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Advances in Bacteria and Cancer

edited by

Alain P. Gobert

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 24243 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogenic bacteria; microbiota; tumor-associated bacteria; probiotics; oncogenesis; metastasis; chemotherapy; cancerous cells; tumor microenvironment; cell signaling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

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

edited by

Fang Wei

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 22607 | 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)

Gynecologic Oncology: Clinical and Translational Research

edited by

Gennaro Daniele

, Pasquale Lombardi and Gaia Giannone

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 21406 | Submission Open

Keywords: gynecological cancer; ovarian cancer; translational research; effectiveness; toxicity; immunotherapy; PARP inhibitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Advances in B-Cell Lymphoma: From Diagnostics to Cure

edited by

Leo I. Gordon

and Megan E. Melody

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20347 | Submission Open

Keywords: B-cell lymphoma; treatment; molecular profiling; immunotherapies; cellular therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Related Cancer

edited by

Beata Biesaga

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19584 | Submission Open

Keywords: HPV; carcinogenesis; methods of virus identification diagnostics; prognostification

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

Study on Epidemiology of Childhood Cancer

edited by

Francesco Giusti

and

Carmen Martos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 19024 | 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)

News and How Much to Improve in Management of Soft Tissue Sarcomas

edited by Vicente Artigas-Raventós and

José Manuel Asencio

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18615 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft tissue sarcomas; prevalent types; multidisciplinary board; reference centers; news diagnosis methods and treatments; implication of IA and 3D in sarcomas; implication of minimally aggressive surgical techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Role of Cancer Biomarkers for Diagnosis, Prognosis and Targeted Therapy in Gastrointestinal Cancers

edited by

Ali Zaidi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18567 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid biopsy; esophageal cancer; gastric cancer; colorectal cancer; pancreatic cancer; hepatocellular cancer; appendiceal cancer; cancer biomarker; DNA sequencing; transcriptomics; proteomics; immunohistochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)

New Insights into Thyroid Cancer Surgery

edited by

Maurizio Iacobone

and Francesca Torresan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18524 | Submission Open

Keywords: total thyroidectomy; differentiated thyroid cancer; lymph node dissection; parathyroid autofluorescence; medullary thyroid carcinoma; recurrent laryngeal nerve neuromonitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Physiotherapy in Advanced Cancer and Palliative Care

edited by Nele Adriaenssens

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 17464 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced cancer; palliative care; palliative needs; physiotherapy; physical therapy modalities; quality of life; physical autonomy

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

Advances in Spine Oncology: Research and Clinical Studies

edited by Oluwaseun O. Akinduro

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17049 | 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)

Updates on Urologic Oncology: From Diagnosis to Localized and Systemic Therapy Options (2nd Edition)

edited by

Giuseppe Palermo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16787 | Submission Open

Keywords: bladder cancer; prostate cancer; renal cancer; urologic cancer treatment; urologic cancer diagnosis; urologic cancer innovation; urologic neoplasm therapy; immunotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

The Progress of Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

edited by

Reinhold Függer

and

Matthias Biebl

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16458 | Submission Open

Keywords: pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC); pancreatectomy timing in multimodal regimen; minimally invasive pancreatectomy for PDAC; pancreatectomy and resectability; extended pancreatectomy; vascular resection and reconstruction; outcome research— pancreatectomy for cancer in unselected patient cohorts; interaction of postoperative complications and preoperative or adjuvant therapy; postoperative pancreatic fistula

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

Perspectives on the Efficacy and Biomarkers of Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy for Patients with Colorectal Cancer

edited by

Ibrahim Halil Sahin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15753 | Submission Open

Keywords: colorectal cancer; precision medicine; targeted therapeutics; immunotherapy; KRAS; BRAF; HER2; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Application of Artificial Intelligence-Based Approaches in Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis

edited by

Wei Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15457 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer genomics; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; tumor microenvironment; graph-based convolutional neural network; computational cancer biology

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

The Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Gastroenterology

edited by

Marcello F. Maida

Ciro Celsa

and Louis H. S. Lau

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 15422 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; gastroenterology; endoscopy; inflammatory bowel diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

The Role of Neutrophils in Tumor Progression and Metastasis

edited by

Rakesh K. Singh

and Leah M. Cook

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14854 | Submission Open

Keywords: neutrophils; innate immunity; tumor; microenvironment; metastasis; targeted therapeutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Metastasis)

Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery

edited by Florian Primavesi and

Daniel Neureiter

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14802 | Submission Open

Keywords: gastrointestinal cancer surgery; precision surgery; personalized medicine; robotics; pathology; colorectal cancer; stomach cancer; pancreatic cancer; hepatocellular cancer; biliary tract cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Feature Review for Cancer Therapy: 2nd Edition

edited by

Robert Kleszcz

and

Jarosław Paluszczak

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13173 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer therapy; chemotherapy; targeted therapy; cancer co-treatment; biomarkers; natural compounds; drug-repurposing; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Novel Diagnosis and Treatment Approaches in Pancreatic Cancer

edited by

Atsushi Masamune

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13135 | Submission Open

Keywords: pancreatic cancer; pancreatic fibrosis; biomarker; risk factor; genetic testing; artificial intelligence; endoscopic ultrasound; stroma; cancer-associated fibroblasts; familial pancreatic cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Clinical Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis of Uveal Melanoma

edited by Josep Maria Caminal Mitjana

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12208 | Submission Open

Keywords: uveal melanoma; choroidal melanoma; gene expression profiling; immunotherapy; metastasis; radiotherapy; liquid biopsy; circulating tumor cells; brachytherapy; next-generation sequencing; proton therapy

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

Clinical Research on Thoracic Cancer

edited by

Yuichi Saito

and

Hiroyuki Adachi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11930 | Submission Open

Keywords: thoracic cancer; lung cancer; thymic cancer; malignant mesothelioma; radiotherapy; surgery; chemotherapy; immunotherapy; driver mutation

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

Exploring Skin Cancer: Insights into New Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Strategies

edited by

Emi Dika

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11356 | Submission Open

Keywords: melanoma; non-melanoma skin cancer; NMSC; Merkel cell carcinoma; tumor microenvironment; prognosis; treatment

Recent Advances in Hematological Malignancies in Children

edited by

Radosław Chaber

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11304 | Submission Open

Keywords: acute lymphoblastic leukemia; acute myeloid leukemia; hematological malignancies in children; diagnostic and therapeutic methods; supportive care strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Oncology)

Hereditary and Familial Colorectal Cancer

edited by Bryson W. Katona and Peter P. Stanich

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11063 | Submission Open

Keywords: hereditary colorectal cancer; familial colorectal cancer; genetic predisposition; polyposis; Lynch syndrome; familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP); MUTYH-associated polyposis (MAP); genetic testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)

Epigenetic Regulation in Hematologic Malignancies

edited by Travis S. Johnson

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10233 | Submission Open

Keywords: epigenetic regulation; hematologic malignancies; DNA methylation; non-coding RNA; therapeutic targeting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Advances in Abdominal Surgical Oncology and Intraperitoneal Therapies

edited by

Juan Jose Segura-Sampedro

and

Constantino Fondevila

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9971 | Submission Open

Keywords: abdominal oncologic surgery; minimally invasive techniques; laparoscopy; robotics; fluorescence; artificial intelligence; augmented vision; peritoneal carcinomatosis; intraperitoneal chemotherapy; liquid biopsy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Natural Compounds in Cancers: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ivan Cruz-Chamorro

and

Guillermo Santos-Sánchez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9188 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrition; bioactive molecules; inflammation; natural extracts; nutraceuticals; immunotherapy; chemotherapy

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

Advances in Cancer Data and Statistics: 2nd Edition

edited by

Vesna Zadnik

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8928 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer registries; cancer incidence; cancer survival; population-based studies; cancer risk factors

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

New Strategies for the Treatment of Melanoma and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

edited by

Yoshihide Asano

and

Taku Fujimura

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8823 | Submission Open

Keywords: melanoma; non-melanoma skin cancer; immunotherapy; anti-PD-1 antibody; BRAF/MEK inhibitors; racial differences; prognosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Pancreatic Cancer: Clinical Standards, Unmet Needs and Future Directions

edited by

Dimitrios H. Roukos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8086 | Submission Open

Keywords: standard clinical management; surgery; neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant treatment; cancer immunotherapy; targeted therapy; detection and elimination of MRD

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

Enhancing Cancer Treatments through Fluorescence-Guided Surgery

edited by Ibrahim Khot and Yazan Sulaiman Khaled

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8040 | 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)

Stereotactic Body Radiation and Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy Therapy for Cancers—2nd Edition

edited by

Sam Beddar

and Michael D. Chuong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7971 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiation therapy (oncology); stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR); ultra-hypofractionated and hypofractionated studies; ablative/dose-escalated studies; SBRT; SABR; and cyberknife technology; MRI guidance; tumor motion techniques and management; frame and frameless immobilization devices; SBRT/SABR dose constraints and toxicities; artificial intelligence/machine learning

(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 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7944 | 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)

