The 84th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Cancer Association

Program

Updated on: 2025/04

Special Symposia

1．JCA-AACR Joint Symposium

English

Early Cancer Biology and Prevention-Crossroads of geneme and cell biologies-

Chair
  • Seiji Ogawa
  • (Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Kyoto University)
  • Laura Wood
  • (Johns Hopkins University)
Speaker
  • Seiji Ogawa
  • (Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Kyoto University)
  • Laura Wood
  • (Johns Hopkins University)
  • Yukari Totsuka
  • (Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Hoshi University)
  • TBA
  •  

2．JCA-AACR Joint Symposium

English

Spatio-temporal regulation of cancer phenotypes by cancer epigenetics

Chair
  • Yutaka Kondo
  • (Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine)
  • Kristian Helin
  •  
Speaker
  • Yutaka Kondo
  • (Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine)
  • Kristian Helin
  • (The Institute of Cancer Research)
  • Toshikazu Ushijima
  • (Hoshi University)
  • Johnathan Whetstine
  • (Fox Chase Cancer and Cancer Epigenetics Institute)

3．JCA-KCA Joint Symposium

English

Cancer Research in Asia, from Bench to Bedside

Chair
  • Masanobu Oshima
  • （Division of Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University）
  • SunYoung Rha
  •  
Speaker
  • BinTean Teh
  • （National Cancer Centre Singapore）
  • Hongbin Ji
  • （The Westlake University School of Medicine）
  • SunYoung Rha
  • （Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei Universtiy College of Medicine）
  • Lillian Siu
  • （Professor, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre President, American Association for Cancer Research ）
  • Hiroshi Seno
  • （Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology）
  • Shinji Kohsaka
  • （National Cancer Center Research Institute, Division of Cellular Signaling）
  • Se Hoon Lee
  • （Samsung Medical Center）

4．Young Plenary Symposium

English

Chair
  • Eishu Hirata
  • （Cancer Research Institute of Kanazawa University）
  • Yosuke Togashi
  • (Okayama University/OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL)
Speaker
  • Hideki Ikeda
  • （Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University）
  • Mitsuhiro Machitani
  • （Division of Cancer Stem Cell, National Cancer Center Research Institute）
  • Sara Horie
  • （Division of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center Research Institute）
  • Ayumi Kuratani
  • （Department of Immunoparasitology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University）
  • Yuriko Koyanagi
  • （Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute）
  • Masataka Amisaki
  • （National Cancer Center Hospital East）
  • Tomomi Nishimura
  • （Department of Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Fukui Hospital）

5．Woman scientists in cancer research (WSCR)

English

Chair
  • Hiroyuki Seimiya
  • （Division of Molecular Biotherapy, Cancer Chemotherapy Center, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research）
  • Ai Kotani
  • (Research Institute of Microbial Diseases, The University of Osaka

AMED Symposium

Aiming for prevention and cure of cancer
－Challenges and prospects for cancer research in AMED's third term"

English

Chair
  • Toru Hirota
  • （Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Cancer Instiutte）
  • Chizu Tanikawa
  • （The University of Tokyo）
Speaker
  • Taisuke Baba
  • （Tokai National Higher Education and Research System, Nagoya University Hospital, Department of Surgery）
  • Jun Nakayama
  • （Osaka International Cancer Institute）
  • Reo Maruyama
  • （Division of Cancer Epigenomics, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research）
  • Nobuyuki Kakiuchi
  • （Kyoto University）
Chair
  • Junji Furuse
  • （Kanagawa Cancer Center）
  • Koshi Mimori
  • （Kyushu University Beppu Hospital）
Speaker
  • Keiichi Nakayama
  • （Anticancer Strategies Laboratory, Advanced Research Initiative, Institute of Science Tokyo）
  • Kazufumi Honda
  • （Nippon Medical School）
  • Yutaka Kondo
  • （Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine）
  • Seishi Ogawa
  • （Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Kyoto University）

7．Hajime Okamoto Memorial Symposium

English

Exit-Oriented Drug Discovery Technology from Academia

Chair
  • Akira Yokoi
  • （Eisai Co., Ltd.）
  • Katsuya Tsuchihara
  • (Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center Japan)
Speaker
  • Hiroshi Yamamoto
  • （Komatsu University）
  • Yasuhiro Matsumura
  • （RIN Institute Inc.）
  • Koji Tamada
  • （Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine）
  • Shunnichi Kashida
  • （xFOREST Therapeutics Co., Ltd.）
  • Mikihiko Naito
  • （Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo）
  • Jun Ishihara
  • （Imperial College London）

