Elsevier’s Oncology Journal Network highlights

Welcome to our Elsevier’s Oncology Journal Network Highlights page. Here you can browse through the latest, cutting-edge oncology and cancer biology research, our topical article collections, and learn more about our Network offerings.

May celebrates Brain Cancer, Bladder Cancer, and Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Months.

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  Brain Cancer

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  Bladder Cancer

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  Melanoma and Skin Cancer Cancer

Cancer Letters

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  Exosomes; multifaceted nanoplatform for targeting brain cancers(opens in new tab/window)

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  Valproate and lithium: Old drugs for new pharmacological approaches in brain tumors?(opens in new tab/window)

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  Radiation combined with oncolytic vaccinia virus provides pronounced antitumor efficacy and induces immune protection in an aggressive glioblastoma model(opens in new tab/window)

Cancer Pathogenesis and Therapy

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  Co-culture models for investigating cellular crosstalk in the glioma microenvironment(opens in new tab/window)

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  Experimental models for cancer brain metastasis(opens in new tab/window)

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  Biomaterial-based in vitro 3D modeling of glioblastoma multiforme(opens in new tab/window)

Clinical Imaging

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  Diffusion-weighted MRI features of brain abscess and cystic or necrotic brain tumors: Comparison with conventional MRI(opens in new tab/window)

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  Meningiomas with brain edema: Radiological characteristics on MRI and review of the literature(opens in new tab/window)

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  Cerebral hydatid disease: CT and MR findings(opens in new tab/window)

Clinics

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  OLIG2 expression level could be used as an independent prognostic factor for patients with cerebellar Glioblastoma (cGBM)(opens in new tab/window)

Current Problems in Cancer

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  Melanoma Brain Metastases: Is It Time to Reassess the Bias?(opens in new tab/window)

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  ACR Appropriateness Criteria^®: Single Brain Metastasis (opens in new tab/window)

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  Brain Tumor Stem Cells(opens in new tab/window)

Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports

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  Control of renal cell carcinoma brain metastases with cabozantinib following progression on immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy(opens in new tab/window)

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  Clinically significant radiation necrosis following trastuzumab-deruxtecan and brain stereotactic radiosurgery: A case series in breast cancer patients(opens in new tab/window)

International Journal of Particle Therapy

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  Estimating Potential Benefits to Neurocognition with Proton Therapy in Adults with Brain Tumors(opens in new tab/window)

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics

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  Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Therapy for Pregnant Patients With Brain and Head and Neck Cancers(opens in new tab/window)

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  Predictors of tumour dynamics over a 6-week course of concurrent chemoradiotherapy for glioblastoma and the impact on survival(opens in new tab/window)

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  ClonoScreen3D – a novel three-dimensional clonogenic screening platform for identification of radiosensitizers for glioblastoma(opens in new tab/window)

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  Prospective Randomized Phase 2 Trial of Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiation Therapy of 25 Gy in 5 Fractions Compared With 35 Gy in 5 Fractions in the Reirradiation of Recurrent Glioblastoma(opens in new tab/window)

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  Treatment Planning Expansions in Glioblastoma: How Less Can Be More(opens in new tab/window)

Journal of the National Cancer Center

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  Precision based approach to tailoring radiotherapy in the multidisciplinary management of pediatric central nervous system tumors(opens in new tab/window)

Medical Dosimetry

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  MRI-based treatment planning for brain stereotactic radiosurgery: Dosimetric validation of a learning-based pseudo-CT generation method - ScienceDirect(opens in new tab/window)

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  Dosimetric Comparison Between 2-Dimensional Radiation Therapy and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy in Treatment of Advanced T-Stage Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: To Treat Less or More in the Planning Organ-At-Risk Volume of the Brainstem and Spinal Cord(opens in new tab/window)

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  Automatic planning on hippocampal avoidance whole-brain radiotherapy(opens in new tab/window)

Neoplasia

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  Special Issue on Pediatric Brain Tumors(opens in new tab/window)

Radiation Medicine and Protection

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  Survival and effective prognostic factors in lung cancer patients with brain metastases treated with whole brain radiotherapy(opens in new tab/window)

Translational Oncology

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  Brain Tumor Stem-Like Cells Identified by Neural Stem Cell Marker CD15(opens in new tab/window)

