition

edited by

Justin Taylor

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: CLL; targeted therapies; precision therapy; B-cell; BTK; BCL2; PI3K; SYK

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Drug Development)