| Academic Year |
2026Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life (Master's Course) Division of Integrated Sciences for Life Program of Basic Biology |
| Lecture Code |
WF113003 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
基礎生物学特別講義（がん免疫療法の開発） |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
キソセイブツガクトクベツコウギ |
Subject Name in
English |
Special Lecture on Basic Biology |
| Instructor |
To be announced.,TAKAHASHI HARUKO |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
タントウキョウインミテイ,タカハシ ハルコ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, Second Semester, Second Semester |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(2nd) Inte |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Online (simultaneous interactive) |
| Lecture, Practice, Discussion |
| Credits |
1.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
|
Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
3
:
Undergraduate High-Intermediate
|
| Course Area（Area） |
26
:
Biological and Life Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
04
:
Life Sciences |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
Immunology, Oncology, Cell biology, Molecular Biology, Pathology |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
Learn about cancer immunotherapy, which has been rapidly developing in recent years. Learn about immune checkpoint inhibitors, which have now become the standard of care, as well as cancer vaccines and T-cell therapy, which are expected to be developed in the future. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1 Cancer and its Three Major Treatments
lesson2 What is Cancer Immunotherapy?
lesson3 HLA and Peptides
lesson4 Antigen-Presenting Cells
lesson5 Killer T Cells and Helper T Cells
lesson6 Cancer Antigens
lesson7 What is TIL Therapy?
lesson8 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
lesson9 Glypican-3
lesson10 What is a Peptide Vaccine?
lesson11 Immunology Experiments
lesson12 mRNA Vaccines
lesson13 CAR-T Cell Therapy
lesson14 TCR-T Cell Therapy
lesson15 Discussion and Report Writing
Report |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
やさしく学べるがん免疫療法のしくみ（羊土社 ISBN 978-4-7581-2071-5）
固形がんの免疫細胞療法（羊土社 実験医学2026年Vol.44No.3 ISBN 978-4-7581-2600-7） |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Handouts, Microsoft Teams |
| (More Details) |
PC (PPT slides) will be used |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, Post-class Report |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
It is recommended that you learn about various immune cells, such as killer T cells (CTLs) and dendritic cells, from a biology textbook. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Judging from the contents of the report |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
|
| Message |
We live in an age where one in two people develops cancer. I hope that this program will help students learn about cancer immunotherapy, which has been developing rapidly in recent years, and give them a glimpse of the latest developments in treatment and the excitement of research. |
| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |