Elsevier’s Oncology Journal Network highlights

Article collection

Welcome to our special article collection, curated to recognise:

• Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

• Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month

• Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

• Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

• Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month.

We invite you to explore these articles.

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

International Journal of Particle Therapy

• Cognition and Brain System Segregation in Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients Treated with Proton Therapy opens in new tab/window

Cancer Pathogenesis and Therapy

• Preimplantation genetic testing for embryos predisposed to hereditary cancer: Possibilities and challenges opens in new tab/window

• Cancer phylogenetic inference using copy number alterations detected from DNA sequencing data opens in new tab/window

• Next-generation sequencing revealed factors associated with cumulative incidence of relapse and leukemia-free survival in patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia opens in new tab/window

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

• PENTEC SPECIAL ISSUE opens in new tab/window

EJC Paediatric Oncology

• Prevalence of childhood cancer survivors in Europe: a scoping review opens in new tab/window

• Very rare tumors are not so rare in children opens in new tab/window

• Focus on melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy opens in new tab/window

• Overview of European standard clinical practice recommendations for multidiscplinary teams involved in the treatment of central nervous system tumours in children and adolescents – SIOPE Brain Tumour Group opens in new tab/window

• SIOPE and ESOP recommendations for extemporaneous compounding of oral liquid medicine formulations in paediatric oncology opens in new tab/window

Leukemia and Lymphoma

International Journal of Particle Therapy

• Consolidative Proton Radiotherapy for Pediatric Extramedullary Ocular Acute Myeloid Leukemia opens in new tab/window

Cancer Pathogenesis and Therapy

• Incidence rate and risk factors of second primary neoplasms among older patients with hematological malignancies: Insights from a Chinese single-center experience (1997–2021) opens in new tab/window

• Characteristics and outcomes of secondary acute lymphoblastic leukemia (sALL) after multiple myeloma (MM): SEER data analysis in a single-center institution opens in new tab/window

• Next-generation sequencing reveals relapse and leukemia-free survival risks in newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia treated with CAG regimen combined with decitabine opens in new tab/window

• Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of Chinese diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients in the era of rituximab (2005–2018) opens in new tab/window

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

• At the Cutting Edge: Novel Agents in Hodgkin Lymphoma and the Evolving Role of Radiation Therapy opens in new tab/window

Practical Radiation Oncology

• Radiation Therapy Dose Response in Bulky Relapsed/Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma opens in new tab/window

Advances in Radiation Oncology

• Fine-Tuning Low-Dose Total Skin Electron Therapy for Optimal Management of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma: A Comparative Analysis of Regimens opens in new tab/window

Blood Neoplasia

• Venetoclax and hypomethylating agents in octogenarians and nonagenarians with acute myeloid leukemia opens in new tab/window

Blood Advances

• Dual-targeting CD33/CD123 NANOBODY T-cell engager with potent anti-AML activity and good safety profile opens in new tab/window

EJC Paediatric Oncology

• Impact of ciprofloxacin prophylaxis on blood stream infection during early treatment phase of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia: An observational cohort study opens in new tab/window

• Infections in children and adolescents with Acute Leukemia opens in new tab/window

• Bacterial bone and joint infections in children with leukaemia or following haematopoietic cell transplant: A systematic review of published cases opens in new tab/window

Ovarian Cancer

Cancer Pathogenesis and Therapy

• Loss of phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) increases Lysyl oxidase-like 2 (LOXL2) expression enhancing the growth of fallopian tube epithelial cells as three-dimensional spheroids opens in new tab/window

• Oncofertility: Treatment options from bench to bedside opens in new tab/window

• Preimplantation genetic testing for embryos predisposed to hereditary cancer: Possibilities and challenges opens in new tab/window

Prostate Cancer

International Journal of Particle Therapy

• The Status and Challenges for Prostate Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Treatments in United States Proton Therapy Centers: An NRG Oncology Practice Survey opens in new tab/window

Cancer Pathogenesis and Therapy

• Chimeric RNAs and their implication in prostate cancer opens in new tab/window

• Integrative analysis of cuproptosis-related lncRNAs: Unveiling prognostic significance, immune microenvironment, and copper-induced mechanisms in prostate cancer opens in new tab/window

• Association between autoimmunity-related disorders and prostate cancer: A Mendelian randomization study opens in new tab/window

• Emerging role of transforming growth factor-β-regulated long non-coding RNAs in prostate cancer pathogenesis opens in new tab/window

Radiation Medicine and Protection

• Neoadjuvent androgen deprivation for seminal vesicle reduction: The optimal portion of seminal vesicle included in the high-dose CTV in localized prostate cancer radiotherapy opens in new tab/window

Practical Radiation Oncology

• Target Volume Optimization for Localized Prostate Cancer opens in new tab/window

• Urinary Organs at Risk for Prostate Cancer External Beam Radiation Therapy: Contouring Guidelines on Behalf of the Francophone Group of Urological Radiation Therapy opens in new tab/window

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

• Helical Tomotherapy Versus 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy in High-Risk Prostate Cancer: A Phase 3 Randomized Controlled Trial opens in new tab/window

• Stereotactic Body Proton Therapy Versus Conventionally Fractionated Proton Therapy for Early Prostate Cancer: A Randomized, Controlled, Phase 3 Trial opens in new tab/window

Advances in Radiation Oncology

• 18F-Flotufolastat Positron Emission Tomography in African American Patients with Suspected Prostate Cancer Recurrence: Findings from the Phase 3 SPOTLIGHT Study opens in new tab/window

Thyroid Cancer

International Journal of Particle Therapy

• Outcomes and Toxicities of Nonmedullary Thyroid Tumors Treated with Proton Beam Radiation Therapy opens in new tab/window

Cancer Pathogenesis and Therapy

• Common endocrine system adverse events associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors opens in new tab/window

• Current and future perspectives on the regulation and functions of miR-545 in cancer development opens in new tab/window

• Targeting cuproptosis for cancer therapy: Focus on the anti-tumor immune system opens in new tab/window

Oral Oncology

• A rare case of thyroid carcinosarcoma arising from recurrent papillary thyroid cancer: Case report and review of the literature opens in new tab/window

• Lymph node ratio independently associated with postoperative thyroglobulin levels in papillary thyroid cancer opens in new tab/window

• BRAFV600E mutation does not predict lymph node metastases and recurrence in Chinese papillary thyroid microcarcinoma patients opens in new tab/window

• Has upfront radiotherapy “come to age” as the standard of care in the management of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas opens in new tab/window

• Length of stay in Head and Neck Cancer surgery: An institutional protocol and experience opens in new tab/window

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