Exploring Immunotherapy in Colorectal Cancer

edited by

Alessandro Passardi

Luca Esposito

and

Chiara Gallio

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7885 | Submission Open

Keywords: colorectal cancer; immunotherapy; immune checkpoint inhibitors; mismatch repair; microsatellite instability; biomarkers

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

Novel Treatments for Ocular and Periocular Cancers

edited by

Vidhya R. Rao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7594 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocular cancer; intraocular tumor; retinoblastoma; uveal melanoma

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Applications of Ex Vivo Microscopy in Cancer Detection and Diagnosis

edited by J. Quincy Brown

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7285 | Submission Open

Keywords: microscopy; cancer; optical sectioning; diagnosis; detection

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

Feature Papers in Section “Cancer Informatics and Big Data”

edited by

Jason Roszik

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7090 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; next-generation sequencing; precision medicine and clinical decision-making; single-cell data analytics

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

Class 2 Tumor Suppressor Gene Pathways for Therapeutic Applications in Hard-to-Treat Cancers

edited by

Edgar Dahl

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7022 | Submission Open

Keywords: hard-to-treat cancers; HTT cancers; class 2 tumor suppressor genes; C2TSGs; DNA methylation driver; DNAme driver; epigenetic therapies; cancer drug development; personalized cancer therapy; tumor suppressor mimetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)

Next-Generation Cancer Therapies

edited by

Achilleas Mitrakas

, Ioannis Lamprou and Erasmia Xanthopoulou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7014 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; current therapies; cancer cells metabolism; autophagy; immunotherapy; targeted treatments; oncolytic viruses; vaccines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

New Challenges in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

edited by Federico Mosna and Irene Cavattoni

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6559 | Submission Open

Keywords: acute myeloid leukemia (AML); allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells transplantation (allo-HSCT); immunotherapy; leukemic stem cells; graft versus host disease (GVHD); infections in immunodepressed patients; immune reconstitution; post-transplant management; long-term results; clinical

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Classification, Risk Assessment and Clinical Management of Malignant Thyroid Nodules: 2nd Edition

edited by Claudio Spinelli and Marco Ghionzoli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6464 | Submission Open

Keywords: thyroid nodule; thyroid cancer; guidelines; surgery

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

Innovations in Microsurgical Techniques for Breast Cancer Reconstruction

edited by

Babak J. Mehrara

and Robert J. Allen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6408 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast reconstruction; autologous breast reconstruction; DIEP flap; robotic DIEP flap; sensibility; alternative flaps; post-mastectomy pain; PAP flap; LAP flap; GAP flap; LTP flap; perforator flap; latissimus flap; fat grafting; nerve repair

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

Integrating Precision Medicine with Nanotechnology to Overcome Drug Resistance in Cancer

edited by Yan Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6355 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision medicine; nanotechnology; drug resistance

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

New Insights into Microbial-Based Cancer Therapy

edited by Amitabha Ray

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6352 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial therapy; cancer immunotherapy; bioengineering; immune modulation; tumor microenvironment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)

Advances in Pancreatic Cancer: Exploring Biomarkers and Prognostic Predictors

edited by

Makoto Abue

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6307 | Submission Open

Keywords: pancreatic cancer; biomarkers; diagnosis; prognosis; liquid biopsy; proteomics; metabolomics; tumor microenvironment; genetic aberrations/mutations; inflammatory markers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)

Unraveling the Connections Between the Microenvironment, Angiogenesis, Immunity and Mechanobiology in Cancer

edited by Meenal Datta and Xin Tang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5956 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer mechanosensing; mechanotransduction; mechanical cues; mechanosensitive ion channels; focal adhesions; cytoskeletal elements; tumor microenvironments; fluid shear stress; stiffness; cell compression; tumor progression; metastasis; drug resistance; immune response; biophysical tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)

Image-Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy (IGART): Advancing Precision Oncology

edited by An Liu, Bin Cai and Murat Surucu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5932 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced imaging techniques; adaptive radiotherapy; computational models

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

Sequence Variants in Breast/Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility Genes: From Risk Assessment to Clinical Management in Carrier Individuals and Their Blood Relatives

edited by Arcangela De Nicolo and

Miguel De la Hoya

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5926 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast/ovarian cancer susceptibility genes; risk assessment and clinical management of carrier individuals and their blood relatives; risk models; variant classification; multifactorial approaches

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

Advances in Radiology for the Detection, Diagnosis, and Management of Breast Cancer

edited by Takouhie Catherine Maldjian and Mary M. Salvatore

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5770 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast cancer; radiology; breast imaging; mammography; MRI; ultrasound; AI; radiomics; diagnosis; treatment response; image-guided biopsy

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

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