Submit to Cancers Review for Cancers Propose a Special Issue

Journal Menu

Journal Browser

Special Issues

Cancers publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

Section

Search by Title/Keyword

Order results

Display

Results per page

Cytokine and Growth Factor Signaling at the Interface between Immune Cells and Cancer

edited by

Subburaj Ilangumaran

and

Seung-Hwan Lee

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: cytokines; growth factors; chemokines; inflammation; oncogenic signaling; cancer initiation; cancer progression; tumor microenvironment; cancer immune suppression; antitumor immunity

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

Oxidative Phosphorylation System Dysfunction Role and Mechanisms in Cancer and Its Therapies

edited by

Patricio Fernández-Silva

and

Raquel Moreno-Loshuertos

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8780 | Submission Open

Keywords: OXPHOS; respiratory complex; cancer; metastasis; mtDNA mutations; ROS; apoptosis; mitophagy; metabolic remodeling; therapy; epigenetics

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

Thermal Ablation in the Management for Colorectal Liver Metastases

edited by

Martijn Meijerink

and

Robbert S. Puijk

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5598 | Submission Open

Keywords: image-guided therapies; colorectal liver metastases (CRLMs); thermal ablation; (non-)thermal and radiation-related treatment; interventional and radiation oncology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Metastasis)

Current Updates and Future Directions in Neuroendocrine Neoplams (NENs): Understanding Biology, Diagnosis, Management and Research Efforts in NENs

edited by

Jaydira del Rivero

and Aman Chauhan

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5048 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroendocrine neoplasms; NENs; neuroendocrine carcinomas; tumor biology; clinical management; therapeutic

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

The New Challenge of Curing AML: Analysis of Mechanisms of Resistance of Target Drugs and Future Perspectives

edited by

Debora Capelli

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2763 | Submission Open

Keywords: AML; FLT3 inhibitors; BCL2 inhibitor; MCL1; IDH1-2 inhibitors; venetoclax; CAR-T; anti-CD123 monoclonal antibodies; anti-CD33 monoclonal antibodies; anti-PD-1 and -PD-L1

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Immunotherapy and Targeted Molecular Therapy in Thoracic Surgical Oncology

edited by

Rishindra Mamidi Reddy

and Ryan Albert John Campagna

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunotherapy; lung cancer; esophageal cancer; targeted therapy; thymic cancer; adjuvant therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Predictive Biomarkers for Colorectal Cancer

edited by Mitsukuni Suenaga

submission deadline 21 Mar 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8680 | Submission Open

Keywords: colorectal cancer; biomarker; chemotherapy; precision medicine; genetic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)

Involvement of RNA Polymerases I and III in Cancer Progression (Volume II)

edited by

Robert J. White

submission deadline 21 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1360 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; RNA polymerase I; RNA polymerase III; rRNA; tRNA

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Advances in the Treatment of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer

edited by Sang-ho Jeong and

Jae-seok Min

submission deadline 21 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: upper gastrointestinal cancer; surgery therapy; chemotherapy therapy; radiation therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Targeting the Sphingolipid Metabolic Pathway: Promotion from Benchwarmer to the Starting Lineup—a Themed Issue in Memory of Dr’s. Lina Obeid and Mark Kester

edited by

Jeremy A. Hengst

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7073 | Submission Open

Keywords: sphingolipid metabolic pathways; targeted therapeutics; cancer; drug resistance; rational drug combinations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Bacterial Infections and Cancer Risk: From Biological Mechanisms to Clinical Realities

edited by

Skander Hathroubi

and Shuai Hu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial infections; cancer risk; biological mechanisms; treatment modalities; therapeutic strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Agents and Cancer)

Non-genomic Mechanism-Based Therapy against Melanoma

edited by Mickaël Ohanna

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: melanoma; skin cancer; oncoepigenetics; single cell; omics; microenvironment; tumor heterogeneity; metabolic heterogeneity; circulating cells; residual disease biomarkers; immunotherapy; new therapies; molecular and pharmacological strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Study on Clinical Treatment of Brain Tumors

edited by Shinya Watanabe

submission deadline 28 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain tumors; clinical treatment; anti-tumor drugs; clinical trials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Recent Advances in Genetic Studies on Leukemia

edited by

Nicoletta Coccaro

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: hematologic neoplasms; leukemia; cancer genetics; precision medicine; target therapy

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

The Evaluation of Cancer Treatment Patterns and Quality of Care across the World

edited by Monica Pinto

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer care; delivery strategies; barriers; opportunities; prevention strategies; acute treatment phase; rehabilitation; survivorship