8．Interdisciplinary International Cancer Symposium

English

MEXT-CURE Symposium

Defeating cancer from a host perspective: cancer cachexia

Chair
  • Takeshi Suzuki
  • （Cancer Research Intitute, Kanazawa University）
  • Shinpei Kawaoka
  • （Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University / Institute for Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University）
Speaker
  • Christine Chio
  • （Columbia University）
  • Hong-Wen Tang
  • （DUKE-NUS）
  • Nobuyuki Takakura
  • （Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, The University Osaka）
  • Akiko Ogawa
  • （Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences ＆ Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University.）
  • Shinpei Kawaoka
  • （Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University）
  • Atsushi Hirao
  • （Kanazawa University, Cancer Research Institute）

Special Lecture

Special Lecture1

English

Chair
  • Tomokazu Yosizaki
  • （Kanazawa University, Otolaryngology -Head and Neck Surgery）
Speaker
  • Lillian Siu
  • （Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/American Association for Cancer Research）

Special Lecture2

English

Chair
  • Noriko Gotoh
  • Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University
Speaker
  • Joseph Schlessinger
  • （Yale Univerisity School of Medicine）

Meet the Editor

Meet the Editor1

English

Science Translational Medicine

Chair
  • Hiroyoshi Nishikawa
  • （Division of Cancer Immunology, Research Institute, National Cancer Center）
Speaker
  • Orla Smith
  • （AAAS/Science Translational Medicine）

Meet the Editor 2

English

Nature Immunology

Chair
  • Kazuo Okamoto
  • （Division of Immune Environment Dynamics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University）
Speaker
  • Laurie Dempsey
  • （Senior Editor, Nature Immunology）

Meet the Editor 3

English

Nature Communication

Chair
  • TBA
  •  
Speaker
  • Laura Sanchez Burgos
  • （Springer Nature, Nature Communications）

Special Program

1．10th Anniversary of the Survivor-Scientist Program (SSP)

Japanese

2．Patient Public Involvement (PPI) panel discussion

Japanese

Achievement to cancer control no one left behind –cancer research focusing on the health inequalities-

Chair
  • Yuri Ito
  • （Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University）
  • Shinsuke Amano
  •  
Speaker
  • Marisa Nishio
  • （Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University）
  • Hirokazu Tanaka
  • （National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control）
  • Emiko Oka
  • （Osaka University, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University）
  • Masayo Komatsu
  • （The University of Osaka）
  • Mariko Hanafusa
  • （National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control）
  • Kazunori Honda
  • （Aichi Cancer Center）
  • Naomi Sakurai
  • （Cancer Survivors Recruiting Project, General incorporated association）
  • Kazuho Hisamura
  • （Kanazawa Medical University, School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health）

3．Work-Life Balance Workshop

Japanese

JCA Work-Life-Balance Gland Conference
- Achieving a well-being researcher life with JCA -

Chair
  • Yushi Otsuki
  • （Institute for Cancer Research, Fujita Health University）
  • Naoko Otani
  • (Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University)

International Session

1．Targeting vulnerability in mitotic cell cycle: emerging anti-cancer strategies

English

Chair
  • Toru Hirota
  • （The Cancer Institute of the JFCR）
  • Hongtao Yu
  • （Westlake University）
Speaker
  • Hongtao Yu
  • （Westlake University）
  • Tatsuo Fukagawa
  • （Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, The University of Osaka）
  • Koji Fukuda
  • （Division of Innovative Cancer Control Research, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University）
  • Nana Kamakura
  • （JFCR, Cancer Institute., Division of Experimental Pathology）
  • Mathew Jones
  • （Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics Griffith University）
  • Xuebiao Yao
  • （School of Life Science, University of Science & Technology of China）

2．Spatial Single Cell Analysis for clinical implementation in terms of clinical development

English

Chair
  • Mitsuho Imai
  • （National Cancer Center Hospital East）
  • Woong-Yang Park
  • （Samsung Genome Institute）
Speaker
  • Woong-Yang Park
  • （Samsung Genome Institute）
  • Chung-Chau Hon
  • （RIKEN, Center for Life Science Technologies,）
  • Riu Yamashita
  • （Translational informatics, Exploratory Oncology Resaerch and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center）
  • SangHyuk Lee
  • （Ewha Womans University）
  • Quan Nguyen
  • （The University of Queensland）

3．Novel application of extracellular secretory vesicles (Evs) in cancer therapy

English

Chair
  • Masahiko Kuroda
  • （Department of Molecular Pathology, Tokyo Medical University）
  • Andreas Moeller
  • （University of Hong Kong）
Speaker
  • Masahiko Kuroda
  • （Department of Molecular Pathology, Tokyo Medical University）
  • Andreas Moeller
  • （University of Hong Kong）
  • Nao Nishida-Aoki
  • （Waseda Institute for Advanced Study, Waseda University）
  • Cherie Blenkiron
  • （University of Auckland）
  • Minh Le
  • （National University of Singapore）

