Advances in Systemic Immunotherapies of Melanoma and Other Cancers
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Therapy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2023) | Viewed by 2367
Special Issue Editor
Interests: melanoma; breast cancer; surgery; surgical oncology; vaccine treatment of cancer; skin cancer; immunology; immune system and cancer; cancer treatment; surgical complications; clinical skills; epidemiology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Our understanding of cancer genesis and control has taken another leap forward with recent advances in immunotherapies and our knowledge of the role of the immune system in cancer modulation.
This has provided some novel conceptual models explaining the complexity of the cancer microenvironment and its interaction with the immune system in a bimodal manner, meaning it is able to modulate either activation or tolerance, the balance of which impacts the clinical outcome.
Our comprehension of this dynamic interaction between cancer cells, stroma and the immunological system is only just beginning, and the mechanisms involved are gradually being elucidated. Indeed, with the recent development of COVID-19 vaccine technologies, a new era of potential therapeutic vaccinations for established cancers is developing considerable momentum. The realisation that radiation, cytotoxic chemotherapy and even surgical treatments can induce vaccination effects and immunological responses is proving extremely exciting and scientifically informative. Emerging observations of “local” versus “systemic” cancer control are rapidly leading to the revelation that there is much overlap and synergy, inviting the development of new concepts of “systemic” cancer therapy.
In this Special Issue, we aim to bring together some fascinating concepts and approaches to clinical cancer treatments and the underlying mechanisms for modulating the immune system to add to the rapidly accumulating substantial evidence based on cancer immunotherapies.
Dr. Brendon J. Coventry
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cancer
- melanoma
- immunotherapy
- systemic therapies
- vaccination
