Information Package / Course Catalogue
Introduction to Tumor Immunology
Course Code: ONK532
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to provide the definition and history of tumor immunology, its place in cancer treatment, the definition and understanding of expectations.

Course Content

Information about tumor immunology will be given and general characteristics of tumor immunology will be described. Tumor antigens, formation of immune response to tumor, definitions of tumor immunotherapy, contents, immunodeficiency syndromes and cancer relationship will be explained.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Explain immunological concepts
2.Learn the relationship between cancer cells and immune cells
3.Have knowledge about immunotherapy treatments in cancer
4.Describe the formation of immune response against tumor
5.Understand tumor antigens
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy, Robert C. Rees, Oxford University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-0199676866
2.Tumor Immunology and Cancer Therapy, R. H. Goldfarb, CRC Press, 1993, ISBN9780824791797
3.Tumor Immunology, Robert Schreiber, Academic Press, 2016, ISBN 9780128051566
4.Basic and Clinical İmmunology. 6th ed. Eds.Stides, Stobo, Wells. Connecticut USA.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Tumor Immunology
Week 2 - Theoretical
Basic Elements of the Immune System
Week 3 - Theoretical
Tumor Antigens
Week 4 - Theoretical
Immunosuppression and Cancer
Week 5 - Theoretical
Tumor Immune Response and Spontaneous Regression
Week 6 - Theoretical
HLA System and Cancer
Week 7 - Theoretical
Antigen Presentation in Cancer
Week 8 - Theoretical
Escape Mechanisms from the Immune System-1 (Mid-term exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Humoral Immunity and Cancer
Week 10 - Theoretical
Cellular Immunity and Cancer
Week 11 - Theoretical
Immunological techniques in cancer diagnosis
Week 12 - Theoretical
Escape Mechanisms from the Immune System-2
Week 13 - Theoretical
Antibodies and vaccines in cancer treatment
Week 14 - Theoretical
Immunotherapy and Expectations from Immunotherapy
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment118119
Quiz1819
Midterm Examination124226
Final Examination148250
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)146
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026