4．Breaking New Ground in Cancer Research with Advanced Proteomics

English

Chair
  • Shungo Adachi
  • （Department of Proteomics, National Cancer Center Research institute）
  • Yu-Ju Chen
  • （Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica）
Speaker
  • Shungo Adachi
  • （Department of Proteomics, National Cancer Center Research institute）
  • Yu-Ju Chen
  • （Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica）
  • Jun Adachi
  • （National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition）
  • Min-Sik Kim
  • （Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)）
  • Qing Zhong
  • （Children's Medical Research Institute）

5．Epigenetic modifications: from mechanisms to cancer

English

Chair
  • Noriko Saitoh
  • （The Cancer Institute of JFCR）
  • Li-Jung Juan
  • （Academia Sinica）
Speaker
  • Noriko Saitoh
  • （The Cancer Institute of JFCR）
  • Li-Jung Juan
  • （Academia Sinica）
  • Atsushi Kaneda
  • （Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine ,Chiba University）
  • Wee-Wei Tee
  • （Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore）
  • Qi Zhang
  • （Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide）

6．Host Factors in EBV-induced Carcinogenesis

English

Chair
  • Ayako Arai
  • （Department of Hematology and Oncology, St. Marianna University School of Medecine）
  • SeokJin Kim
  • （Sungkyunkwan University）
Speaker
  • SeokJin Kim
  • （Sungkyunkwan University）
  • Miwako Nishio
  • （Department of Hematology and Biophysical Systems Analysis, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo）
  • Satoru Kondo
  • （Division of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University）
  • Hyery Kim
  • （Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center）
  • AnandDevaprasath Jeyasekharan
  • （Cancer Science Institute of Singapore; National University of Singapore / National Cancer Science Insitute of Singapore; National University Hospital (Singapore)）

7．Elucidating the regulatory mechanisms involved in tumor tissue heterogeneity through advanced informatics technologies

English

Chair
  • Yasuhiro Kojima
  • (Laboratory of Computational Life Science, National Cancer Center Research Institute)
  • ShyamPrabhakar Prabhaka
  • （Laboratory of Systems Biology and Data Analytics, Genome Institute of Singapore）
Speaker
  • Yasuhiro Kojima
  • （Laboratory of Computational Life Science, National Cancer Center Research Institute）
  • ShyamPrabhakar Prabhaka
  • （Laboratory of Systems Biology and Data Analytics, Genome Institute of Singapore）
  • Kanae Echizen
  • （Pathophysiology　Graduate School of Medicine　Osaka Metropolitan University）
  • Shihua Zhang
  • （Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences）
  • Jong-Eun Park
  • （Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST）

8．Triangular dynamics among iron, sulfur and oxygen in cancer: novel redox concepts toward cancer prevention and therapeutics

English

Chair
  • Shinya Toyokuni
  • （Department of Pathology and Biological Responses, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine）
  • Young-Joon SURH
  • （Seoul University）
Speaker
  • Young-Joon SURH
  • （Seoul University）
  • Madoka Kawaguchi
  • （Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine）
  • Yingyi Kong
  • （Department of Pathology and Biological responses, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University）
  • Namgyu Lee
  • （Department of Biomedical Science and Systems Biology, Dankook University）
  • Ming Lu
  • （Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health (SINH), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai）

9．Inequalities and Cancer Outcomes

English

Chair
  • TBA
  •  

Educational Lecture

1. Frontiers in the clinical and basic research of KRAS mutant cancer

Japanese

Speaker
  • Tetsuya Mitsudomi
  • （Izumi City General Hospital）

2. Elucidation of immune escape mechanisms and development of novel therapeutic strategies

Japanese

Speaker
  • Toshihiko Torigoe
  • （Sapporo Medical University）

3. Gut microbiota and cancer

Japanese

Speaker
  • Naoko Ohtani
  • （Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University）

4. AI is opening up new frontiers in cancer research and medicine.

Japanese

Speaker
  • Ryuji Hamamoto
  • （National Cancer Center Research Institute）

5. Cancer Heterogeneity, Stem Cell Regulation, and Treatment Resistance

Japanese

Speaker
  • Hideaki Saya
  • （Oncology Innovation Center, Fujita Health University）

6. Opening Up New Avenues for p53 Research

English

Speaker
  • Christine Eischen
  • （Thomas Jefferson University and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center）

7. Antigen-specific immunotherapy: cancer vaccine and cell therapy

Speaker
  • Hiroaki Ikeda
  • （Department of Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University）

