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Phase 2 and 3 studies

Molecular Cancer invites submissions to this article collection. Topics of interest include original reports on human clinical trials phase 2 and phase 3 as well as reviews of recently reported clinical trials. The collection also invites authors to submit research article or correspondence related to clinical biomarkers of disease progression and/or resistance to commonly used therapies. The collection is open to submissions till October 15th 2023.

Molecular understanding and clinical aspects of immunotherapy in the treatment of cancer

Molecular Cancer invites submissions to this article collection. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, adoptive cellular immunotherapy, chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) immunotherapy, immune checkpoint inhibitors, modulators of tumor microenvironment, and drug resistance mechanisms in immunotherapy. The collection is open to submissions from August 15th 2022 to September 15th 2023.

2022 Special Issues

Liquid Biopsy at the Frontier of Early Detection, Prognosis and Cancer Treatments

This special issue published by Molecular Cancer focuses on the clinical aspects of liquid biopsies, in particular validation of novel biomarkers that may serve as signature for non-invasive early detection of cancerous cells, predict patients' risks of disease progression and response to specific therapies.

Genome Editing and the Future of Personalized and Targeted Cancer Medicine

Molecular Cancer is excited to present a series of original research and review articles related to genome editing and reprogramming.

Editor-in-Chief

Christophe Nicot, Kansas University Medical Center, USA

Aims and scope

Molecular Cancer is an open access, peer-reviewed journal interested in attracting high-quality original research and reviews that present or highlight significant advances in all areas of cancer and related biomedical science.

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Articles

2021 Thematic Series: mRNA therapies and mRNA vaccines in cancer

2021 SI imageMolecular Cancer is delighted to announce its new thematic series: mRNA therapies and mRNA vaccines in cancer

Click here to access all thematic series published to date in Molecular Cancer.

Featured Article: Role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in cancer

In this review, Sahebkar et al. summarize the current knowledge on the contribution of the NLRP3 inflammasome on potential cancer promotion and therapy.


CAHON: Stop hate crimes and racism

The Chinese American Hematologist and Oncologist Network (CAHON) has published an important and timely Editorial in the Journal of Hematology & Oncology. Molecular Cancer is proud to stand with them in denouncing in the strongest terms all forms of discrimination and crimes against any racial/ethnic group, including Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and to call on our readers to pursue racial equality and tolerance in the USA and beyond.

Recognising Editorial Excellence

Editorial Excellence BadgeMolecular Cancer is a top rated Springer Nature journal. Prof. Christophe Nicot and the editorial team performed in the top percentile of journals based on data collected from the Journal Author Satisfaction Survey. We are recognising extraordinary editors for their commitment and passion to their journals. Read more about editorial excellence here.

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