Special Issues

Cancers runs special issues to create collections of papers on specific topics. The aim is to build 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 in the subject and oversee the editorial process for papers. Papers published in a Special Issue will be collected together on a dedicated page of the journal website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Clinico-Pathological, Dermoscopic and Genetic Analyses in Melanoma: Different Diagnostic Processes for an Early and Accurate Detection of Melanoma submission deadline 25 Sep 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2962 | Submission Open
Keywords: melanoma; dermoscopy; pathology; genetics; early diagnosis; targeted therapy; patient survival
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)
Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
edited by and Olivier Rosmorduc
submission deadline 25 Sep 2023 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open
Keywords: liver transplantation; hepatocellular carcinoma; transarterial chemoembolisation; systemic therapy; radioembolisation; immunotherapy; stereotactic body radiation therapy; downstaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Transplant Oncology)
Genetics and Cancer: Recent Advances and Challenges
edited by
submission deadline 25 Sep 2023 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: human genetics; hereditary cancers; molecular biology; omics; biomarkers; liquid biopsies; personalized therapies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)
Updates on Mechanism and Management of Gynecological Cancer submission deadline 28 Sep 2023 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open
Keywords: immunotherapy; endometrial cancer; checkpoint inhibitors; resistance mechanisms; predictive biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy)
Quality of Life in Patients with Gynecologic Cancer
edited by
submission deadline 29 Sep 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1663 | Submission Open
Keywords: quality of life; gynecologic oncology; advanced directives; sexuality; art therapy; breaking bad news
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life)
Integrated Management of Cancer submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 13 articles | Viewed by 31743 | Submission Open
Keywords: complementary medicine; epigenetics; diet; nutraceuticals; lifestyle; chemotherapy; radiotherapy; biological therapies; immunotherapy; nanotechnology; stem cells; repurposed drugs; combination treatments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Recent Developments of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors as Anticancer Agents submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18776 | Submission Open
Keywords: histone deacetylases; histone deacetylase inhibitors; solid cancers; combination therapy; radiotherapy; immunotherapy; cancer stem cells; clinical trials; metabolic reprogramming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Head and Neck Cancer Imaging and Image Analysis
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 13 articles | Viewed by 18546 | Submission Open
Keywords: head and neck cancer; 2D and 3D imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; image-guided therapy; machine learning; generative adversarial networks; radiomics; big data; visualization; navigation; surgery; clinical practice
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Causes, Screening and Diagnosis)
Current and Emerging Utility of Liquid Biopsy in Cancers. More than Surrogate Biomarkers
edited by and Rodrigo Toledo
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12196 | Submission Open
Keywords: liquid biopsy; ctDNA; ctRNA; cytokine profiling; tumor biomarkers; CTC; THC
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)
Microbiome-Based Interventions in Cancer Immunotherapy submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11785 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbiome; microbiota; cancer; immunotherapy; immune checkpoint blockade; toxicity; immune-related adverse events; biomarker; metabolites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy)
Venous Thromboembolism and Cancer submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11605 | Submission Open
Keywords: venous thrombosis; cancer-associated thrombosis; anticoagulant; diagnosis; therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
New Insight of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11300 | Submission Open
Keywords: non-small cell lung carcinoma; biomarkers; immune checkpoint inhibitors; randomized controlled trial; evidence-based medicine; co-morbidities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10895 | Submission Open
Keywords: borderline resectable pancreatic cancer; locally advanced pancreatic cancer; metastatic pancreatic cancer; chemotherapy; radiotherapy; surgery; imaging; pathology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Brain Tumor Microenvironment
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9505 | Submission Open
Keywords: CNS immunity; brain metastasis; brain tumor; glioma; microenvironment; microglia; niche; immunotherapy; peripheral brain zone; tumor microenvironment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)
Metabolic Reprogramming of Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) and the Role of Tumor Microenvironment—Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9266 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)
CAR T Cell Therapy for Cancers
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8874 | Submission Open
