International Medical Education Initiative on MTTC

The Medical Education Initiative on Molecular Targeted Therapy of Cancer (MTTC), established in 2001 and headed by the International Education Council (IEC), was developed to provide high quality medical education for medical oncologists following the guidelines for continuing medical education (CME).

International Education Council (IEC) on MTTC:

• Jean Pierre Armand France
• José Baselga Spain
• Wolfgang Berdel Germany
• Carsten Bokemeyer Germany
• Markus Borner Switzerland
• Fortunato Ciardiello Italy
• Leif Håkansson Sweden
• Paulo Hoff Brazil
• Stan Kaye UK
• Håkan Mellstedt Sweden
• Salvatore Siena Italy
• Jean-Charles Soria France
• Josep Tabernero Spain
• Eric Van Cutsem Belgium
• John Eu-Li Wong Singapore
• Yosef Yarden Israel
• Christoph Zielinski Austria
• Heinz Zwierzina (Chair) Austria

Based on the presentations of the 1st International Medical Education Workshop held in Paris in 2002, the IEC developed educational content as a platform for future medical education activities in the form of a Core Educational Curriculum.

The Core Educational Curriculum is subdivided into four modules based on the various strategies for targeted therapy.

Core Educational Curriculum:

• Antibody-Based Therapy
• Signal Transduction Inhibition
• Immunotherapy
• Angiogenesis Inhibition

In a series of international and national workshops under the guidance of the IEC, the Core Curriculum was used as the basis for providing medical education to medical oncologists. It is planned to update the Core Curriculum regularly to provide the basis for all MTTC activities.

The Core Curriculum has been adapted for the following workshops:

• 1st International MTTC Workshop (France, April 2002)
• 2nd International MTTC Workshop (Naples, Italy, March 2003)
• 3rd International MTTC Workshop (Budapest, Hungary, October 2003)
• 4th International MTTC Workshop (Barcelona, Spain, May 2004)
• 5th International MTTC Workshop (Windsor, UK, July 2005)
• 6th International MTTC Workshop (Cracow, Poland, April 2006)
• 7th International MTTC Workshop (Vienna, Austria, July 2006)
• 8th International MTTC Workshop (Berlin, Germany, June 2007)
• 9th International MTTC Workshop (Monaco, June 2008)
• 10th International MTTC Workshop (Prague, June 2009)

Regional Medical Education Initiatives on MTTC
Within the framework of the International Medical Education Initiative, regional initiatives have begun not only in Latin America, but also in the Asia Pacific region, Scandinavia and Southern Europe.

The Initiatives are supported by unrestricted educational grants. From the beginning, the initiative has been supported by the primary grantor Merck KGaA. Individual workshops are also supported by various co-grantors, including Lilly, Centocor, Sanofi-Aventis, Bayer HealthCare, Celgene and Fresenius Biotech.

CME Accreditation
In addition, the Medical Education Initiative on MTTC has proven to be of high scientific quality and educational value, based on international accreditation by

• European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS; EACCME)
• Federation of European Cancer Societies (FECS; ACOE)
• European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)

and national accreditation in Latin America and the Asia Pacific region. Since 2006, the international workshops are co-organized by the ESMO.