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. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM 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. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Emerging Role of Exosomes in Comorbidity-Associated Cancer Progression
edited by Gatikrushna Panigrahi
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open
Keywords: exosomes; comorbidity; cancer; obesity; diabetes; stress; dysbiosis; metastasis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)
Novel Approaches to Gynecologic Cancers Biology and Treatment
edited by Marcin Bobiński and Monika Abramiuk
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open
Keywords: ovarian cancer; endometrial cancer; cervical cancer; targeted therapy; tumor immunity; tumor microenvironment; gynecological surgery; gynecologic oncology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Clinical Research Advances in Endometrial Carcinoma
edited by Salvatore Lopez
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open
Keywords: endometrial cancer; uterine serous carcinoma; immunotherapy; MMRd; POLE; endometrioid carcinoma; target therapies; surgery; preclinical research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Research of Cancer)
Targeting Histone Deacetylases in Cancer (Volume II)
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open
Keywords: epigenetic dependent carcinogenesis; histone modulation; histone deacetylases (HDACs); HDAC profiling in human cancer; HDAC inhibitor (HDACi) development and mechanism in human cancer; combinatory treatment strategies of HDACis; HDACis inhibition of cancer therapy resistance mechanism; HDACis induction of epigenetic silenced druggable proteins; clinical role of HDACis in human cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)
New Insights into Kidney Disease Development and Therapy Strategies submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Advances in Acidosis within the Tumor Microenvironment submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)
Clinical Trials of the Relationship between Dietary Patterns and Overall Cancer Survival
edited by Zsuzsanna Németh
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: diet; nutrition; complementary therapy; vitamins; minerals; micro-nutrients; survival; cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Research of Cancer)
Surgery or Radiotherapy for Primary and Oligometastatic Lung Cancer submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Seminal Discoveries Relating to Chromatin Remodeling and Its Regulation of Cancer Biology
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: chromatin remodeling; nucleosome positioning; regulating gene expression; ISWI; SWI/SNF; CHD; INO80; SWR
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)
New Approaches to the Surgical Treatment for Radical Cystectomy in Bladder Cancer
edited by Costantino Leonardo, Flavia Proietti and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open
Keywords: bladder cancer; neoadjuvant chemotherapy; pelvic lymph node dissection; robot-assisted radical cystectomy; BCG failure; sex-sparing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Development, Validation and Application of Advanced Biomarkers in Cerebral Tumours
edited by Alan Jackson
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)
Anesthesia and Cancers
edited by , James P. Dilger and Ru Li
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: anesthetic; anesthesia; cancer cells; malignancy; metastasis; resistance; cancer surgery; recurrence; survival; outcomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life)
The New Challenge of Curing AML: Analysis of Mechanisms of Resistance of Target Drugs and Future Perspectives
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 78 | 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)
Targeted Therapies for Pediatric Solid Tumors (Volume II)
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7747 | 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)
Anticancer Immunity with Physical Treatment Modalities
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2044 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer immunity cycle; cryotherapy; gas plasma technology; hyperthermia; immunogenic cell death (ICD); photodynamic therapy; proton therapy; pulsed electric fields; radiotherapy; ROS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy)
Pituitary Tumors: Molecular Insights, Diagnosis, and Targeted Therapy (2nd Edition) submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1654 | Submission Open
Keywords: acromegaly; adrenocorticotropic hormone; Cushing’ s disease; diagnosis; growth hormone; pituitary tumor; proliferation; transcriptional factor; treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Theranostic Imaging and Dosimetry for Cancer submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1566 | Submission Open
Keywords: PET/CT; SPECT/CT; dosimetry; radionuclide therapy; radioembolization; radioligand therapy; nuclear medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)
The Role of Medical Imaging in Gynecological Cancer
edited by Emma R. Allanson and Ming Yin Lin
submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1560 | Submission Open
Keywords: cervical cancer; endometrial cancer; ovarian cancer; staging; ultrasound; MRI; PET-CT; radiotherapy; image-guided brachytherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)
The Tumor Microenvironment and Molecular Aberrations Convey Immune Evasion (Volume II)
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1247 | Submission Open
