Central Nervous System cancer is the 10th leading cause of death for men and women, displaying a 5-year survival rate of less than 35%. With worldwide incidence rising, an answer to this problem is urgently needed. Tumor metabolism is different from healthy cell metabolism, making its study of particular interest. The number of studies exploiting these tumoral metabolism differences has been increasing for years, using it either as an imaging tool for diagnosis or as a target for innovative drugs. State-of-the-art techniques, which are more and more precise, plus new insights into classical approaches, as well as new targets and novel drugs, make it vital to use them to our advantage, eventually being able to improve patient outcomes.
This Research Topic will provide an overview of the most relevant and updated techniques, new targets, markers, and novel drugs on CNS tumor metabolism, which will allow moving the field forward.
We seek Original Research, Review, Mini-Review, Hypothesis and Theory, Perspective, Clinical Trial, Case Report, and Opinion articles that cover, but are not limited to, the following topics:
• Metabolic imaging in CNS tumors
• Metabolic pathways in CNS tumors
• New drugs targeting tumor metabolism of CNS
• Metabolomics studies on CNS tumors
• Metabolic markers for CNS tumors
• New techniques involving metabolism and CNS tumors
• New insights from classical studies on the metabolism of CNS tumors
• CNS metabolic clinical trials
Central Nervous System cancer is the 10th leading cause of death for men and women, displaying a 5-year survival rate of less than 35%. With worldwide incidence rising, an answer to this problem is urgently needed. Tumor metabolism is different from healthy cell metabolism, making its study of particular interest. The number of studies exploiting these tumoral metabolism differences has been increasing for years, using it either as an imaging tool for diagnosis or as a target for innovative drugs. State-of-the-art techniques, which are more and more precise, plus new insights into classical approaches, as well as new targets and novel drugs, make it vital to use them to our advantage, eventually being able to improve patient outcomes.
This Research Topic will provide an overview of the most relevant and updated techniques, new targets, markers, and novel drugs on CNS tumor metabolism, which will allow moving the field forward.
We seek Original Research, Review, Mini-Review, Hypothesis and Theory, Perspective, Clinical Trial, Case Report, and Opinion articles that cover, but are not limited to, the following topics:
• Metabolic imaging in CNS tumors
• Metabolic pathways in CNS tumors
• New drugs targeting tumor metabolism of CNS
• Metabolomics studies on CNS tumors
• Metabolic markers for CNS tumors
• New techniques involving metabolism and CNS tumors
• New insights from classical studies on the metabolism of CNS tumors
• CNS metabolic clinical trials
