Archives of Cancer Biology and Therapy

Commentary Open Access

Exosome to Promote Cancer Progression via Its Bioactive Cargoes

Austin McMasters, Kelly M McMasters, Hongying Hao

Exosomes are membranous vesicles ranging in size from 30–100 nm in diameter. They are secreted from multiple cell types into the body fluids through exocytosis, a process commonly used for receptor discharge and intercellular communications.

Short Communication Open Access

Radical Radiotherapy of Locally Advanced Cervix Uteri Carcinoma

Alparslan Serarslan, Deniz Meydan, Rana Elif Yildiz

Cervix uteri carcinoma is the most common gynecological cancer worldwide. In addition, it is the fourth most common malignancy and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in women [1]. The most common histopathological subtype is squamous cell carcinoma (85%).

Editorial Open Access

Role of the Gut Microbiome in the Modulation of Cancer Immunotherapy Response

Sachin Kumar Deshmukh

The gut microbiome or gut flora is a vast community of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungi that inhabit the digestive tract of the human and other animals [1,2]. In the human body, bacterial species colonize into the oral cavity, skin, vagina, and placenta, however, the largest population of microorganisms resides in the intestine.

Commentary Open Access

The Challenge of Cognitive Dissonance in the Delivery of Precision Medicine in Veterinary Oncology

J. Cawley, C. Khanna

The use of molecular and genomic analysis of a cancer as a means to define a patient-specific treatment is interchangeably referred to as Precision Medicine, Personalized Medicine, or Genomically-directed medicine (herein, collectively PMED).

Commentary Open Access

Reduced BCR Signaling and a Metabolic Shift Accompanies Malignant Progression of Follicular Lymphoma: A Lesson from Transcriptomics

Cesare Sala, Annarosa Arcangeli

Lymphoma represents the most common form of hematological malignancy in the developed world, accounting for 3.6% of all cancers and 55.6% of all blood cancers in Europe, with non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) representing 90% of cases.

Short Communication Open Access

VA-Radiation Oncology Quality Surveillance Program: Enhancing Quality Measure Data Capture, Measuring Quality Benchmarks and Ensuring Long Term Sustainability of Quality Improvements in Community Care

Evangelia Katsoulakis, Rishabh Kapoor, John Park, Christina Chapman, Abhi Solanki, Lindsay Puckett, Rebecca Hagan, William Sleeman, Jatinder Palta, Michael Hagan

High quality cancer care improves patient survival and quality of life. Radiation plays an important role in cancer management, given that over 50% of all cancer patients receive radiation therapy as either a primary treatment or for palliation. Ensuring quality of radiotherapy specifically, is therefore important to achieving optimal patient outcomes.

Editorial Open Access

Lessons Learnt from COVID-19: How Can We Prepare for Another Pandemic?

Matthew I. Ehrlich, Muhammad Wasif Saif

Five months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. death toll from the virus has now surpassed 100,000 people. Many more cases remain nationwide, while an unknown number of patients currently harbor the virus asymptomatically. While health officials are now optimistic regarding the decline in prevalence and number of deaths due to COVID-19 and the possibility of a vaccine by the fall, we cannot lose sight of the bigger picture: the next pandemic.

Editorial Open Access

Angioimmunoblastic T cell Lymphoma Microenvironment

Sergiu Pasca, Ancuta Jurj, Daniela Matei

Angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma (AITL) is one of the most common T-cell lymphomas, second only to peripheral T-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS). Initially AITL was considered a non-malignant lymphadenopathy with immune hyperactivation, nowadays being classified as a PTCL.