Seminars in Cancer Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Seminars in Cancer Biology is 22. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Biology of cancer; from cellular and molecular mechanisms to developmental processes and adaptation473
Multifaceted role of chemokines in solid tumors: From biology to therapy456
Carbonic anhydrase IX: A tumor acidification switch in heterogeneity and chemokine regulation349
Unveiling the role of PIK3R1 in cancer: A comprehensive review of regulatory signaling and therapeutic implications292
Targeting Hippo signaling pathway by phytochemicals in cancer therapy260
Editorial Board243
Advances in biology and novel treatments of SCLC237
Small secretory proteins of immune cells can modulate gynecological cancers234
The molecular chaperone TRAP1 in cancer: From the basics of biology to pharmacological targeting233
Emerging applications of bacteria as antitumor agents224
Updated review on green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin-3-gallate as a cancer epigenetic regulator202
Deregulated transcription factors in the emerging cancer hallmarks195
Critical DNA damaging pathways in tumorigenesis192
Origins and molecular effects of hypoxia in cancer187
Erratum to “RNA regulatory mechanisms controlling TGF-β signaling and EMT in cancer” [Semin. Cancer Biol. 102–103 (2024) 4–16]187
Editorial Board185
Editorial Board185
Special issue: Deregulated transcription factors in the cancer therapeutic challenges: An update on cancer stemness features184
The impact of obesity and lipids on cancer: Insights into mechanisms and potential interventions184
Innovative trial design in precision oncology179
Targeting micro-environmental pathways by PROTACs as a therapeutic strategy164
Gut microbes in gastrointestinal cancers163
The IL-1 family in tumorigenesis and antitumor immunity159
Molecular targets of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in thyroid cancer152
Genome chaos: Creating new genomic information essential for cancer macroevolution149
Association of Chlamydia and Mycoplasma infections with susceptibility to ovarian cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis145
Excess body weight and postmenopausal breast cancer: Emerging molecular mechanisms and perspectives145
Thinking small to win big? A critical review on the potential application of extracellular vesicles for biomarker discovery and new therapeutic approaches in pancreatic cancer144
Immune cellular components and signaling pathways in the tumor microenvironment142
Cracking the Resistance Code:The Molecular Reclassification of Cancer and Precision Therapy Strategies139
Extracellular vesicles associated microRNAs: Their biology and clinical significance as biomarkers in gastrointestinal cancers134
Targeting monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs) in cancer: How close are we to the clinics?125
Multifaceted functions of chronic inflammation in regulating tumor dormancy and relapse123
Enhancing head and neck tumor management with artificial intelligence: Integration and perspectives120
Microbiome dysbiosis and epigenetic modulations in lung cancer: From pathogenesis to therapy119
Anticancer properties of chimeric HDAC and kinase inhibitors119
Atrial fibrillation in cancer patients: Epidemiology, identification and management117
Reprogramming of glycolysis by chemical carcinogens during tumor development116
Metabolic landscape and rewiring in normal hematopoiesis, leukemia and aging116
Regulation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in cancer and cancer stem cells of gynecological malignancies: An update on signaling pathways116
Anticancer natural products targeting immune checkpoint protein network116
Editorial Board114
Extracellular vesicles in glioblastoma: Biomarkers and therapeutic tools113
Unravelling the complexities of resistance mechanism in pancreatic cancer: Insights from in vitro and ex-vivo model systems112
Multi-omic markers of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms progression into pancreatic cancer112
The role of deiodinases on metabolic alteration in cancer111
Targeting the “undruggable”: RNA-binding proteins in the spotlight in cancer therapy109
New biological and immunological approaches to cancer therapy: Basic and clinical aspects109
Insight into the role of multiple signaling pathways in regulating cancer stem cells of gynecologic cancers107
Modulation of the tumor microenvironment by natural agents: implications for cancer prevention and therapy107
Therapy-induced modulation of extracellular vesicles in hepatocellular carcinoma107
Advancement of cancer immunotherapy using nanoparticles-based nanomedicine104
Regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition by tumor microenvironmental signals and its implication in cancer therapeutics104
Cellular stress responses and metabolic reprogramming in cancer progression and dormancy102
Vibrational spectroscopy for decoding cancer microbiota interactions: Current evidence and future perspective99
Cancer cell heterogeneity & plasticity in glioblastoma and brain tumors99
The intricacies of NRF2 regulation in cancer99
Curcumin and colorectal cancer: An update and current perspective on this natural medicine99
Role of LDH in tumor glycolysis: Regulation of LDHA by small molecules for cancer therapeutics98
Attacking the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway for targeted therapeutic treatment in human cancer98