8. Chemical Biology for Cancer Research

Japanese

Speaker
  • Minoru Yoshida
  • （RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science）

9. The role of the vascular microenvironment in cancer development and progression

Japanese

Speaker
  • Tetsuro Watabe
  • （Institute of Science Tokyo）

10. Cellular senescence: From Guardians to Enablers of Cancer

Japanese

Speaker
  • Eiji Hara
  • （Division of Cellular Senescence, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research）

Joint Symposia

1．Animal Models for Cancer Research - From the Mice to Comparative Oncology

English

JVCS (Japanese Veterinary Cancer Society) Joint Symposium

Chair
  • Masanobu Oshima
  • （Division of Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University）
  • Takayuki Nakagawa
  • （Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life sciences, The University of Tokyo）
  • Amy K LeBlanc
  • （Senior Scientist and Director, Comparative Oncology Program, National Institutes of Health）
Speaker
  • Masanobu Oshima
  • （Division of Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University）
  • Tadashi Kondo
  • （National Cancer Center）
  • Jie Xu
  • （Fudan University）
  • Amy K. LeBlanc
  • （Senior Scientist and Director, Comparative Oncology Program, National Institutes of Health）
  • Takayuki Nakagawa
  • （Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life sciences, The University of Tokyo）

2．AI is opening up new frontiers in cancer research and medicine.

English

JMAI (Japanese Association for Medical Artificial Intelligence) Joint Symposium

Chair
  • Ryuji Hamamoto
  • (National Cancer Center Research Institute)
  • Shumpei Ishikawa
  • （The University of Tokyo/National Cancer Center）
Speaker
  • Shumpei Ishikawa
  • （The University of Tokyo / National Cancer Center）
  • Satoshi Takahashi
  • （Cancer Translational Research Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project）
  • Kotaro Tsuboyama
  • （The University of Tokyo）

3．Cancer Heterogeneity, Stem Cell Regulation, and Treatment Resistance

English

JSGC (Japanese Society for Gastroenterological Carcinogenesis) Joint Symposium

Chair
  • Noriko Gotoh
  • （Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University）
  • Kohshi Mimori
  • （Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital）
Speaker
  • Miwako kakiuchi
  • （Department of Preventive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo）
  • Yasuto　Takeuchi
  • （Cancer Research Institute of Kanazawa University）
  • Yoshifumi Baba
  • （Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo）
  • Haruna Takeda
  • （Division of Gene Therapy Science, Gunma University, Initiative for Advanced Research (GIAR)）
  • Haruka Hirose
  • （Department of Systems Biology, Nagoya University）
  • Hiroshi Seno
  • （Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology）

4．Chemical Biology for Cancer Research

English

JBS (Japanese Biochemical Society) Joint Symposium

Chair
  • Hozumi Motohashi
  • （Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine）
  • Yasuteru Urano
  • （The University of Tokyo）
Speaker
  • Ryosuke Kojima
  • （Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo）
  • Katsunori Tanaka
  • （Science Tokyo, RIKEN）
  • Liron Bar-Peled
  • （Massachusetts General Hospital/harvard medical achool）
  • Akio　Oujida
  • （Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University）
  • Satoshi Arai
  • （WPI Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University）

5．The role of the vascular microenvironment in cancer development and progression

English

JVBMO (Japanese Vascular Biology and Medicine Organization) Joint Symposium

Chair
  • Yukiko Matsunaga
  • （The University of Tokyo）
  • Miwa Tanaka
  • （The Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research）
Speaker
  • Yukiko Matsunaga
  • （The University of Tokyo）
  • Kyoko Hida
  • （Vascular Biology and Molecular Pathology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Dental Medicine）
  • Kazuki Takahashi
  • （Institute of Science Tokyo）
  • Yoshiaki Kubota
  • （Keio University School of Medicine）
  • Miwa Tanaka
  • （Dept. Cancer Epigenomics, The Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research）

Major Symposia

1．ORGANOIDS: Unlocking Deep Insights into Cancer Biology

English

Chair
  • Haruna Takeda
  • （National Cancer Center, Research Institute）
  • Toshiro Sato
  • （Department of Medical Chemistry, Keio University School of Medicine）
Speaker
  • Haruna Takeda
  • （National Cancer Center Research Institute）
  • Hiroshi Seno
  • （Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology）
  • Toshiro Sato
  • （Department of Medical Chemistry, Keio University School of Medicine）
  • Yoku Hayakawa
  • （The University of Tokyo）
  • Hiroyuki Yasuda
  • （Keio University, School of Medicine, Department of Pulmonary Medicine）

