Primer on Biological Therapy of Cancer

Session Topics

• Basic biology and histology of tumors
• A comparison of animal tumor models in cancer research
• Imaging tumors and metastases for treatment evaluation
• Principles of monoclonal antibody product development
• Monoclonal antibodies as cancer therapy
• Principles of adjuvant and cancer vaccine development
• Cytokines as cancer therapy
• Tumor escape mechanisms
• General principles of clinical trial development