Keywords: CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes; cytotoxic T lymphocytes -associated protein 4; dendritic cells; immune evasion; hypoxia-inducible factors; myeloid-derived suppressor cells; natural killer; programmed death receptor and ligand; regulatory T cells; tumor-associated macrophages; tumor microenvironment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy)
Advances in Survival of Glioblastoma
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1184 | Submission Open
Keywords: glioblastoma; oncotherapy; life expectancy; overall survival; quality of life
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention)
Advances in Proton Pencil Beam Scanning Therapy
edited by Nicolas Depauw and Sara St. James
submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 943 | Submission Open
Keywords: proton therapy; pencil beam scanning; dosimetry; beam delivery; biological modelling; secondary cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)
Challenges and Opportunities for Novel Therapeutic Strategies in Pediatric Oncology
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 439 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibody-drug conjugate; bispecific antibody; cancer predisposition; CAR T cell; immunotherapy; leukemia; monoclonal antibody; neuroblastoma; pediatric cancer; photoimmunotherapy; precision medicine; sarcoma; translational research; tyrosine kinase inhibitor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Thioredoxin and Glutathione Systems in Glioblastoma: Mechanisms, Challenges and Targeting Opportunities
edited by Siham Sabri and Bassam S. Abdulkarim
submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open
Keywords: glioblastoma; reactive oxygen species (ROS); thioredoxin/glutathione antioxidant systems; thioredoxin/glutathione inhibitors; pro-oxidant cancer therapeutics; radiation therapy; targeted therapies; drug repurposing; natural products; combination therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)
Multimodality Management of Sarcomas submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6155 | Submission Open
Keywords: sarcomas; multimodal; pathology; radiology; surgery; chemotherapy; radiotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Advances in Genomics and Molecular Pathology of Rare Cancers—Focus on Diverse Populations submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4547 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft tissue sarcoma; bone sarcoma; lymphoma; melanoma; adolescent and young adult oncology; global oncology; multi-omics; immunotherapy; targeted therapy; oncopathogens
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)
Surgical Management of Gastric Cancer: New Insights and Future Prospectives submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1301 | Submission Open
Keywords: gastric cancer; minimally invasive gastrectomy; endoscopy; robotic surgery; surgical management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Cancer and Immunomediated Inflammatory Diseases (IMIDs)
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1160 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer risk; IMIDs; autoinflammatory diseases; autoimmune diseases; immune-mediated inflammatory diseases; immune-regulatory mechanism; carcinogenesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy)
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Identification of Novel Prognostic Markers and Their Clinical Application
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL); prognostic markers; clinical application; response; treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)
Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7145 | Submission Open
Keywords: brain; spinal cord; primary tumors; metastases; imaging; neuro-oncology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Causes, Screening and Diagnosis)
Metastatic Melanoma: From Gene Profiling to Targeted Therapy submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6232 | Submission Open
Keywords: melanoma; MAPK; MEK; BRAF; target therapy; immunotherapy; CTL-1; PD-L1; tumor microenvironment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)
Thyroid Cancer: Incidence and Risk Factors submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3451 | Submission Open
Keywords: thyroid cancer incidence; epidemiology; risk factors; environment; molecular epidemiology; thyroid cancer and radiation; thyroid cancer and pollutants; thyroid cancer and lifestyle; thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention)
Targeting the JAK–STAT Signaling Axis in Cancer
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2224 | Submission Open
Keywords: cell– cell signaling; cytokines; JAK– STAT pathway; hematology; immunology; developmental biology; oncology; ADAMTS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)
Advances in Clinical Trials of Hematological Malignancies
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2188 | Submission Open
Keywords: lymphoma; leukemia; targeted therapy; cellular therapy; basket trial
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Research of Cancer)
Biomarkers in Prostate Cancers
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2135 | Submission Open
Keywords: PSA; androgen receptor; testosterone; DNA damage response; polygenic risk score; chromosomal aberration; telomere; MDSC
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)
Targeting Mitochondria in Anti-tumor Drug Development
edited by , and Carlos Pérez-Plasencia
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1933 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer metabolism; mitochondria; metabolic reprogramming; anti-tumor drug development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Drug Development)
