Seminars on novel therapeutic strategies in oncology

2nd year - 1 Credit

Learning Objectives

 At the end of the course the student will learn how to find information about cancer molecular and genomic alterations in large databases. Students will learn about Circulating tumor cells (CTCs), their biological significance in cancer progression, and methods for their isolation and analysis. Students will also learn standard study designs of clinical research and the concepts of target therapy in breast cancer.

Module 1 - Professor Manuela Ferracin

Course Contents

Comprehensive molecular characterization of human cancers: resources from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and related databases

Module 2 - Doctor Giulia Gallerani

Course contents

Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs). Their biological significance in cancer progression and methods for their isolation and analysis

Module 3 - Professor Maria Abbondanza Pantaleo and Professor Antonino Musolino

Course Contents

Target therapy in breast cancer / Principles of clinical research