Cover Picture: Potential clinical utility of small extracellular vesicles derived from head and neck tumours (View 1/2026)

Open Research (University of Surrey) 2026 Open access

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Authors: Abolfazl Jangholi, B. W. M. Thilini J. Basnayake, Omar Breik, Liz Kenny, Sarju S. Vasani, Riccardo Dolcetti, Chamindie Punyadeera
DOI: 10.1002/viw2.70137
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Abstract

Small extracellular vesicles (EVs) carry selective protein cargoes that reflect tumour cell status, contributing to cancer metastasis, immune suppression, and therapy resistance. The cover illustration depicts small EVs from head and neck cancer tumour, saliva, and plasma, symbolising their shared protein cargoes. Their overlapping protein cargoes, enriched in cancer-related pathways, emphasise the promise of saliva and plasma EVs as non-invasive liquid biopsy tools for biomarker discovery and cancer monitoring.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Extracellular vesicles in disease Cancer Cells and Metastasis Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

Publication details

Journal / source
Open Research (University of Surrey)
Volume
7
Issue
1
Publication date
1 February 2026
Language
EN