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SYLLABI FOR DOCTORAL COURSES
| Swedish title | Mesenchymäla stamceller och sarkom. Från biologi till klinisk handläggning |
|---|---|
| English title | Mesenchymal stem cells and sarcoma. From biology to clinical management. |
| Course number | 2615 |
| Credits | 1.5 |
| Responsible KI department | Institutionen för onkologi-patologi |
| Specific entry requirements | |
| Grading | Passed /Not passed |
| Established by | The Board of Doctoral Education |
| Established | 2012-03-13 |
| Purpose of the course | |
| Intended learning outcomes | After completing the course the participants should: Be able to account for the biology of normal and malignant mesenchymal cells. Get insight into the genetics, diagnostics, pathology and treatment of mesenchymal tumors. Have acquired a deeper understanding of the sarcoma clinical management by meeting the patient and the treating team. Have acquired an insight into the challenges of the clinical management of patients affected. Be able to account for novel potential therapies for sarcoma and ongoing clinical trials. |
| Contents of the course | The following topics will be covered: Biology of the normal mesenchymal cell. Epidemiology, pathology, genetic hallmarks and oncogenic pathways of sarcoma tumors. The sarcoma progenitor cell. Animal models of sarcoma. Radiological histopathological and molecular diagnosis with practical demonstrations. Treatment: Surgery, Radiation, Chemotherapy. Targeted therapy: GIST as a model. Emerging targeted therapies. The sarcoma patient. |
| Teaching and learning activities | The course will include daily lectures and will be held by experts in different sarcoma topics combined with meetings with the sarcoma treating team (Sarcoma Center Karolinska). This include: Visits to the pathology, surgery, and oncology departments. Participation in multidisciplinary clinical conference. Meeting the patient. |
| Compulsory elements | Presence at the clinical demonstrations is obligatory and cannot be compensated for. |
| Examination | Individual written examination, according to the intended learning outcome. |
| Literature and other teaching material | Pediatric Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Alberto Pappo Springer Treatment of Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas (Recent Results in Cancer Research) Per-Ulf Tunn Springer Reviews and Scientific articles. |
Course responsible |
Bertha Brodin Institutionen för onkologi-patologi 51775244 0708489761 Bertha.Brodin@ki.se Cancer Centrum Karolinska CCK R8:00 171 76 Stockholm |
| Contact person |
Bertha Brodin Institutionen för onkologi-patologi 51775244 0708489761 Bertha.Brodin@ki.se Cancer Centrum Karolinska CCK R8:00 171 76 Stockholm Robert Branstrom Institutionen för onkologi-patologi Robert.Branstrom@ki.se |