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  High Prevalence of Human Cytomegalovirus in Brain Metastases of Patients with Primary Breast and Colorectal Cancers(opens in new tab/window)

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  Orally bioavailable glutamine antagonist prodrug JHU-083 penetrates mouse brain and suppresses the growth of MYC-driven medulloblastoma(opens in new tab/window)

Cancer Letters

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  WD repeat protein 54-mediator of ErbB2-driven cell motility 1 axis promotes bladder cancer tumorigenesis and metastasis and impairs chemosensitivity(opens in new tab/window)

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  TROP2 translation mediated by dual m6A/m7G RNA modifications promotes bladder cancer development(opens in new tab/window)

Cancer Pathogenesis and Therapy

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  Theories behind Bacillus Calmette-Guérin failure in high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer and update on current management(opens in new tab/window)

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  Inaugurating a novel adjuvant therapy in urological cancers: Ferroptosis(opens in new tab/window)

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  Role of T cells in cancer immunotherapy: Opportunities and challenges(opens in new tab/window)

Cancer Treatment and Research Communications

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  Role of immunotherapy in bladder cancer(opens in new tab/window)

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  Utilization of systemic therapy for treatment of advanced urothelial carcinoma: Lessons from real world experience(opens in new tab/window)

Clinical Genitourinary Cancer

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  The Role of Radical Cystectomy in Clinically Node Positive Bladder Cancer: A US Veterans Health Administration Study(opens in new tab/window)

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  Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Radical Cystectomy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: Analysis of Efficacy and Safety in 119 Patients(opens in new tab/window)

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  Bladder Cancer and the Urinary Microbiome—New Insights and Future Directions: A Review(opens in new tab/window)

Clinical Imaging

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  Comparison of different diagnostic methods for differentiating biliary atresia from idiopathic neonatal hepatitis(opens in new tab/window)

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  Inguinoscrotal bladder herniation: Is CT a useful tool in diagnosis? (case report)(opens in new tab/window)

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  Virtual cystoscopy in the evaluation of bladder tumors(opens in new tab/window)

Current Problems in Cancer

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  Multimodal management of muscle-invasive bladder cancer(opens in new tab/window)

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  Diagnosis and management of superficial bladder cancer(opens in new tab/window)

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  The diagnostic and prognostic roles of serum irisin in bladder cancer(opens in new tab/window)

Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports

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  De novo angiosarcoma of the bladder: A case report(opens in new tab/window)

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  Cutaneous metastasis from prostate cancer: A case report with literature review(opens in new tab/window)

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  A case of severe interstitial cystitis associated with pembrolizumab(opens in new tab/window)

International Journal of Particle Therapy

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  Bone Marrow Suppression during Postoperative Radiation for Bladder Cancer and Comparative Benefit of Proton Therapy—Phase 2 Trial Secondary Analysis(opens in new tab/window)

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics

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  Phase II Trial of Concurrent Nivolumab and Radiation Therapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer of Older or Chemotherapy-Ineligible Patients(opens in new tab/window)

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  Disease-Free Survival of Patients With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Treated With Radical Cystectomy Versus Bladder-Preserving Therapy: A Nationwide Study(opens in new tab/window)

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  Efficacy and Safety of Bladder Preservation Therapy in Combination with Atezolizumab and Radiation Therapy (BPT-ART) for Invasive Bladder Cancer: Interim Analysis from a Multicenter, Open-label, Prospective Phase 2 Trial(opens in new tab/window)

Journal of Geriatric Oncology

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  How I treat bladder cancer in elderly patients(opens in new tab/window)

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  Management of bladder cancer in older patients: Position paper of a SIOG Task Force(opens in new tab/window)

Medical Dosimetry

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  Movements of the Prostate Due to Rectal and Bladder Distension: Implications for Radiotherapy(opens in new tab/window)

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  The impact of daily bladder filling on small bowel dose for intensity modulated radiation therapy for cervical cancer(opens in new tab/window)

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  Adjuvant radiation therapy for bladder cancer: A dosimetric comparison of techniques(opens in new tab/window)

Neoplasia

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  Hsa_circ_0001583 fuels bladder cancer metastasis by promoting staphylococcal nuclease and tudor domain containing 1-mediated MicroRNA decay(opens in new tab/window)