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

Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers, Diagnostic, and Therapeutic Technologies 2nd Edition

edited by

Andrew Stephens

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: diagnostic; prognostic; theranostic; therapy; metastasis; biomarker; regression; chemoresistance; invasion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)

Advances in Anal Cancer

edited by

Evie H. Carchman

and Cristina B. Sanger

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: anal cancer; prevention; therapeutics; risk stratification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Immunotherapy with Checkpoint Inhibitors for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

edited by

Alessandro Inno

and

Diego Signorelli

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12588 | Submission Open

Keywords: immune-checkpoint inhibitors; non-small cell lung cancer; neoadjuvant therapy; adjuvant therapy; primary resistance; acquired resistance; biomarkers; immune-related adverse events

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

Novel Combinatorial Approaches for Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapies in Cancer

edited by

Claudia De Lorenzo

and

Laura Cerchia

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12121 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibody-based therapeutics; antitumor immunity; active cancer targeting; aptamer-based targeted therapies; aptamer-based immunotherapeutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Targeted Therapies for Pediatric Solid Tumors (2nd Edition)

edited by

Michele Bernasconi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10575 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric solid tumors; targeted therapies; immunotherapies; CAR T cells; nanomedicine; rhabdomyosarcoma; Ewing sarcoma; neuroblastoma; medulloblastoma; osteosarcoma; diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG); high-grade glioma; Wilms tumor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) Related Tumors

edited by

Daochun Sun

and

Sameer Farouk Sait

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5150 | Submission Open

Keywords: NF1; tumorigenesis; cancer stem cells; targeted therapy; tumor microenvironment; epigenetics; case report; metastasis; clinical trials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Advanced Research on Spine Tumor

edited by

Satoshi Kato

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1050 | Submission Open

Keywords: diagnosis; treatment strategy; prognostic factors and scoring systems; pain management; surgical techniques; spondylectomy/vertebrectomy; stereotactic body radiotherapy; particle beam radiation therapy; minimum invasive treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Mathematical Models in Cancer

edited by Eric A. Stahlberg

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 984 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual human models; predictive oncology; cancer systems biology; machine learning; artificial intelligence; mechanistic models; digital twins; precision oncology; precision medicine; computational oncology; cancer

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

Intratumoral Heterogeneity in Brain Cancers

edited by Michael Oldham

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 741 | Submission Open

Keywords: intratumoral heterogeneity; brain; clonal evolution; tumor microenvironment; multiomics

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

Cancer Cell Motility

edited by

Gianluca Aguiari

and

Nicoletta Bianchi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; EMT; invasion; metastasis; p53-related signaling; apoptosis; autophagy; cell cycle; anticancer drugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Metastasis)

Surgery for Colorectal Cancer

edited by

Antonio V. Sterpetti

and

Raimondo Gabriele

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical and oncologic outcomes after new forms of therapy for colon– rectal cancer; colon cancer; rectal cancer; colorectal cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

The Role of Ferroptosis in Cancer

edited by Wei Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferroptosis; cancer; reactive oxygen species; ROS; regulated cell death; RCD; immunogenic cell death; ICD; immunosuppression

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

Application of Biostatistics in Cancer Research

edited by

Alan Hutson

and Han Yu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical trial design; nonparametric statistics; randomization and permutation tests; computational methods in statistics; Bayesian methods; computational biology; graphical models; network analysis; machine learning; artificial intelligence; predictive modeling

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

Molecular Biology of Urological Cancers

edited by

Philippe Barthélémy

and

Thierry Massfelder

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: kidney cancer; prostate cancer; bladder cancer; therapies; cell signaling; resistance; gene profiling; hypoxia; metabolism

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

Enhancing Cancer Treatments through Fluorescence-Guided Surgery

edited by Ibrahim Khot and Yazan Sulaiman Khaled

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescence-guided resection; fluorescent imaging; cancer surgery; tumour targeting; intraoperative staging; oncological fluorescence; precision medicine

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

The Oral Microbiome and Its Link to Oral Cancer: Exploring the Role of Infectious Agents

edited by

Tomoaki Shintani

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral microbiome; oral cancer; infectious agents; microbial dysbiosis; host– microbe interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Agents and Cancer)

The Role of Viruses in the Development of Cancer

edited by

George Eric Blair

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: DNA and RNA tumour viruses; HPV; EBV; KSHV; HCV; HBV; HTLV1; McPyV

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Agents and Cancer)

