PřF:Bi8440 Basic medical oncology - Course Information

Bi8440 Basic medical oncology

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

MUDr. Karel Zitterbart, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Oškerová, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: MUDr. Karel Zitterbart, Ph.D.

Timetable

Tue 17:00–18:50 B11/235

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi4020 Molecular biology

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Cellular and Molecular Diagnostics (programme PřF, B-BI)
• Molecular Biology and Genetics (programme PřF, B-BI)
• Molecular Biology and Genetics (programme PřF, N-BI)
• General Biology (programme PřF, B-BI)
• General Biology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Physiology of Animals)
• General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI)
• General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Physiology of Animals)

Course objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to understand scientific basis and rationale for clinical practice in the Czech Republic. They should be able to explain principles of the diagnostic and therapies of common cancer entities, which would be helpful for the best cooperation between researchers and clinicians.

Syllabus

• Epidemiology: cancer statistics, clinical cancer registry prevention, Czech cancer screening programs
• Diagnostics: classification of neoplasm, modern diagnostic tools, diagnostic in the clinic
• Principles of therapy: goals (curative, palliative, adjuvant, neoadjuvant), surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, individualized therapy
• Clinical trials: Types, design, performance and evaluation of clinical studies
• State-of-the-art therapies of cancer entities: breast cancer, prostate and urogenital carcinoma, gastrointestinal carcinoma, neurooncology, oncogynecology, lymphoma, leukemia, pediatric oncology

Literature

• ADAM, Zdeněk, Marta KREJČÍ and Jiří VORLÍČEK. Speciální onkologie. Příznaky, diagnostika a léčba maligních chorob (Special oncology. Symptoms, diagnostics and therapy of malignant disease). 1st ed. Praha: Galén, 2010, 418 pp. Med. ISBN 978-80-7262-648-9. info
• ADAM, Zdeněk, Marta KREJČÍ, Jiří VORLÍČEK, Zuzana ADAMOVÁ, Jaroslav BAČOVSKÝ, Viera BAJČIOVÁ, Otakar BEDNAŘÍK, Jan BLATNÝ, Tomáš BÜCHLER, Igor CRHA, Aleš ČERMÁK, Hana DOLEŽELOVÁ, Ladislav DUŠEK, Karel DVOŘÁK, Pavel FABIAN, Vuk FAIT, Antonín FASSMANN, Jindřich FIALA, Lukáš FIALA, Jindřich FÍNEK, Lenka FORETOVÁ, Radim GROSMAN, Jana HALÁMKOVÁ, Miroslav HEŘMAN, Martin HUSER, Ludmila HYNKOVÁ, Richard CHALOUPKA, Libuše KALVODOVÁ, Igor KISS, Iva KOCMANOVÁ, Martin KOMENDA, Jana KOPTÍKOVÁ, Zdeněk KOŘÍSTEK, Renata KOUKALOVÁ, Zdeněk KRÁL, Eva LÉTALOVÁ, Milan MACHÁLKA, Josef MALIŠ, Miloslava MATÝŠKOVÁ, Jiří MAYER, Vojtěch MORNSTEIN, Mojmír MOULIS, Jan MUŽÍK, Miroslav MYSLIVEČEK, Milan NAVRÁTIL, Tomáš NEBESKÝ, Miroslav NEČAS, Rudolf NENUTIL, Jiří NEUBAUER, Martin ONDRÁK, Zdeněk PAVELKA, Miroslav PENKA, Vojtěch PEŘINA, Katarína PETRÁKOVÁ, Petr POKORNÝ, Luděk POUR, Jiří PRÁŠEK, Zdeněk RÁČIL, Martin REPKO, Zdeněk ŘEHÁK, Jiří SCHOVANEC, Ondřej SLÁMA, Petr SMÍŠEK, Jan STARÝ, Petr SZTURZ, Marek SVOBODA, Vlastimil ŠČUDLA, Roman ŠEFR, Pavel ŠEVČÍK, Pavel ŠLAMPA, Lenka ŠMARDOVÁ, Jiří ŠNAJDAUF, Jaroslav ŠTĚRBA, Michal TICHÝ, Jiří TOMÁŠEK, Miroslav TOMIŠKA, Marcela TOMÍŠKOVÁ, Vít UNZEITIG, Jiří VANÍČEK, Vladimír VAŠKŮ, Rostislav VYZULA, Barbora WEINBERGEROVÁ, Marie ZÍTKOVÁ and Karel ZITTERBART. Obecná onkologie (General oncology). První vydání. Praha: Galén, 2011, 394 pp. ISBN 978-80-7262-715-8. URL info

Teaching methods

Lectures, discussions on detailed subjects.

Assessment methods

Written exam. To understand principles of topics and its relevance.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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