New Approaches to Hematologic Malignancies Radiation Therapy submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1924 | Submission Open
Keywords: hematological neoplasms; radiation therapy; tumor control; imaging modalities; multimodal immune; cell-based therapies; radiation biology; personalized therapy; medical physics; treatment toxicities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)
Prostate Cancer: Molecular Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
edited by Marco Paciotti
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1459 | Submission Open
Keywords: prostate cancer; prostate imaging; diagnosis; clinical staging; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); fusion biopsy; molecular imaging; positron emission tomography (PET); PSMA PET/CT; PSMA-based therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)
Study on Epidemiology of Childhood Cancer
edited by Francesco Giusti and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1320 | 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)
Mathematical Oncology: Using Mathematics to Enable Cancer Discoveries submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 747 | Submission Open
Keywords: mathematical oncology; computational biology; mathematical modeling; computational oncology; data-driven modeling; physical oncology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)
Potential Therapeutic Targets and Non-invasive Procedures for Improving the Treatment and Follow-Up of HPV-Associated Malignancies submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 724 | Submission Open
Keywords: therapeutic targets in HPV-associated cancers; HPV-targeted therapy; immunotherapy in HPV-associated carcinomas; circulating HPV DNA
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Agents and Cancer)
Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
edited by Sonam Kumari
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemotherapy; pancreatic resections; overall survival; gemcitabine; pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Anesthesia and Cancer Recurrence: A New Sight
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open
Keywords: analgesia; anesthesia; cancer; immunity; local and regional anesthesia; opioid; recurrence; stress; surgery; volatile
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Drug Development)
Cancer Stem Cells in Major Smoking Related Cancers submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer stem cells; cancer recurrence; therapeutic resistance; tumor microenvironment; cancer signaling pathways; targeted therapy; head and neck cancer; lung cancer; bladder cancer; esophageal cancer; pancreatic cancers; kidney cancer; cervical cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life)
Epigenetic Landscape of Head and Neck Carcinomas submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: epigenetics; head and neck carcinomas; DNA methylation; histone modifications; chromatin remodeling; non-coding RNAs; tumor microenvironment; epitranscriptomics; cancer epigenomics; precision oncology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)
State-of-the-Art Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy in the USA submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6805 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer research; immune system; immunology; immunotherapy; CAR T-cell therapy; checkpoint inhibitor; monoclonal antibody; cancer cellular signaling; tumor microenvironment; combination therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy)
Recent Advances in Rare Cancers: From Bench to Bedside and Back submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6732 | Submission Open
Keywords: rare cancers; cancer subtypes; pre-cancers; esophageal cancer chronic myeloid leukemia; childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia; anal cancer; Merkel cell carcinoma; thymic carcinoma; hepatoblastoma; sarcoma; glioblastoma; penile cancer; salivary gland cancer; small bowel adenocarcinoma
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Preoperative Optimisation in Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5121 | Submission Open
Keywords: prehabilitation; medical optimisation; exercise; nutrition; psychological interventions; surgery; cancer; surgical outcome; preoperative; clinical trials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life)
Perioperative Care and Pain Management in Cancer Patients: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4992 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer anesthesia; palliative care; chronic cancer pain; oncologic surgery; mini-invasive techniques; nanomedicine; cancer biomarkers; chronic interventional pain; opioids; regional anesthesia; opioid-free anesthesia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life)
Novel Experimental Therapeutic Targets and Strategies for Brain Tumors
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3826 | Submission Open
Keywords: brain tumors; glioma; glioblastoma; medulloblastoma; radiotherapy; chemotherapy; immunotherapy; combination therapy; microRNAs; oncogene signaling pathways; epigenetic regulation; metabolic regulation; nanotechnology; drug delivery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Socio-Demographic Factors and Cancer Research
edited by and Amanda N. Goldin
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2486 | 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)
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