The Medical Education Initiative on Molecular Targeted Therapy of Cancer (MTTC), established in 2001 and directed by the International Education Council (IEC), was developed to provide high quality medical education programs for medical oncologists, in response to the expanding knowledge of molecular biology and new targets for cancer therapy.

The Core Educational Curriculum comprises:

• Antibody-based therapy
• Signal transduction inhibition
• Angiogenesis inhibition
• Resistance to targeted therapies
• Cancer Immunotherapy

During this workshop, internationally recognized oncology experts will present the latest developments in molecular biology, targets for cancer therapeutics and the impact of new drugs in the clinic.

• Learning objectives
• After attending this live educational workshop, the participants will be able to:
• Recognize the basics of signal transduction, angiogenesis and immunotherapy in cancer
• Summarize the latest developments in targeted therapies for cancer
• Describe the mechanisms at the basis of resistance to targeted therapy in cancer
• Illustrate the rationale of novel combination in molecularly targeted therapy for cancer
• Explain the current evidence in active and passive cancer immunotherapy
• Target audience
• Medical oncologists with an interest in the molecular basis of cancer, molecular targeted therapy and clinical application of the new drugs

For more information

For more information on this event please download the brochure

Accreditation

The 14th International Medical Education Workshop on Molecular Targeted Therapy of Cancer - Sorrento, Italy - 10-11 May 2013 has been accredited with 10 (ten) ESMO-MORA points Category 1.

SSIF SRL Società Scientifica di Formazione Internazionale Scientific Provider No. 13753 has submitted this program “14th International Medical Education Workshop on Molecular Targeted Therapy of Cancer - Sorrento, Italy - 10-11 May 2013” for CME accreditation to the Italian National Commission for Continuing Medical Education in compliance with the procedures indicated by the Italian Ministry of Health.

€50 discount to the first 50 ecancer members to register to this conference

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