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Oncology
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Oncology
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Academic year 2021/2022
- Course ID
- SCB0225
- Teaching staff
- Prof. Ferdinando Di Cunto (Lecturer)
Prof. Giorgio Vittorio Scagliotti (Lecturer)
Prof.ssa Consuelo Buttigliero (Coordinator)
Prof.ssa Maria Grazia Ruo Redda (Lecturer) - Year
- 5th year
- Teaching period
- Second semester
- Type
- Basic
- Credits/Recognition
- 5
- Course disciplinary sector (SSD)
- BIO/11 - biologia molecolare
MED/06 - oncologia medica
MED/36 - diagnostica per immagini e radioterapia - Delivery
- Formal authority
- Language
- English
- Attendance
- Mandatory
- Type of examination
- Written
- Prerequisites
- To know the basics of biology, molecular biology, histology and pharmacology
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Sommario del corso
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Course objectives
The present module aims at providing students with:
- an introduction to clinical oncology
- an overview of the epidemiology, risk factors, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of the most important neoplasms: breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, renal cell carcinoma, testicular cancer, hepatocarcinoma, gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, melanoma.
- an overview of the molecular technologies which are currently used to study oncogenic lesions at the genomic, transcriptomic and epigenomic level, as well as to approach precision cancer diagnosis, prognosis and therapy
- an overview of the use of radiotherapy in the most frequent neoplasms and its integration with the available oncological therapies
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Results of learning outcomes
- Students are expected to develop a good general knowledge of epidemiology, risk factors, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of the most important neoplasms.
- Students are expected to develop a good general knowledge of the post-genomic molecular technologies currently used to assess cancer genetic predisposition, to diagnose cancers at an early stage, to classify cancers, to assess prognosis and to identify specific targets for personalized therapy.
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Course delivery
Theoretical lessons.
In case of persistence of the health emergency due to COVID-19, the curse will be delivered remotely, using the WebEx platform. All didactic materials will be published on the Moodle platform.
Communications with students take place through e-mail and require registration on the Campusnet web page of the teaching course.
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Learning assessment methods
Oral exam
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Support activities
The teachers are available for students, through a telematic appointment, to discuss and clarify what already explained during previous lessons.
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Program
Oncology
- Introduction to oncology
- Breat cancer: epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment
- Lung Cancer: epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment
- Colorectal cancer: epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment
- Prostate cancer: epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment
- Urothelial cancer: epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment
- Testicular neoplasm: epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment
- Renal cell carcinoma: epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment
- Ovarian cancer: epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment
- Melanoma: epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment
- Gastric cancer: epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment
- Hepatocarcinoma: epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment
- Neuroendocrine tumors
- Sarcoma and GIST
Radiation oncology
- Introduction to radiotherapy
- Breast cancer and radiotherapy
- Prostate cancer and radiotherapy
- Lung cancer and radiotherapy
- Head and neck cancer and radiotherapy
- Rectal cancer and radiotherapy
- The role of radiotherapy in palliation
- Discussion of clinical cases
Molecular biology
- Recapitulation of oncogenic DNA lesions and of their mechanisms of action.
- Analysis of the oncogenic genomic landscape.
- Analysis of cancer transcriptomes, applied to classification and prognostic assessment.
- Analysis of cancer epigenomics.
- Sequencing technologies and precision oncology
Suggested readings and bibliography
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