Recent Advances in Molecular Targets for Treatment and Drug Delivery in Tumors
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Oncology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 21
Special Issue Editor
Interests: targeted therapy; tumor biology; monoclonal antibody; antibody drug conjugate; extracellular vesicles
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Dear Colleagues,
Cancer is a chronic disease representing about one-sixth of all global deaths, and to combat it, conventional therapeutic methods, including surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, have been applied in clinical practice. But it has been observed that these strategies do not effectively differentiate between pathological and normal cells, leading to several adverse effects; therefore, in recent decades, cytotoxic chemotherapy has given way to molecular-targeted drugs that are highly specific and have reduced toxicity. Recently, rapid progress in novel therapeutic strategies coupled with tumor-targeted candidates, containing neoantigens, hormonal agents, molecularly targeted agents, and immune checkpoint inhibitors, has offered new horizons for cancer-related molecular target discovery. Meanwhile, more applications in drug delivery systems have improved targeting, thus enhancing specific drug accumulation in tumor tissues.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to our Special Issue of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS), entitled “Recent Advances in Molecular Targets for Treatment and Drug Delivery in Tumors”, in order to collect recent advances in the field of molecular targeting, also bringing novel ideas to the scientific community.
This Special Issue aims to expanding current knowledge about the following topics:
- The newly discovered molecular targets in tumors;
- Recent advances in drug design based on molecular targets;
- Recent advances in drug delivery strategies;
- Molecular-targeted therapeutic strategies.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome to be submitted. I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Emily Capone
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- targeted therapy
- tumor
- molecular target
- drug delivery
- drug design
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