Translational Research on Solid Tumors, Second Edition

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, there has been more focus on personalization in the treatment of solid tumors, gradually orienting itself towards what is defined as precision medicine. Tumor molecular characteristics, tumor microenvironment composition, and other patient characteristics heavily affect the prognosis and response to therapy. Moreover, for many types of cancers, tumor molecular characterization represents the starting point for making treatment decisions. Moreover, the heterogeneity of the tumor and its evolution during treatment have led to the use of alternative and non-invasive methods for molecular characterization, such as liquid biopsy.

For the current Special Issue, we invite contributions which showcase the latest research in terms of tumor and microenvironment molecular characterization in relation to prognoses and responses to therapy, while also focusing on the use of non-invasive methods for molecular characterization.

This Special Issue will include (but is not limited to) papers on the following topics:

• Prognostic biomarkers;
• Tumor heterogeneity;
• Resistance mechanisms to therapy;
• Tumor microenvironment;
• Liquid biopsy;
• Epigenetics;
• Targeted therapy;
• Immunotherapy.

Dr. Paola Ulivi
Dr. Milena Urbini
Dr. Giorgia Marisi
Guest Editors

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