AUTHOR=Zhang Xu , Zhang Xiyue , Zhang Weifeng , Kong Bo , Sun Runbin , Du Qianming TITLE=Editorial: The role of tumor microenvironment in malignant progression and target validation JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pharmacology VOLUME=Volume 16 - 2025 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2025.1656765 DOI=10.3389/fphar.2025.1656765 ISSN=1663-9812