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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Nobuo Horikoshi, Raj K. Pandita, Kalpana Mujoo, Shashank Hambarde, Dharmendra Sharma, Abid R. Mattoo, Sharmistha Chakraborty, Vijaya Charaka, Clayton R. Hunt, Tej K. Pandita
Published Apr 25, 2026 · Vol. 17, No. 1 · pp. 210-211
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
Kristen Kwong, Yue Pan, Jacqueline Morales, Matthew Watson, David V. Allegakoen, Alex G. Lee, Trever G. Bivona, Peter Wipf, Christopher J. Guerriero, Jeffrey L. Brodsky, Amit J. Sabnis
Published Aug 23, 2025 · Vol. 16, No. 1 · pp. 681-696
Keywords: protein homeostasis, rhabdomyosarcoma, unfolded protein response, preclinical therapeutics, p97
Valeriy Domenyuk, Kasey Benson, Peggy Carter, Daniel Magee, Jian Zhang, Nitin Bhardwaj, Hongseok Tae, James Wacker, Foram Rathi, Siobhan Miick, Aastha Kohli, Joshua Carroll, Lori Cuyugan, Evelyn Perez, Wayeesha Zhang, John Collins, Patrick Kennedy, Jeremy Ellis, Adam Stark, Andrey Loskutov, Brittany Cuttone, Blake Taylor, Rebecca Feldman, Jeff Swenson, David Bryant, Robert Hahn-Lowry, Raunaq Kaushal, Jennifer R. Ribeiro, Jim Abraham, Milan Radovich, George W. Sledge, Matthew Oberley, David Spetzler
Published Aug 6, 2025 · Vol. 16, No. 1 · pp. 642-659
Fei Fei, Milhan Telatar, Vanina Tomasian, Lisa Chang, Olga Danilova, Javier Arias-Stella, Raju Pillai, Lorinda Soma, Parastou Tizro, Pamela S. Becker, Anthony S. Stein, Guido Marcucci, Michelle Afkhami
Published Jun 7, 2025 · Vol. 16, No. 1 · pp. 495-507
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)
Brock J. Sheehan, Bryson Edwards, Ivanna Soto Medrano, Mohammed A. El-Saidi, Wissam R. Zaidan, Asmahan A. El-Ezzi, Ruhul H. Kuddus
Published Mar 31, 2025 · Vol. 16, No. 1 · pp. 262-272
Keywords: PTGS1 and PTGS2 genes, COX-1 and COX-2 isozymes, single nucleotide polymorphism association study, prostate cancer, benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH)
Lanlan Zhou, Leiqing Zhang, Jun Zhang, Laura Jinxuan Wu, Shengliang Zhang, Andrew George, Marina Hahn, Howard P. Safran, Clark C. Chen, Attila A. Seyhan, Eric T. Wong, Wafik S. El-Deiry
Published Mar 20, 2025 · Vol. 16, No. 1 · pp. 230-248
Dinara Ryspayeva, Attila A. Seyhan, William J. MacDonald, Connor Purcell, Tyler J. Roady, Maryam Ghandali, Nataliia Verovkina, Wafik S. El-Deiry, Martin S. Taylor, Stephanie L. Graff
Published Mar 7, 2025 · Vol. 16, No. 1 · pp. 168-201
Keywords: breast cancer, oncogenic pathways, signal dysregulation in cancer, therapeutic approaches, clinical trials