Role of Cytokines in Cancer
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Tumor Microenvironment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 2296
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37209, USA
Interests: biomarkers; solid-organ transplantation; inflammatory cytokines; cancer immunology; advanced drug delivery
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Dear Colleagues,
In the past two decades, there has been an expansion in the understanding of the role of chronic inflammation in tumorigenesis. Infiltrating inflammatory cells in the tumor microenvironment secrete a wide array of cytokines, which play a critical role in various aspects of carcinogenesis. Cytokines, upon binding with their specific receptors on the immune and tumor cells, trigger oncogenic signaling pathways, which impact various aspects of cancer progression and metastasis. An in-depth understanding of these pathways offers avenues for multiple clinical applications, varying from diagnostics to drug discovery. Advances in technologies such as next-generation sequencing, CyTOF and liquid biopsy offer an enhanced understanding of the tumor microenvironment. In this Special Issue, entitled "Role of Cytokines in Cancer", authors are invited to contribute original research papers or review that provide critical insights into the role of cytokines in molecular events leading to the development and progression of cancer.
Dr. Venkataswarup Tiriveedhi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- inflammation
- tumor microenvironment
- cytokines
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