Learning to Understand Cancer Better
Learning to Understand Cancer Better
This two-day course is made for all professionals– scientists and non-scientists- working in oncology that need to gain a through understanding of the transformations that are taking place in cancer treatments thanks to immunotherapy.
Over half-a-century ago, US president Richard Nixon declared the War on Cancer. Many battles have been waged since that day, some were won, many were lost. And then came modern immunotherapies…
Will harnessing the immune system lead to cure against all cancers? No one knows, but immunotherapies are a game changer for more and more patients and the entire oncology enterprise. In a very short time, nearly 4000 drug discovery and development programs in immuno-oncology have been launched…
Is this a challenging development ? Of course. Complex? Certainly.
Fully understandable only by biomedical experts? Certainly not.
Not if you join our course!
Leveraging on our 15 year-long experience in transdisciplinary life science education aimed at busy professionals, this small group course acts as a springboard to explore with confidence all the sciences of immuno-oncology.
It defines with simplicity all the essential notions in biology, oncology and immunology to understand current developments in the field.
It makes the invisible world of disease mechanisms and associated immune responses visible and understandable. It explains the modes of action of all current immunotherapies, the promises they hold but also the concerns and the challenges.
By attending this course you will learn how to discuss key issues in immuno-oncology across all functions.
This course can be customized to fit the pipeline of any pharma company active in immuno-oncology.