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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Bio-Medical Sciences
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Ein Karem
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof. T. Peretz
Coordinator Office Hours:
8-9
Teaching Staff:
Prof Tamar Peretz
Dr. Amichay Meirovitz
Dr. Jonathan Cohen
Dr. Grinshpon ALBERT
Dr. Michal Lotem
Prof Hovav Nechushtan
Prof Mazeh
Dr. Giladw Vainer
Dr.
Dr. Polina Stepensky
Course/Module description:
The course is designed to allow medical students to participate and experience the practice of precision medicine in Oncology
Course/Module aims:
• Understand the principles of precision medicine
• Understand current challenges in treatment selection and understanding the molecular pathology
• Take part in real-life scenarios across the treatment sequence; from genetic alterations detection to choosing the proper therapy to given patient
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
• Basic understanding of molecular changes in cancer
• Basic molecular detection tools
• Basic approaches for treatment selection
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Introductory lectures, than case studies of real patients- discussing on tumor board, visiting diagnostic laboratories, treatment facilities, interaction with patients in clinics
Course/Module Content:
Molecular genetics
Molecular pathology
Oncogenic pathways
Monoclonal antibodies
Small molecules
Checkpoint inhibitors
Abscopal effect of radiation
Combination therapies
Side effects of therapies
Definitions of response by imaging and molecular serrogate markers
Required Reading:
Seminal papers
Additional Reading Material:
De Vita, Cancer Principles & Practice of Oncology, 2016
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 50 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 50 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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