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  Therapeutic significance of ARID1A mutation in bladder cancer(opens in new tab/window)

Translational Oncology

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  Pitfalls and Limitations of Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Urinary Bladder Cancer(opens in new tab/window)

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  Overexpression of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase 1 Promotes Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition by Activation of the IL-6/STAT3/PD-L1 Pathway in Bladder Cancer(opens in new tab/window)

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  Chemoprevention of BBN-Induced Bladder Carcinogenesis by the Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator Tamoxifen(opens in new tab/window)

Cancer Letters

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  SB226, an inhibitor of tubulin polymerization, inhibits paclitaxel-resistant melanoma growth and spontaneous metastasis(opens in new tab/window)

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  Skin cancer prevention – Recent advances and unmet challenges(opens in new tab/window)

Cancer Pathogenesis and Therapy

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  Autophagy as a targeted therapeutic approach for skin cancer: Evaluating natural and synthetic molecular interventions(opens in new tab/window)

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  Distinct T helper cell-mediated antitumor immunity: T helper 2 cells in focus(opens in new tab/window)

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  Role of T cells in cancer immunotherapy: Opportunities and challenges(opens in new tab/window)

Cancer Treatment and Research Communications

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  Mitochondria-targeted magnolol inhibits OXPHOS, proliferation, and tumor growth via modulation of energetics and autophagy in melanoma cells(opens in new tab/window)

Clinical Imaging

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  MRI features of a primary thoracic epidural melanoma: a case report(opens in new tab/window)

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  Ground-glass nodules found in two patients with malignant melanomas: different growth rate and different histology(opens in new tab/window)

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  Neurocutaneous melanosis in children with giant congenital melanocytic nevi(opens in new tab/window)

Current Problems in Cancer

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  Molecular Alternations in Uveal Melanoma(opens in new tab/window)

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  The risk of melanoma in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia; a population-based study(opens in new tab/window)

Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports

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  Nivolumab induced immune mediated transverse myelitis in a patient with metastatic melanoma: The broad clinical spectrum of immune mediated neurologic disorders(opens in new tab/window)

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  A case of severe interstitial cystitis associated with pembrolizumab(opens in new tab/window)

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  Safety and feasibility of intrathecal pembrolizumab infusion in refractory triple negative breast cancer with leptomeningeal disease: A case report(opens in new tab/window)

International Journal of Particle Therapy

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  Proton Therapy Outcomes for Head and Neck Cutaneous Melanoma: Proton Collaborative Group Analysis(opens in new tab/window)

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics

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  Single-Masked Randomized Phase 2 Study Assessing 2 Forms of Hypofractionated Proton Therapy in Patients With Large Choroidal Melanomas(opens in new tab/window)

Journal of Geriatric Oncology

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  Checkpoint inhibition and melanoma: Considerations in treating the older adult(opens in new tab/window)

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  Immune checkpoint inhibitors in older adults with melanoma or cutaneous malignancies: The Wilmot Cancer Institute experience(opens in new tab/window)

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  Anti-PD1 antibodies in patients aged ≥ 75 years with metastatic melanoma: A retrospective multicentre study(opens in new tab/window)

Medical Dosimetry

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  Ion therapy for uveal melanoma in new human eye phantom based on GEANT4 toolkit(opens in new tab/window)

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  Dosimetric comparison and secondary malignancy risk estimation for linac-based and robotic stereotactic radiotherapy in uveal melanoma(opens in new tab/window)

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  Review of the Poster “Dosimetric Comparison of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery vs. 125I Plaque Brachytherapy in a Cohort of Choroidal Melanomas”(opens in new tab/window)

Neoplasia

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  Altered endosomal-lysosomal biogenesis in melanoma(opens in new tab/window)

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  Slow-cycling murine melanoma cells display plasticity and enhanced tumorigenicity in syngeneic transplantation assay(opens in new tab/window)

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  S-adenosylmethionine blocks tumorigenesis and with immune checkpoint inhibitor enhances anti-cancer efficacy against BRAF mutant and wildtype melanomas(opens in new tab/window)

Radiation Medicine and Protection

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  Prevention and treatment for radiation-induced skin injury during radiotherapy(opens in new tab/window)

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  RXRα agonist bexarotene attenuates radiation-induced skin injury by relieving oxidative stress(opens in new tab/window)

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