Keywords: CAR T cells; cellular engineering; hematologic malignancies; solid tumors; toxicity; combinatorial approaches; antigen escape; microenvironment; allogeneic/off-the-shelf; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Advances of Brain Mapping in Cancer Research submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8054 | Submission Open
Keywords: awake craniotomy; brain mapping; connectomics; direct electrical stimulation; glioma; intraoperative imaging; intraoperative neuromonitoring; intraoperative tasks; tractography; transcranial magnetic stimulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Microbiome in Cancer: When the Poison Is the Cure
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7757 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut microbiota; evolution; metabolites; bioinformatic tools; diet; cancer; therapy; FMT; next-generation probiotics; prebiotics; drugs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention)
Management of Glioblastomas
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7505 | Submission Open
Keywords: glioblastoma; biology; management; mortality; prognosis; markers; early diagnosis; targeted therapy; overall survival (OS); progression-free survival (PFS)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Liquid Biopsy in Breast Cancer submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7379 | Submission Open
Keywords: liquid biopsy; liquid biomarkers; precision oncology; disease monitoring; treatment monitoring; tumor heterogeneity; circulating tumor cells (CTCs); circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA); circulating miRNAs; exosomes; extracellular vesicles (EVs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)
Cardio-Oncology: An Emerging Paradigm in Modern Medicine
edited by Rohit Moudgil
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5871 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardio-oncology; CTRCD; arrhythmias; anthracyclines; anti-her2 therapies; immune checkpoint inhibitors; artificial intelligence; guidelines; emerging research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Hereditary Syndromes and Radiation submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5703 | Submission Open
Keywords: hereditary cancer syndrome; ionizing radiation; radiobiology; cancer therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5463 | Submission Open
Keywords: pancreatic cancer; pancreaticoduodenectomy; minimally invasive surgery; robotic surgery; diagnosis; treatment; neoadjuvant therapy; adjuvant therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)
Critical Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of High-Grade Gliomas submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5433 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-grade gliomas (HGG); neurosurgery; neuro-oncology; experimental therapeutics; immunotherapy; diagnostics; clinical outcomes; translational research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Causes, Screening and Diagnosis)
Application of Novel Technologies in the Early Detection of Gynaecological Cancers
edited by Sarah Joanne Bowden and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5295 | Submission Open
Keywords: epigenetics  ; genetics  ; biomarkers  ; ultrasound  ; microbiome  ; mRNA
(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)
Molecular and Cellular Changes in the Formation of Tumor-Initiating Cells
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5080 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer stem cell; stem cell and cancer; cellular origin of cancer; tumor microenvironment; immune mechanism; most recent common ancestor of cancer; metastasis-initiating cell; cellular basis of cancer therapy resistance; genetic and epigenetic basis of tumor initiation; tumor cell heterogeneity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)
Cancer Survival
edited by , , Karri J.M. Seppä and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4989 | Submission Open
Keywords: relative survival; net survival; cancer treatment; COVID; socioeconomic factors; comorbidities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention)
EGFR-Mutated Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4973 | Submission Open
Keywords: EGFR mutation; non-small cell lung cancer; NSCLC; EGFR tyrosine-kinase inhibitors; special population
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Systemic Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
edited by Atsushi Ono
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4910 | Submission Open
Keywords: hepatocellular carcinoma; systemic therapy; molecularly targeted therapy; immune checkpoint inhibitor; conversion therapy; prevention treatment; biomarker
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
New Advances in Urothelial Cancer: Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4500 | Submission Open
Keywords: liquid biopsy; robotic surgery; device assisted therapy; immunotherapy; PDL-1 inhibitors; urinary tumor DNA; bladder cancer; upper urinary tract cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)
The Impact of Iron Metabolism in Cancer submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4025 | Submission Open
Keywords: iron metabolism; ferroptosis; iron chelator; mitochondria; ferric; ferrous; ROS; oxidative stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)
Targeting Metabolic Vulnerabilities in Cancer submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3625 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer metabolism; targeting metabolic vulnerabilities; diet regimens; resistance to therapy; animal models; preclinical models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)
Rhabdomyosarcoma: Still Unresolved Questions but New Perspectives submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3621 | Submission Open