How far have we explored fungi to fight cancer?97
Editorial Board96
Editorial Board95
Emerging perspectives on growth factor metabolic relationships in the ovarian cancer ascites environment94
The foundational framework of tumors: Gametogenesis, p53, and cancer93
Analytical demands to use whole-genome sequencing in precision oncology92
Transcription networks rewire gene repertoire to coordinate cellular reprograming in prostate cancer91
BubR1 and SIRT2: Insights into aneuploidy, aging, and cancer91
Metabolic reprogramming of tumor microenviroment by engineered bacteria91
Clinical utility of whole-genome sequencing in precision oncology90
Cytotoxic activity of l-lysine alpha-oxidase against leukemia cells89
Drivers of centrosome abnormalities: Senescence progression and tumor immune escape88
Mechanisms and applications of apolipoproteins and apolipoprotein mimetic peptides: Common pathways in cardiovascular disease and cancer87
Role of ubiquitination-driven metabolisms in oncogenesis and cancer therapy87
Advancements in small cell lung cancer85
The microbiome-immune cell interaction network: Advancing tumor immunotherapy85
The role of RNA processing and regulation in metastatic dormancy85
Functionalized-DNA nanostructures as potential targeted drug delivery systems for cancer therapy84
Chaperonins in cancer: Expression, function, and migration in extracellular vesicles83
The role of tumor microenvironment and exosomes in dormancy and relapse82
Emerging roles of long noncoding RNAs in chemoresistance of pancreatic cancer82
Benefits and limitations of nanomedicine treatment of brain cancers and age-dependent neurodegenerative disorders82
Microbiota and lung cancer82
Plant lectins and their usage in preparing targeted nanovaccines for cancer immunotherapy81
Leveraging epigenetic alterations in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma for clinical applications79
Artificial intelligence and pathology: From principles to practice and future applications in histomorphology and molecular profiling78
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition: Insights into nickel-induced lung diseases77
Microorganisms in cancer tertiary lymphoid structure formation77
Paradoxes of cancer: Survival at the brink75
Sanitation enzymes: Exquisite surveillance of the noncanonical nucleotide pool to safeguard the genetic blueprint74
Holistic immunomodulation for small cell lung cancer74
CRISPR/Cas mediated epigenome editing for cancer therapy73
Novel molecular regulators of breast cancer stem cell plasticity and heterogeneity72
Targeting OXPHOS and the electron transport chain in cancer; Molecular and therapeutic implications71
Pattern recognition of tumor dormancy and relapse beyond cell-intrinsic and cell-extrinsic pathways71
Oncolytic viruses as a promising therapeutic strategy against the detrimental health impacts of air pollution: The case of glioblastoma multiforme71
Arsenic co-carcinogenesis: Inhibition of DNA repair and interaction with zinc finger proteins71
Chemopreventive effects of anthocyanins on colorectal and breast cancer: A review71
Urinary microbiota and bladder cancer: A systematic review and a focus on uropathogens71
Cytokines chattering in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma tumor microenvironment70
Targeting tumor cell senescence and polyploidy as potential therapeutic strategies70
Anticancer activity of lactic acid bacteria70
Biomarkers, omics and artificial intelligence for early detection of pancreatic cancer70
Microbes in gynecologic cancers: Causes or consequences and therapeutic potential70
Excess body weight: Novel insights into its roles in obesity comorbidities69
Targeting p53 for the treatment of cancer69
Editorial Board68
Thematic issue ‘tumor glycolysis’68
Molecular mechanisms of pulmonary carcinogenesis by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): Implications for human lung cancer68
Editorial Board68
Deregulated transcription factors and poor clinical outcomes in cancer patients67
The crucial role of epigenetic regulation in breast cancer anti-estrogen resistance: Current findings and future perspectives67
SR-BI as a target of natural products and its significance in cancer66
The impact of VEGF on cancer metastasis and systemic disease65
Special Issue: Epigenetic regulation of cancer progression: Promises and progress65
Editorial Board64
Targeting inflamed and non-inflamed melanomas: biological background and clinical challenges64
Characterizing and exploiting the many roles of aberrant H2B monoubiquitination in cancer pathogenesis64
Non-coding genome in small cell lung cancer between theoretical view and clinical applications64
The intricate role of adipokines in cancer-related signaling and the tumor microenvironment: Insights for future research63
Human cell polyploidization: The good and the evil63
Beyond cell cycle regulation: The pleiotropic function of CDK4 in cancer63
Exosome-based nanomedicine for cancer treatment by targeting inflammatory pathways: Current status and future perspectives61
Accelerating antibody discovery and design with artificial intelligence: Recent advances and prospects61
TGF-β, EMT, and resistance to anti-cancer treatment61
Cathepsins: Emerging targets in the tumor ecosystem to overcome cancers60
Epigenetic modifications of c-MYC: Role in cancer cell reprogramming, progression and chemoresistance60
Alternative splicing in EMT and TGF-β signaling during cancer progression59
