Cancer-Mediated Immunomodulation—Pathogenetic, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Aspects
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 May 2021) | Viewed by 44329
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ovarian cancer; tumor microenvironment; tumor immune escape; cancer exosomes; immunosuppression; cytokines; NK cells; cytotoxicity; NKG2D receptor; NKG2D ligands
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Besides its primary involvement in the defense against pathogens, the immune system plays a pivotal role guarding the homeostasis and integrity of the organism and is now widely acknowledged as an essential factor with a decisive influence on the curability, prognosis, and outcome of cancer. The concept of cancer immunosurveillance was first proposed a century ago, but it was not until it was experimentally proved in the recent decades that oncoimmunology research, studying the complex interactions of tumor cells and the immune system, has achieved a great progress in understanding immunomodulation in cancer and has been instrumental in the development of novel diagnostic and immunotherapeutic strategies.
We wish to dedicate this Special Issue of Cancers to the intricate interplay between cancer and immunity, with a broad focus on all types of tumor and all its aspects, from the current understanding of cancer immunology in general and in particular cancer types—including immunosurveillance and immunoediting, tumor microenvironment, immune cells (T cells, B cells, natural killer cells, macrophages, dendritic cells, T regulatory cells, myelosuppressive cells), cancer and cancer stem cells, exosomes, cytokines, immune mechanisms, checkpoints, and regulators—to novel diagnostic tools and novel immune therapies able to reverse immune evasion and eliminate a tumor. The focus of this Special Issue is your current research and your current understanding of oncoimmunology. With your contribution of original articles and/or reviews, you will help us highlight the current state of the art in oncoimmunology and in your specific area of cancer research.
Prof. Lucia Mincheva-Nilsson
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cancer microenvironment
- immunoediting and immune escape
- exosomes
- cytokines
- tumor markers
- liquid biopsy
- cancer immune therapy
- checkpoint inhibition
- adoptive transfer
- CAR T cells
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