2．Large-scale clinico-genomic data analysis in cancer precision medicine

English

Chair
  • Keisuke Kataoka
  • （Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine）
  • Takashi Kohno
  • （Division of Genome Biology, National Cancer Center, Research Institute）
Speaker
  • Eri Tajima
  • （Flatiron Health K.K.）
  • Kengo Kawaguchi
  • （Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences）
  • Carrot-Zhang Jian
  • （Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center）
  • Yuki Saito
  • （Division of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center Research Institute）
  • Hashimoto Tadayoshi
  • （National Cancer Center Hospital East）
  • Yukihide Momozawa
  • （RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences）

3． Frontiers in the clinical and basic research of KRAS mutant cancer

English

Chair
  • Yoshihisa Kobayashi
  • （National Cancer Center Research Institute）
  • Hiromichi Ebi
  • （Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute）
Speaker
  • Ferdinandos Skoulidis
  • （University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Thoracic and Head and Neck Medical Oncology）
  • Andrew Aguirre
  • （Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Medical Oncology）
  • Tateyuki Nagashima
  • （Astellas Pharma Inc.）
  • Noritaka Tanaka
  • （Aichi Cancer Center）
  • Kazuki Kato
  • （Institute of Science Tokyo）
  • Yoshihisa Kobayashi
  • （National Cancer Center Research Institute）

4．Elucidation of immune escape mechanisms and development of novel therapeutic strategies

English

JSI (Japanese Society for Immunology) Joint Symposium

Chair
  • Yuka Maeda
  • (Division of Cancer Immunology, National Cancer Center)
  • Shohei Koyama
  • (National Cancer Center, Research Institute)
Speaker
  • Osamu Takeuchi
  • （Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University）
  • Andrea Ablasser
  • （Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne）
  • Hitomi Nishinakamura
  • （National Cancer Center Research Institute）
  • Yosuke Togashi
  • （Okayama University/Okayama University Hospital）
  • Eliane Piaggio
  • （National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM)）
  • Shohei Koyama
  • （National Cancer Center, Research Institute）

5．Gut microbiota and cancer

English

Chair
  • Naoko Ohtani
  • （Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University）
  • shinichi Yachida
  • （Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka）
Speaker
  • Tatsuhiro Sibata
  • （Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo）
  • sayaka Mizutani
  • （Institute of Science Tokyo）
  • Susan Bullman
  • （Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA. ）
  • Naoko Satoh-Takayama
  • （RIKEN）
  • Kousuke Fujimoto
  • （Osaka Metropolitan University）

6．Understanding the mechanism of cancer progression and metastasis orchestrated by stroma

English

Chair
  • Atsushi Enomoto
  • （Nagoya University, Graduate School of Medicine）
  • Takatsugu Ishimoto
  • （The Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research）
Speaker
  • Lingfeng Fu
  • （Japanese foundation of cancer research）
  • Hiroko Oshima
  • （Division of Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University）
  • Xue Jing
  • （Cancer progression mediated by stroma）
  • Miho Sekai
  • （Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University）
  • Ji-Ho Park
  • （Korea Advanced Institute of Science ＆ Technology）
  • Yasuyuki MIzutani
  • （Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagoya University Hospital）

7．Cancer metabolism - Bench to Bedside

English

Chair
  • Atsushi Hirao
  • （Kanazawa University, Cancer Research Institute）
  • Tomoyoshi Soga
  • （Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University）
Speaker
  • Yasuyuki Fujita
  • （Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine）
  • Noriko Gotoh
  • （Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University）
  • Masahiro Aoki
  • （Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute）
  • Yoshikane Kikushige
  • （Kyushu University Hospital）
  • Chiaki Takahashi
  • （Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University）
  • Yasuteru Urano
  • （The University of Tokyo）

8．Foundational and innovative technologies to bridge basic cancer research to drug development

English

Chair
  • Hiroaki Taniguchi
  • （Keio Cancer Center, Keio University School of Medicine）
  • Issei Kitabayashi
  • （Fujita Health University）
Speaker
  • Masuo Yamaoka
  • （Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development）
  • Kadonosono Tetsuya
  • （Institute of Science Tokyo）
  • Kumiko Ui-Tei
  • （Institute of Science Tokyo）
  • Chinatsu Sakata
  • （Astellas Pharma Inc.）
  • Takafumi Shimizu
  • （Cancer Pharmacology group I, Cancer Drug Discovery Research Unit, Sumitomo Pharma Co.,Ltd.）
  • Yasuyuki Kaneta
  • （Daiichi Sankyo）

9．Opening Up New Avenues for p53 Research

English

Chair
  • Rieko Ohki
  • （National Cancer Center Research Institute）
  • Koji　Itahana
  • （Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore）
Speaker
  • Yinon Ben-Neriah
  • （Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School）
  • Yoshiaki Ito
  • （Cancer Science Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore）
  • Tomoo Iwakuma
  • （Children’s Mercy Research Institute）
  • Koji Itahana
  • （Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore）
  • Rieko Ohki
  • （National Cancer Center Research Institute）

