Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Cancer Metastasis
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: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 941
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cell-cell communication; adhesion molecules; integrins; extracellular vesicles; tumor development and progression
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Interests: cancer biology; tumor immunology; inflammation; angiogenesis; metastasis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to announce a call for submissions to a Special Issue of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences on the broad topic of cancer metastasis.
Cancer metastasis is defined as the spread of neoplastic cells from a primary site (primary tumor) to distant or secondary sites within the body, where cancer cells establish and form new tumors. Metastasis is a hallmark of cancer and is the primary cause of cancer morbidity and mortality. Neoplastic cells acquire metastatic capacity through the metastatic cascade, a multi-step process generally comprising proliferation, angiogenesis and local invasion at the primary tumor, access to a transport route (hematogenous, lymphatic, transcoelomic), extravasation and colonization of distant organs.
This Special Issue of IJMS welcomes both original research and review articles related to any of the following aspects of cancer metastasis:
- Cancer metastasis routes;
- Molecular mechanisms of cancer metastasis;
- Genetic and epigenetic determinants of cancer metastasis;
- Cell communication in cancer metastasis mediated by extracellular vesicles;
- Mechanisms of chemoresistance in cancer metastasis;
- Angiogenesis and cancer metastasis;
- Immune evasion and suppression in cancer metastasis;
- Liquid biopsy and molecular biomarkers for the early detection of cancer metastases;
- Circulating tumor cells in cancer metastasis;
- Pre-metastatic niche formation and development.
All submitted articles will undergo a peer review.
Dr. Carlos Cabañas
Prof. Dr. Sung-Hoon Kim
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Molecular Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- biomarkers
- liquid biopsy
- premetastatic niche
- angiogenesis
- immune evasion and suppression
- genetic and epigenetic determinants
- chemoresistance
- extracellular vesicles