Gut microbiota and immunosenescence in cancer59
cGAS/STING signalling pathway in senescence and oncogenesis59
Obesity and main urologic cancers: Current systematic evidence, novel biological mechanisms, perspectives and challenges58
Transcriptional factors targeting in cancer stem cells for tumor modulation58
The intricate nature of senescence in development and cell plasticity58
Putting the brakes on tumorigenesis with snake venom toxins: New molecular insights for cancer drug discovery58
Mechanisms and strategies of immunosenescence effects on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment: A comprehensive analysis and future directions57
Remodeling of tumor microenvironment by cellular senescence and immunosenescence in cervical cancer57
Insights into the role of gut and intratumor microbiota in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma as new key players in preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic perspective57
Inflammation-targeted nanomedicine against brain cancer: From design strategies to future developments57
Editorial Board57
Emerging role of pancreatic stellate cell-derived extracellular vesicles in pancreatic cancer56
The role of RNA-binding proteins in the processing of mRNAs produced by carcinogenic papillomaviruses56
Precision diagnostics in lymphomas – Recent developments and future directions56
Role of endolysosome function in iron metabolism and brain carcinogenesis56
Extracellular vesicles as source for the identification of minimally invasive molecular signatures in glioblastoma56
Contributions of the distinct biophysical phenotype of polyploidal giant cancer cells to cancer progression56
The Warburg effect: The hacked mitochondrial-nuclear communication in cancer55
Microbiome unlocks cancer immunotherapeutic potential: State of the art and future55
Microbes in lung cancer initiation, treatment, and outcome: Boon or bane?55
Anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities of frankincense: Targets, treatments and toxicities54
Artificial intelligence aids in development of nanomedicines for cancer management54
Editorial Board53
Corrigendum to “How far have we explored fungi to fight cancer?” [86/Part 2 (2022) 976–989]53
Editorial Board53
Targeting oncogenic transcription factors in skin malignancies: An update on cancer stemness and therapeutic outcomes52
The role of surgery in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer: A call to the scientific community52
Inflammation targeted nanomedicines: Patents and applications in cancer therapy52
Editorial Board52
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1) and neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs)51
Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (pNENs): Genetic and environmental biomarkers for risk of occurrence and prognosis51
Nanoparticles: Attractive tools to treat colorectal cancer51
Epigenetic deregulation in cancer: Enzyme players and non-coding RNAs51
The role of exercise in obesity-related cancers: Current evidence and biological mechanisms51
Pro-tumoral functions of tumor-associated macrophage EV-miRNA50
Predictive biomarkers for response to immune checkpoint inhibition50
“Time” for obesity-related cancer: The role of the circadian rhythm in cancer pathogenesis and treatment50
Vitamin D: What role in obesity-related cancer?50
The altered lipidome of hepatocellular carcinoma50
Nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems in cancer: A focus on inflammatory pathways50
Precision medicine in pediatric solid cancers49
Interplay of ferroptosis, cuproptosis, and PANoptosis in cancer treatment-induced cardiotoxicity: Mechanisms and therapeutic implications49
New insights into KLFs and SOXs in cancer pathogenesis, stemness, and therapy49
Minimal residual disease in advanced or metastatic solid cancers: The G0-G1 state and immunotherapy are key to unwinding cancer complexity49
A role for partial epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in enabling stemness in homeostasis and cancer48
Regulation of cancer cell signaling pathways as key events for therapeutic relevance of edible and medicinal mushrooms48
Exploiting transcription factors to target EMT and cancer stem cells for tumor modulation and therapy47
Small cell lung cancer: Novel treatments beyond immunotherapy46
Natural products targeting the PI3K-Akt-mTOR signaling pathway in cancer: A novel therapeutic strategy46
Dysregulated FOXM1 signaling in the regulation of cancer stem cells46
Hedgehog signaling mechanism and role in cancer46
Impaired cholesterol and LDL uptake pathways in the development of oncological and cardiovascular diseases46
Dynamical hallmarks of cancer: Phenotypic switching in melanoma and epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity45
Understanding RNA-binding proteins45
Radiotherapy-induced remodeling of the tumor microenvironment by stromal cells45
Epigenetic landscape of small cell lung cancer: small image of a giant recalcitrant disease45
Current and emerging molecular and epigenetic disease entities in acute myeloid leukemia and a critical assessment of their therapeutic modalities45
Ethical challenges of precision cancer medicine45
Recent advances of nanodrug delivery system in the treatment of hematologic malignancies45
Sphingolipids in embryonic development, cell cycle regulation, and stemness – Implications for polyploidy in tumors44
