CCB6: Module 1: Epidemiology and prevention, biology and clinical trials
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CCB6: Module 1: Epidemiology and prevention, biology and clinical trials
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31/07/2026
Chapter 1: Epidemiology, prevention and genetics
Epidemiology and risk factors
Adam Brentnall (UK)Genetic predisposition assessment and management including risk-reducing surgeries
Helen Hanson (UK)Breast cancer prevention: pharmaco-prevention
Andrea De Censi (PT)Breast cancer prevention: lifestyle changes
Ines Vaz-Luis (FR)31/07/2026
Chapter 2: Pathology, molecular biology and biomarkers
Pathology of invasive breast cancer
Nicola Fusco (IT)Pathology of rare breast cancer subtypes
Frederique Penault-Llorca (FR)Prognostic and predictive markers
Roberto Salgado (BE)Intratumor heterogeneity
Umberto Malapelle (IT)PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway signalling; ER pathway and cell cycle
Carmine Valenza (IT)Molecular portraits, risk of recurrence scores and clinically relevant genomic features of breast cancer
Fatima Cardoso (PT)Dissemination and organ specific metastasis according to subtype
Roger Gomis (ES)Liquid biopsies
Carolina Reduzzi (US)31/07/2026
Chapter 3: Principles of cancer research
Principles of clinical trials: design and interpretation; design of biomarker driven neoadjuvant trials
Stefan Michiels (FR)Planning and performance of clinical trials (introduction into good clinical practice)
Heidi Baumgartner (CH)Management of a clinical trial database
Annika Lux (BE)Critically interpreting clinical trial results
Bishal Gyawali (CA)The challenge of translational research: Integrating molecular biology within clinical trials
Christos Sotiriou (BE)The challenge of translational research: Management of biobanks
Peter Riegman (NL)Major meta-analysis collaboration in breast cancer
Hongchao Pan (UK)Integrating artificial intelligence in designing clinical trials
Andre Pfob (DE)31/07/2026
How to develop a successful academic career in oncology