10．Antigen-specific immunotherapy: cancer vaccine and cell therapy

English

JACI (Japanese Association of Cancer Immunology) Joint Symposium

Chair
  • Koji Tamada
  • （Research Institute for Cell Design Medical Science, Yamaguchi University）
  • Yuki Kagoya
  • （Keio University School of Medicine）
Speaker
  • Shinichiro Motohashi
  • （Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University）
  • Yuki Kagoya
  • （Keio University School of Medicine）
  • Tetsuya Nakaomote
  • （Division of Cancer Immunotherapy, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center）
  • Taisuke Kondo
  • （Keio University School of Medicine）
  • Shunsuke Kitajima
  • （The Cancer Precision Medicine Center of JFCR, Project for Cancer Immunotherapy Development）

11．Cellular senescence: From Guardians to Enablers of Cancer

English

Chair
  • Akiko Takahashi
  • （Division of Cellular Senescence, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research）
  • Eiji Hara
  • （Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University）
Speaker
  • Tomonori Matsumoto
  • （Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, The University of Osaka）
  • Keiko Kono
  • （Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University）
  • Rei Kudo
  • （NEXT-Ganken Program, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research）
  • Han Li
  • （Institut Pasteur/CNRS）
  • Akiko Takahashi
  • （Division of Cellular Senescence, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research）

Advances in Organ Site Research

1．Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Cutting Edge

English

Chair
  • Taro Yamashita
  • （Kanazawa University School of Medicine）
  • Tatsuhiro Shibata
  • （Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo）
Speaker
  • Hayato Nakagawa
  • （Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mie University）
  • Tetsuya Nakaomote
  • （The University of Osaka, Graduate School of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology）
  • Shinji Tanaka
  • （Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Institute of Science Tokyo）
  • Taro Yamashita
  • （Kanazawa University School of Medicine）
  • Masatoshi Kudo
  • （Department of Gastroenterology and hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine）

2．The forefront of lung cancer research

English

JCA-JSMO-JSCO Joint Symposium

Chair
  • Seiji Yano
  • （Kanazawa University）
  • Eiko Isozaki
  • （Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute）
Speaker
  • Takashi Kohno
  • （National Cancer Center Research Institute）
  • Masafumi Horie
  • （Division of Molecular and Genomic Pathology, Department of Pathology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine）
  • Hideko Isozaki
  • （Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute）
  • Yasuhiko Nishioka
  • （Department of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University）
  • Shigeki Nanjyo
  • （Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kanazawa University Hospital）

3．Urologic Cancer

English

Chair
  • Atsushi Mizogami
  • （Department of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology Kanazawa University, Graduate School of Medical Science）
  • Koji Ueda
  • （Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research）
Speaker
  • Hisashi Hasumi
  • （Yokohama City University）
  • Daigo Kato
  • （Department of Urology, The University of Osaka, Graduate School of Medicine）
  • Kazuma Sugimoto
  • （Department of Urology, Faculty of medicine, The University of Tokyo / Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research）
  • Kei Daizumoto
  • （Department of Urology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima, Japan.）
  • Takeo Kosaka
  • （Keio University School of Medicine, Department of Urology）
  • Koji Izumi
  • （Kanazawa University）

4．Recent advances in pediatic, AYA cancer research

English

Chair
  • Jyunko Takita
  • （Department of Child Development and Pediatrics, Kyoto University）
  • kenichi Yoshida
  • （National Cancer Center）
Speaker
  • Kaito Mimura
  • （National Cancer Center Research Institute）
  • Yoshinori Uchihara
  • （Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University）
  • Akihiko Yokoyama
  • （National Cancer Center Tsuruoka Metabolomics Laboratory）
  • Masanori Yoshida
  • （St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital/National Center for Child Health and Development）
  • Ruben VanBoxtel
  • （The Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology）
  • Sam Behjati
  • （Wellcome Sanger Institute）

5．The World of Hematologic Malignancy Research Unveiled by Emerging Technologies

English

Chair
  • Toshihiro Miyamoto
  • （Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University）
  • Mamiko Sakata
  • （Department of Hematology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba）
Speaker
  • Kakeshi Sugio
  • （Stanford University）
  • Yotaro Ochi
  • （Kyoto University）
  • Akihide Yoshimi
  • （National Cancer Center Research Institute）
  • Daichi Inoue
  • （Department of Cancer Pathology Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University）
  • Sakurako Suma
  • （Department of Hematology, University of Tsukuba Hospital）

