Oncotarget (a primarily oncology-focused, peer-reviewed, open access journal) aims to maximize research impact through insightful peer-review; eliminate borders between specialties by linking different fields of oncology, cancer research and biomedical sciences; and foster application of basic and clinical science.
Its scope is unique. The term "oncotarget" encompasses all molecules, pathways, cellular functions, cell types, and even tissues that can be viewed as targets relevant to cancer as well as other diseases. The term was introduced in the inaugural Editorial,
Introducing Oncotarget.
As of January 1, 2022, Oncotarget has shifted to a continuous publishing model. Papers will now be published continuously within yearly volumes in their final and complete form and then quickly released to Pubmed.
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Allison Makovec, John T. Phoenix, Hannah E. Bergom, Ella Boytim, Ava P. Gustafson, Aiden Deacon, Sydney Tape, Atef Ali, Megan Ludwig, Samuel P. Pitzen, David Moline, Camden Richter, Hudson Longie, Mei-Chi Su, Sampreeti Jena, Pornlada Likasitwatanakul, Justin M. Drake, R. Stephanie Huang, William C. Hahn, Jonathan P. Rennhack, Scott M. Dehm, Steven Kregel, Emmanuel S. Antonarakis, Justin Hwang
Published Mar 30, 2026 · Vol. 17, No. 1 · pp. 59-73
Kyle R. Cron, Ping Fang, Oanh Pham, Julie Janes, John Brandenburg, William Lu, Jonathan Zhu, Bret Peterson, Sara Tribble, Haixing Kehoe, Anastasia Makarova, Alex Iannello, Jean Chan, Justin Skoble, Hailey He, Chris Rae, Christopher D. Thanos, Akshata R. Udyavar
Published Oct 2, 2025 · Vol. 16, No. 1 · pp. 721-740
Laurence Booth, Michael R. Booth, Jane L. Roberts, Yang Yue, Emily Kinsey, Andrew Poklepovic, David Boone, L. Ashley Cowhart, Allen Baharaff, Paul Dent
Published Aug 14, 2025 · Vol. 16, No. 1 · pp. 662-678
Keywords: macroautophagy, flux, ER stress, aramchol, regorafenib
Nawar Al Nasrallah, Bowa Lee, Benjamin M. Wiese, Marie N. Karam, Elizabeth A. Mickler, Huaxin Zhou, Nicki Paolelli, Robert S. Stearman, Mark W. Geraci, Catherine R. Sears
Published May 9, 2025 · Vol. 16, No. 1 · pp. 396-409
Keywords: DNA repair, DNA damage, lung adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group C (XPC)
Wafik S. El-Deiry, Catherine Bresson, Fanny Wunder, Benedito A. Carneiro, Don S. Dizon, Jeremy L. Warner, Stephanie L. Graff, Christopher G. Azzoli, Eric T. Wong, Liang Cheng, Sendurai A. Mani, Howard P. Safran, Casey Williams, Tobias Meissner, Benjamin Solomon, Eitan Rubin, Angel Porgador, Guy Berchem, Pierre Saintigny, Amir Onn, Jair Bar, Raanan Berger, Manon Gantenbein, Zhen Chen, Cristiano de Pádua Souza, Rui Manuel Vieira Reis, Marina Sekacheva, Andrés Cervantes, William L. Dahut, Christina M. Annunziata, Kerri Gober, Khaled M. Musallam, Humaid O. Al-Shamsi, Ibrahim Abu-Gheida, Ramon Salazar, Sewanti Limaye, Adel T. Aref, Roger R. Reddel, Mohammed Ussama Al Homsi, Abdul Rouf, Said Dermime, Jassim Al Suwaidi, Catalin Vlad, Rares Buiga, Amal Al Omari, Hikmat Abdel-Razeq, Luis F. Oñate-Ocaña, Finn Cilius Nielsen, Leah Graham, Jens Rueter, Anthony M. Joshua, Eugenia Girda, Steven Libutti, Gregory Riedlinger, Mohammed E. Salem, Carol J. Farhangfar, Ruben A. Mesa, Bishoy M. Faltas, Olivier Elemento, C.S. Pramesh, Manju Sengar, Satoru Aoyama, Sadakatsu Ikeda, Ioana Berindan-Neagoe, Himabindu Gaddipati, Mandar Kulkarni, Elisabeth Auzias, Maria Gerogianni, Nicolas Wolikow, Simon Istolainen, Pessie Schlafrig, Naftali Z. Frankel, Amanda R. Ferraro, Jim Palma, Alejandro Piris Gimenez, Alberto Hernando-Calvo, Enriqueta Felip, Apostolia M. Tsimberidou, Roy S. Herbst, Josep Tabernero, Richard L. Schilsky, Jia Liu, Yves Lussier, Jacques Raynaud, Gerald Batist, Shai Magidi, Razelle Kurzrock
Published Mar 12, 2025 · Vol. 16, No. 1 · pp. 140-162
Keywords: precision oncology, N-of-1 basket trials, AI algorithms, digital pathology, drug access
Simone Buraschi, Shi-Qiong Xu, Manuela Stefanello, Igor Moskalev, Alaide Morcavallo, Marco Genua, Ryuta Tanimoto, Ruth Birbe, Stephen C. Peiper, Leonard G. Gomella, Antonino Belfiore, Peter C. Black, Renato V. Iozzo, Andrea Morrione
Published Oct 1, 2024 · Vol. 15, No. 1 · pp. 697-698
Chantal L. Duurland, Thijs de Gunst, Harm C. den Boer, Marion T.J. van den Bosch, Bryony J. Telford, Rogier M. Vos, Xiaolei Xie, Mingfa Zang, Fang Wang, Yingying Shao, Xiaoyu An, Jingjing Wang, Jie Cai, Ludovic Bourré, Laurens A.H. van Pinxteren, Roel Q.J. Schaapveld, Michel Janicot, Sanaz Yahyanejad
Published Jul 4, 2024 · Vol. 15, No. 1 · pp. 470-485
Keywords: miR-193a-3p, microRNA mimic, T cell mediated immunity, immunogenic cell death, cancer