giovedì 21 gennaio 2016
ore 14:00, aula 2025, edificio U3
Targeting Cancer Pathways:
The Tumor Microenvironment
Rakesh K. Jain, Ph.D. – Harvard Medical School/MGH, Boston, MA
Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D. – MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
This webinar is the second in a series focusing on the cancer pathways that support tumor
development, the emerging research in identifying and targeting these pathways, and
innovations in the development of increasingly effective cancer therapy options. Recent
advances in our understanding of cancer have revealed that the disease cannot be understood
through simple analysis of genetic mutations within cancerous cells. Instead, tumors should be
considered complex tissues in which the cancer cells communicate with the surrounding cellular
microenvironment and evolve traits that promote their own survival. Here, we will explore how
the tumor microenvironment promotes oncogenic progression, while protecting the tumor from
therapeutic intervention. By better understanding the tumor microenvironment we can develop
strategies and treatment options to neutralize its oncogenic influence and more effectively
attack the tumor itself.
During the webinar, the expert speakers will:
– Discuss the importance of understanding the tumor microenvironment and how it interacts
with normal cells
– Highlight what can be learned from the tumor microenvironment that might allow better,
more effective therapeutics to be developed
– Explain how the abnormal microenvironment impacts anti-cancer drugs and how manipulating
it with antiangiogenics can improve therapeutic outcomes.
Durata del Webinar: 57 min
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proprio computer.
coordinatore: Reinaldo Alvarez, [email protected], tel. 3330