Keywords: rhabdomyosarcoma; molecular characterization; late effects; RMS predisposition; innovative therapies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)
Radiotherapy of Oligometastatic Cancers
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3555 | Submission Open
Keywords: SBRT; SABR; oligometastases; oligorecurrence; oligoprogression
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Metastasis)
Recent Advances and Challenges in Breast Cancer Surgery submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3537 | Submission Open
Keywords: breast cancer surgery; axillary management; sentinel node; oncoplastic surgery; reconstructive surgery; surgical technology; cancer risk reduction surgery; radio-guided surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)
T Cells and Myeloid Cells in Cancer Immunotherapy
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3406 | Submission Open
Keywords: memory CD4+ T cell; regulatory T cell; cytotoxic CD4+ T cell; T-cell exhaustion; cytokine; immune checkpoint; immunotherapy; therapy resistance; predictive biomarker; combination strategy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy)
Osteosarcoma Microenvironment submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3243 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)
Protein Regulatory Mechanisms in Tumorigenesis
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3112 | Submission Open
Keywords: protein regulation; post-translational modifications; cell signaling; genome instability; tumorigenesis; cancer therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)
Advances in Liver Cancer: Radiotherapy, Systemic Therapy and Upcoming Trends
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3109 | Submission Open
Keywords: liver cancer; multimodal therapy; radiotherapy; locoregional therapy; systemic therapy; immunotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
Stereotactic Body Radiation and Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy Therapy for Cancers
edited by and Michael D. Chuong
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3091 | 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 Clinical Trials of Cancer)
The Analysis of Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs): New Insights into the Biology of Cancers submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3064 | Submission Open
Keywords: CTC; DTC; ctDNA; minimal residual disease; MRD; liquid biopsy; circulating biomarkers; single cell analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)
Machine Learning and Radiomics Applications of MRI-Guided Treatments in Cancers submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3044 | Submission Open
Keywords: MRI guided treatments; deep learning; machine learning; MRI harmonization; radiomics; MRI biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)
The Role of Adipocyte Crosstalk in the Tumor Microenvironment submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2939 | Submission Open
Keywords: adipocyte; adipose; tumor microenvironment; crosstalk; stroma; lipid; adipokine; fatty acid; cachexia; wasting; obesity; cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)
Neuroendocrine Tumors: Treatment and Management Volume II
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2574 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Metastasis)
Oncogenes in Cancer 2.0
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2529 | Submission Open
Keywords: driver oncogenes; personalized medicine; targeted therapies; somatic mutations; cancers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)
Precision Medicine in Breast Cancer: From Epidemiology to Cancer Prevention, Screening and Early Detection submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2330 | Submission Open
Keywords: breast cancer; precision medicine; precision prevention; personalized screening; screening; early detection; risk assessment; biomarkers; genetic susceptibility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention)
Tumor Microenvironment Targeted and Immunotherapies for Brain Cancer
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1795 | Submission Open
Keywords: primary and metastatic brain cancer; immuno-oncology; neuro-immunology; immune checkpoint blockade; cancer vaccines; CAR T cells/CAR NK cells; radio-immunotherapy; tumor microenvironment tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes; tumor-associated macrophages / microglia.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tumor Microenvironment)
Imaging and Molecular Biology as Biomarkers for Lung Cancer submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1725 | Submission Open
Keywords: radiomics; molecular biology; biomarkers; lung cancer; NSCLC; radiogenomics; precision medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biomarkers)
Changing Landscape of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer 2.0
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1668 | Submission Open
Keywords: hereditary cancer; BRCA1; BRCA2; genetic testing; prevention; treatment; breast cancer; ovarian cancer; screening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention)
Cancer and Chronic Illness submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1522 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; chronic disease; inflammatory disease; cytokines; immune disease; radiotherapy-induced diseases; immunotherapy-induced disease; gastrointestinal chronic disorders; end-stage renal disease; lung cancer chronic disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)
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