6．Ongoing development of targeted radionuclide therapy in Japan

English

Chair
  • Seigo Kinuya
  • （Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kanazawa University）
  • Anri Inaki
  • （National Cancer Center）
Speaker
  • Tadashi Watabe
  • （Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Osaka）
  • Tohru Shiga
  • （Fukushima Medical University）
  • Yukie Yoshii
  • （LinqMed Inc.）
  • Hiroyuki Ohshima
  • （Japan Atomic Energy Agency）
  • Hiromitsu Haba
  • （Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, RIKEN）

7．Advances in Cancer Biology and Translational Research for Primary and Metastatic Brain Tumors

English

Chair
  • Mitsutoshi Nakata
  • （Kanazawa University）
  • Hiromichi Suzuki
  • （National Cancer Center Research Institute）
Speaker
  • Toshiaki Hara
  • （University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Neurosurgery）
  • Kensuke Tateishi
  • （Department of Neurosurgery, Yokohama City University, Yokohama Japan）
  • Eishu Hirata
  • （Cancer Research Institute of Kanazawa University）

Open Symposia

1．The Contribution of Epidemiology to Cancer Control Policy – new approaches

English

Chair
  • Manami Inoue
  • （National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control）
  • Keitaro Matsuo
  • （Aichi Cancer Center）
Speaker
  • Kosuke Inoue
  • （Hakubi Center, Kyoto University）
  • Tomohiro Shinozaki
  • （Tokyo University of Science）
  • Okuma Yusuke
  • （Center for Cancer Genomics and Advanced Therapeutics, National Cancer Center）
  • Tomohiro Matsuda
  • （Center for Cancer Registries, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control）
  • Yuri Ito
  • （Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University）
  • Kota Katanoda
  • （National Cancer Center）

2．Innovative Cancer Treatment via Artificial Protein Engineering: Functional Domain Modification and Bispecific Antibody

Japanese

Chair
  • Masahiro Yasunaga
  • （National Cancer Center）
  • Jun Ishihara
  • （Imperial College London）
Speaker
  • Jun Ishihara
  • （Imperial College London）
  • Mitsuo Umetsu
  • （Tohoku University）
  • Hiroki Akiba
  • （Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University）
  • Ryutaro Asano
  • （Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology）
  • Takahiro Ishiguro
  • （Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., LTD.）

3．Epigenetics and precision medicine in digestive cancers

English

Chair
  • Makoto Taketo
  • （Med. Res. Inst. Kitano Hospital ・MIC, Kyoto Univ. Grad. Sch. Med.）
  • Masahiro Maeda
  • （Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University）
Speaker
  • Masahiro Maeda
  • （Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University）
  • Genki Usui
  • （Department of Molecular Oncology, Chiba university）
  • Atsushi Takai
  • （Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University）
  • Hideyuki Takeshima
  • （Department of Epigenomics, Institute for Advanced Life Sciences, Hoshi University）
  • Makoto Taketo
  • （Med. Res. Inst. Kitano Hospital ・MIC, Kyoto Univ. Grad. Sch. Med.）

4．Current Advances in Bone-Related Cancer Research

English

JSBMR (Japanese Society for Bone and Mineral Research) Joint Symposium

Chair
  • Kazuo Okamoto
  • （Division of Immune Environment Dynamics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University）
  • Takayanagi Hiroshi
  • （Department of Immunology Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo）
Speaker
  • Kazuo Okamoto
  • （Division of Immune Environment Dynamics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University）
  • Yuki Matsushita
  • （Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences）
  • Kazunari Aoki
  • （Institute for Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University）
  • Tomoya Muto
  • （National Cancer Center Research Institute）
  • Koichi Matsuda
  • （Graduate School of Frontier Science, University of Tokyo）
  • Takayanagi Hiroshi
  • （Department of Immunology Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo）

5．Lights and Shadows of Database Utilization in Oncology Research

English

Chair
  • Shoichiro Tange
  • （Department of Medical Genome Sciences, Sapporo Medical University）
  • Jun Nakayama
  • （Osaka International Cancer Institute）
Speaker
  • Hidemasa Bono
  • （Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University）
  • Naoko Honma
  • （Deparment of Surgical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University）
  • Susumu Kohno
  • （Kanazawa University）
  • Ryo Yanagiya
  • （Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University）
  • Shoichiro Tange
  • （Department of Medical Genome Sciences, Sapporo Medical University）

