New Principles for Medical Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases and Cancer

The molecular processes which creates the basis for the development of autoimmune diseases and cancer.

After completion of the course, the student can:
• Describe fundamental processes in adaptive immunity, such as antigen presentation and lymphocyte stimulation
• Describe the characteristics of acute and chronic inflammation, causes of inflammation, the cell types and signal transduction molecules involved and cell-cell interactions in the inflammatory process.
• Describe the development and survival of lymphocytes in thymus and bone marrow
• Describe unique properties of cancer cells and cellular mechanisms needed for formation of tumors.
• Understand principles for personalized treatment with anticancer drugs
• Describe targets and mechanisms for biologicals used in treatment of autoinflammatory diseases and cancer
• Understand the basis for healthcare service priorities, such as ethical and economical perspectives.
• Describe the role of pharmacotherapy in treatment of selected autoimmune diseases and cancer types
• Propose a treatment based on genetic and molecular data in selected autoimmune diseases and cancer types
• Describe treatment principles and strategies related to palliative/supportive care in cancer

Lectures, supervison, excersises, presentations, team work.