Information Package / Course Catalogue
Cancer Vaccines
Course Code: ONK612
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

To give information about target and antigen selection, cancer vaccine technologies and vaccine combination treatments in cancer vaccines

Course Content

Cancer vaccine antigens, vaccine vectors, combination with other treatment methods will be described.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Can define cancer vaccine and cancer vaccine antigens.
2.Knows the properties of preventive and therapeutic cancer vaccines
3.know cancer vaccine types
4.Identify preventive cancer vaccines, knows which cancers are effective in preventing
5.Knows the approved therapeutic cancer vaccines used today
Recommended or Required Reading
1.DeVita, Vincent T., Jr., Theodore S. Lawrence, and Steven A. Rosenberg. Devita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology. 10th edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2015
2.Jyoti Menaria, Santosh Kitawat, Dr. Varuna Verma. Cancer Vaccine: An Overview.Sch. J. App. Med. Sci., 2013; 1(3):161-171
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Preventive and therapeutic cancer vaccines
Week 2 - Theoretical
Cancer vaccine types
Week 3 - Theoretical
Cancer vaccine antigens
Week 4 - Theoretical
Vaccine vectors
Week 5 - Theoretical
Cancer vaccines and other treatment combinations
Week 6 - Theoretical
Personalized cancer vaccines
Week 7 - Theoretical
Vaccines used in cancer treatment today-1
Week 8 - Theoretical
Vaccines used in cancer treatment today-2 (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Preventive cancer vaccines
Week 10 - Theoretical
CART cell therapy
Week 11 - Theoretical
Cancer vaccine and immune check point combinations
Week 12 - Theoretical
Vaccines used in the treatment of lung cancer
Week 13 - Theoretical
HPV vaccines in cervical cancer prevention
Week 14 - Theoretical
Cancer vaccines in the treatment of prostate cancer
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final
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