Lipids and lipoproteins in the interstitial tissue fluid regulate the formation of dysfunctional tissue-resident macrophages: Implications for atherogenic, tumorigenic, and obesogenic processes44
The two sides of Hippo pathway in cancer44
Microbial polysaccharides: An emerging family of natural biomaterials for cancer therapy and diagnostics44
The life cycle of polyploid giant cancer cells and dormancy in cancer: Opportunities for novel therapeutic interventions44
An update on vitamin D signaling and cancer43
Lactate Dehydrogenase and its clinical significance in pancreatic and thoracic cancers43
Polyploid giant cancer cell characterization: New frontiers in predicting response to chemotherapy in breast cancer43
RB functions as a key regulator of senescence and tumor suppression43
Molecular pathogenesis, targeted therapies, and future perspectives for gastric cancer43
Editorial Board43
Nutrient sensing of mTORC1 signaling in cancer and aging43
p53/MDM2 signaling pathway in aging, senescence and tumorigenesis42
Ferroptosis, necroptosis, and pyroptosis in the tumor microenvironment: Perspectives for immunotherapy of SCLC42
Epigenetic Regulation of Cancer Immune Cells42
New approaches for targeting platinum-resistant ovarian cancer42
Obesity and renal cell carcinoma: Biological mechanisms and perspectives42
Harnessing computational spatial omics to explore the spatial biology intricacies41
Towards artificial intelligence to multi-omics characterization of tumor heterogeneity in esophageal cancer41
Targeting cancer stem cells by nutraceuticals for cancer therapy41
Immune functions as a ligand or a receptor, cancer prognosis potential, clinical implication of VISTA in cancer immunotherapy41
Nanomedicines targeting the inflammasome as a promising therapeutic approach for cell senescence41
A systems and computational biology perspective on advancing CAR therapy40
Vaginal microbiome and cervical cancer40
Insulin resistance in cancer risk and prognosis40
Inflammasomes in cancer: Effect of epigenetic and autophagic modulations40
Long-term recurrence of PDAC after resection for IPMN: A narrative review of the literature on clinical and biologic predictors40
Special issue on “Excess body weight and cancer: Novel biologic insights and challenges”40
Targeting stemness of cancer stem cells to fight colorectal cancers40
Connecting the dots in the associations between diet, obesity, cancer, and microRNAs40
Advances and mechanisms of gut microbiota modulation in enhancing immune checkpoint inhibitor efficacy39
Integrated approaches for precision oncology in colorectal cancer: The more you know, the better38
Thorny ground, rocky soil: Tissue-specific mechanisms of tumor dormancy and relapse38
Chemokine clouding and liver cancer heterogeneity: Does it impact clinical outcomes?38
The cell cycle revisited: DNA replication past S phase preserves genome integrity38
Chemokines in triple-negative breast cancer heterogeneity: New challenges for clinical implications37
Status quo of Extracellular Vesicle isolation and detection methods for clinical utility37
Cancer cell populations37
Epigenetic regulation of CXCR4 signaling in cancer pathogenesis and progression37
Corrigendum to “Mitochondrial mutations and mitoepigenetics: Focus on regulation of oxidative stress-induced responses in breast cancers” [Semin. Cancer Biol. 83 (2022) 556–569]37
Chemotherapy resistance in epithelial ovarian cancer: Mechanisms and emerging treatments37
The depths of PD-1 function within the tumor microenvironment beyond CD8+ T cells37
Immunosenescence in skeletal muscle: The role-play in cancer cachexia chessboard37
Chemokine-mucinome interplay in shaping the heterogeneous tumor microenvironment of pancreatic cancer37
Special issue: Modulation of immune checkpoint proteins and their networks in cancer progression37
Primary cell cultures for the personalized therapy in aggressive thyroid cancer of follicular origin37
Cancer Biomarkers in the era of precision oncology: Addressing the needs of patients and health systems37
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2: A review37
Trailblazing precision medicine in Europe: A joint view by Genomic Medicine Sweden and the Centers for Personalized Medicine, ZPM, in Germany37
Polyploidy in development and tumor models in Drosophila37
Editorial Board36
Editorial Board36
Counter regulation of tumor angiogenesis by vascular endothelial growth factor and thrombospondin-136
Editorial: Regulating cell cycle-related activities: The right target for cancer therapy36
High-Throughput immunogenetics for precision medicine in cancer36
The potential of liquid biopsy in the management of cancer patients36
Immunosenescence and immunotherapy in elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma36
Extracellular vesicles for precision medicine in prostate cancer – Is it ready for clinical translation?36
Novel therapeutic combinations with PARP inhibitors for small cell lung cancer: A bench-to-bedside review36
Natural compounds modulate the crosstalk between apoptosis- and autophagy-regulated signaling pathways: Controlling the uncontrolled expansion of tumor cells36
Clonal hematopoiesis, cardiovascular disease and cancer treatment-induced cardiotoxicity36
Targeting intratumoral hypoxia to enhance anti-tumor immunity35
Obesity associated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Therapeutic challenges35
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