The Prevention and Treatment of Prostate Cancer

edited by Ning Wang and Kirsty Hodgson

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: prostate cancer; prevention; metastasis; drug resistance; tumor microenvironment; novel therapies; immunotherapy; androgen; hormone therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Hormones and Tumors

edited by Kiyoshi Takagi and

Takashi Suzuki

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: diagnosis; hormone; prognosis; progression; therapy; tumor

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

Preclinical and Clinical Research on the Efficacy of Anticancer Drugs

edited by Andrzej Hellmann, Joanna Jakobkiewicz-Banecka and Jan Lica

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical trials; preclinical research; anticancer drugs; drug efficacy; drug development; cancer therapy; therapeutic strategies; safety assessment; pharmacodynamics; pharmacokinetics

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

Advances in Spine Oncology: Research and Clinical Studies

edited by Oluwaseun O. Akinduro

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: metastatic spine cancer; targeted therapy; stereotactic body radiotherapy; proton radiotherapy; chordoma; chondrosarcoma; spondylectomy

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

Advanced Glycation End-Products and Its Receptors in Cancer Progression

edited by Bhaumik B. Patel

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced glycation end products; toxic advanced glycation end products; receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGEs); glycosaminoglycans; cancer; cancer stem cells (CSCs); tumor immune microenvironment (TME)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Medical Imaging and Artificial Intelligence in Cancer

edited by Debiao Li and

Stephen J. Pandol

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; medical imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; computed tomography; artificial intelligence; image analysis; cancer detection; cancer prediction; cancer characterization

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

Prediction of Melanoma

edited by

Irene Stefanaki

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: melanoma; melanoma genetics; biomarkers; predictive tools; risk prediction; risk factors; artificial intelligence

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

Biomarkers for the Early Detection and Treatment of Cancers: 2nd Edition

edited by

Monika Gudowska-Sawczuk

and Barbara Mroczko

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; tumor biomarkers; tumor progression; early cancers; inflammatory mediators; early diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Research Advances in Cancer Nanomedicine

edited by

Stefano Leporatti

submission deadline 1 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; nanotechnology; nanomedicine; drug delivery; biosensors; lab-on-chip; nanomechanics; nano-immuno therapy; CAR-T nano-technology

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

Screening, Early Detection and Prevention of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Cancers

edited by Zaed Z.R. Hamady

submission deadline 1 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: hepatobiliary cancer; pancreatic cancer; early detection; diagnosis; screening; prevention

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

Bridging the Gap: Integrating AI into Clinical Practice for Oncological PET/CT Imaging

edited by Fereshteh Yousefirizi

submission deadline 1 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: physician-in-the-loop; PET/CT; AI; foundation model; generalist model; tumor segmentation; outcome prediction; whole-body PET; cancers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Molecular Imaging Advances in Precision Oncology

edited by

Antonios Tzortzakakis

and

Ioannis Rouvelas

submission deadline 5 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 754 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular imaging; hybrid imaging; oncologic imaging; PET/CT; SPECT/CT; PET radiotracers; precision medicine; theranostics; radiomics; machine learning

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

Endometrial Cancer—From Diagnosis to Management

edited by Mingxin Shi and

Xiang Zhao

submission deadline 9 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: endometrial cancer; prognosis; diagnosis; novel biomarker; immunotherapy; targeted therapy; prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Novel Therapies of Salivary Gland Cancer

edited by Moritz Meyer

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: salivary gland cancer; treatment; targeted therapy; surgery; radiation therapy; survival; life quality; immunotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Drug Targeting Therapy in Multiple Myeloma

edited by

Hiroshi Handa

and

Hideto Tamura

submission deadline 11 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiple myeloma; novel drug; novel targets; new therapeutic targets; prognosis

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

Immunoediting in Cancer Therapies

edited by Vijay Kumar

submission deadline 13 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; cancer immunology; immunosurveillance; immunoediting; immunotherapy; immunomodulation; immunometabolism

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

Cancer and Chronic Illness

edited by

Silvia Riondino

and

Vincenzo Formica

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7588 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; chronic disease; inflammatory disease; cytokines; immune disease; radiotherapy-induced diseases; immunotherapy-induced disease; gastrointestinal chronic disorders; end-stage renal disease; lung cancer chronic disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)

Cervical Cancer: Study on Molecular Landscape and Protein Biomarkers. Current Diagnostic and Therapeutic Capabilities

edited by

Christopher Kobierzycki

and

Piotr Dzięgiel

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2382 | Submission Open

Keywords: cervical cancer; cervical dysplasia; human papilloma virus (HPV); tumor markers; cancerogenesis; genotyping

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

Displaying special issue 851-900 on page 18 of 21.