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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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
Raquel Torres-Guzmán, Maria Patricia Ganado, Cecilia Mur, Carlos Marugan, Carmen Baquero, Yanzhu Yang, Yi Zeng, Huimin Bian, Jian Du, Alfonso de Dios, Oscar Puig, María José Lallena
Published Jun 22, 2022 · Vol. 13, No. 1 · pp. 864-875
Keywords: abemaciclib, breast cancer, cell lines, CDK4/6, continuous dosing
Robert Hsu, Yasmine Baca, Joanne Xiu, Rongfu Wang, J. Nicholas Bodor, Chul Kim, Hina Khan, Hirva Mamdani, Misako Nagasaka, Sonam Puri, Stephen V. Liu, W. Michael Korn, Jorge J. Nieva
Published Nov 13, 2021 · Vol. 12, No. 25 · pp. 2449-2458
Keywords: lung cancer, tumor microenvironment, diagnostic biomarkers, biomarkers for immunotherapy, cancer testis antigen
Shay Sharon, Jason R. Baird, Shelly Bambina, Gwen Kramer, Tiffany C. Blair, Shawn M. Jensen, Rom S. Leidner, R. Bryan Bell, Nardy Casap, Marka R. Crittenden, Michael J. Gough
Published May 29, 2021 · Vol. 12, No. 13 · pp. 1201-1213
Keywords: head and neck cancer, T-cell, immunotherapy, biomaterial, intratumoral
Brandi L. Carofino, Kayla M. Dinshaw, Pui Yan Ho, Christophe Cataisson, Aleksandra M. Michalowski, Andrew Ryscavage, Addie Alkhas, Nathan W. Wong, Vishal Koparde, Stuart H. Yuspa
Published Dec 31, 2019 · Vol. 10, No. 68 · pp. 7251-7275
Keywords: in situ hybridization, single-cell RNA-sequencing, stroma, miRNA, immune infiltration
Sergey V. Novitskiy, Rinat Zaynagetdinov, Georgii Vasiukov, Sergey Gutor, Wei Han, Ana Serezani, Anton Matafonov, Linda A. Gleaves, Taylor P. Sherrill, Vasiliy V. Polosukhin, Timothy S. Blackwell
Published Dec 17, 2019 · Vol. 10, No. 66 · pp. 7031-7042