CCI4EU - How to optimize molecular diagnostics in practice?

CCI4EU - 10th online course

CCI4EU - How to optimize molecular diagnostics in practice?

CCI4EU - 10th online course

Chairs

Laura Mezquita, ES; Richard Rosenquist Brandell, SE

Introduction:

CCI4EU (Comprehensive Cancer Infrastructures for the European Union) is a European project aiming to help Member States and Associated Countries improve or develop their existing or future Comprehensive Cancer Infrastructures (CCIs), by helping develop their research & innovation-related capacities.

This course is one of 10 online training courses organised within the project to help countries develop an effective comprehensive infrastructure and widen the reach of this grant. The topic of this online course is How to optimize molecular diagnostics in practice?

Course aim:
Next-generation sequencing technologies have revolutionized the field of molecular diagnostics in cancer. This course will explore the impact of molecular diagnostics on cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment prediction, as well as the implications of identifying germline pathogenic variants. We will also examine how clinical decision support tools can assist Molecular Tumor Boards and inform clinical decision-making. Additionally, emerging technologies in precision cancer medicine will be discussed, along with best practice examples from precision cancer medicine programs.

Target audience:
Physicians/clinicians, researchers, management, coordinators, patients and patient advocates

Course delivery:

This online course was held live on 4 November 2025 via this webpage. The entire course has been recorded and will remain available as on-demand material.

To access the on-demand materials (after the live streaming), participants must register to the course, login to the e-ESO platform and click on the play buttons inside the course programme. The online course includes two cases (see information below for the Call for Cases).

Call for Cases:
Objective - To promote active and multidisciplinary learning through the analysis and discussion of clinical scenarios that reflect current challenges in the clinical application of biomarkers, targeted therapies, personalized medicine, and molecular data interpretation.

*The selected cases has been presented to the Experts during the live course on 4 November 2025
*Each case was allotted 10 minutes of time (including presentation and salient questions for the Experts).

Submission Requirements

Language: English
Format: Use the official template provided (attached - on righthand side of screen).
Recommended length: 1–2 pages per section
Required case content: Title, Authors and affiliation, Five Keywords, Introduction (clinical context/relevance), Case Presentation, Discussion (key elements of precision medicine), Conclusion, Optional Figure

Topics:
Section 1 (Molecular diagnosis in patients with hematological and solid tumours)
Section 2 (Impact of germline variants in cancer diagnostics)

Submission and Deadline:

Deadline for submission: CALL EXTENDED until Friday, 10 October 2025
Please note that you must be available to participate in the live course on 4 November 2025.
Format: Template (attached - on righthand side of screen)
Submission email: sgoldman@eso.net
Subject line: “CCIEU 2025 Clinical Case – [First Author’s Name]”

Evaluation and Selection:

Cases have been reviewed by the course’s scientific and teaching committee.
Evaluation criteria included clinical quality, clarity, educational relevance, and the incorporation of precision medicine concepts.
Selected cases have been chosen for interactive discussion during the course.

Official language:

The course was held in English. Translations are not provided, but English subtitles can be activated and transcriptions can be automatically translated using free online tools.

Registration:

Registration to the course is free but mandatory.

Certificate of attendance:

Participants (both live and on-demand) will be issued a certificate of attendance once they have completed a minimum attendance of 75% of the entire course. An online evaluation questionnaire must be completed in order to receive the certificate that will be issued by email. The evaluation questionnaire will appear in the right-hand column of the course page when participants have completed the course.

Organising secretariat

Sarah Goldman: sgoldman@eso.net

Francesca Marangoni: fmarangoni@eso.net

04/11/2025 12:29

Live Streaming

04/11/2025 12:30

Welcome

Laura Mezquita (ES) Richard Rosenquist Brandell (SE)

04/11/2025 12:35