7.85
The Hallmarks of Cancer
Provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of cancer biology and cancer treatment. Topics include cancer genetics, genomics, and epigenetics; familial cancer syndromes; signal transduction, cell cycle control, and apoptosis; cancer metabolism; stem cells and cancer; metastasis; cancer immunology and immunotherapy; conventional and molecularly-targeted therapies; and early detection and prevention. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
Prerequisites & course information
Subject meets with 7.45 Prereq: None. Coreq: 7.06 ; permission of instructor G (Fall) 4-0-8 units
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027