MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
Course objectives
Approach to patients with neoplasia from genetic and molecular aspects to diagnosis and treatment. Integrate own knowledge with those of other specialists, in order to have full picture of the patient.
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ANDREA BOTTICELLI
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
• Molecular biology of cancer: molecular drivers, mutations, pathways
• Biomarkers and targeted therapy
• Principles of precision medicine and network analysis
• Immunotherapy, biologic therapies, and emerging approaches
• Chemotherapy: principles, modalities, and limitations
• Side effects of therapies and their management
• Personalized integrated therapeutic strategies
• Focus on specific solid tumors: lung cancer; melanoma; head and neck region: larynx, oral cavity, oropharynx; breast cancer; colon cancer; urological tumors: bladder, prostate; metastatic disease
• Follow-up and surveillance of the oncologic patient
Books
Materiale didattico predisposto dai docenti.
Guidelines AIOM
T.R. Harrison, D.L. Longo, A.S. Fauci, D.L. Kasper, S.L. Hauser, L.J. James, J. Loscalzo “Principi di Medicina Interna”.
- Academic year2025/2026
- CourseMedicine and Surgery
- CurriculumSingle curriculum
- Year5th year
- Semester1st semester
- SSDMED/06
- CFU1