6．Next-generation cancer research pioneered by designer cells and RNA science

Japanese／English

Chair
  • Tomoaki Hara
  • （Department of Medical Data Science, Center of Medical Innovation and Translational Research, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine）
  • Yukimi Sakoda
  • （Department of Immunology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine）
Speaker
  • Sikun Meng
  • （Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Center of Medical Innovation and Translational Research）
  • Keisuke Ohta
  • （Yamaguchi University Department of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery）
  • Takahiro Aoki
  • （Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University）
  • Masaki Hagiwara
  • （Osaka University）
  • Norikatsu Miyoshi
  • （Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University）
  • Satoshi Uchida
  • （Institute of Science Tokyo）
  • Minggao Liang
  • （Institute of Science Tokyo）
  • Wang Bo
  • （Center For iPS Cell Research and Application）
  • Konno Masamitsu
  • （National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology）
  • Takahito Ohshiro
  • （The university of Osaka）

7．How Mechanical Forces Shape Cancer Cell Identity

English

Chair
  • Naoko Hattori
  • （Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University）
  • Yamamoto Yusuke
  • （Laboratory of Integrative Oncology, National Cancer Center Research Institute）
Speaker
  • Chikashi Nakamura
  • （National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology）
  • Daisuke Yoshino
  • （Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology）
  • Takafumi Miyamoto
  • （Univrrsity of Tsukuba）
  • Akifumi Shiomi
  • （Institute for Life and Medical Sciences / The Hakubi Center for Advanced Research, Kyoto University）
  • Keiko Kawauchi
  • （Konan University, Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology）

8．Frontier of cancer research driven by multi-modal extracellular matrix

Japanese

Chair
  • Hiroyasu Kidoya
  • （Department of Integrative Vascular Biology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui）
  • Seiichiro Ishihara
  • （Hokkaido University）
Speaker
  • Hironobu Fujiwara
  • （RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research）
  • Michiya Matsusaki
  • （Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University）
  • Seiichiro Ishihara
  • （Hokkaido University）
  • Sayuki Hirano
  • （Kyoto University）
  • Hiroyasu Kidoya
  • （Department of Integrative Vascular Biology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui）
  • Masayuki Tsukasaki
  • （Department of Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, Showa Medical University）

9．Lipid metabolism in caner biology

English

Chair
  • Ai Kotani
  • （Research Institute of Microbial Diseases, The University of Osaka）
  • Makoto Murakami
  • （The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine）
Speaker
  • Junko Sasaki
  • （Institute of Science Tokyo）
  • Makoto Murakami
  • （The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine）
  • Satoshi Takagi
  • （Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research）
  • Takahiro Kodama
  • （The University of Osaka, Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology）

10．Cutting edge research on chronic inflammation and tumor microenvironment by young researchers

English

Chair
  • Takeharu Sakamoto
  • （Institute of Biomedical Science, Kansai Medical University）
  • Yoshikazu Johmura
  • （Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University）
Speaker
  • Takeharu Sakamoto
  • （Institute of Biomedical Science, Kansai Medical University）
  • Nishina Takashi
  • （Toho University）
  • Yasuhiro Nakano
  • （Kanazawa University）
  • Yoshinobu Saito
  • （The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine）
  • Misa Minegishi
  • （Institute for life and medical sciences, Kyoto University）
  • Nako Maishi
  • （University of Michigan）

11．Cancer Biology and Therapeutic Strategies in Cross-Organ Neuroendocrine Neoplasm

English

Chair
  • Kenta Kawasaki
  • （Keio University School of Medicine / Memorial Sloan 　Kettering Cancer Center）
  • Yasuo Hamamoto
  • （Institution of Science Tokyo）
Speaker
  • Kenta Kawasaki
  • （Keio University School of Medicine / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center）
  • Fumimaro Ito
  • （Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine）
  • Yoshitaka Honma
  • （National Cancer Center Hospital）
  • Chigusa Morizane
  • （Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital）
  • Yasutaka Yamada
  • （Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University）
  • Masahiro Inoue
  • （Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University）

12．Frontier research on regulation of cancer progression deciphered by organelle dynamics

English

Chair
  • Atsushi Saito
  • （Department of Frontier Science and Interdisciplinary Research, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University）
  • Toyomasa Katagiri
  • （National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition）
Speaker
  • Takamasa Ishino
  • （Department of Tumor Microenvironment, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University）
  • Ayuko Hoshino
  • （Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo）
  • Atsushi Saito
  • （Department of Frontier Science and Interdisciplinary Research, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University）
  • Keiji Uchiyama
  • （National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition）
  • Osawa Tsuyoshi
  • （RCAST, University of Tokyo）
  • Masahiro Sonoshita
  • （Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University）

13．New horizons of tumor microenvironment research via spatial single-cell analyses

English

Chair
  • Koji Okamoto
  • （Teikyo University, Advanced Comprehensive Research Organization）
  • Yutaka Suzuki
  • （Life Science Data Research Center, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo）
Speaker
  • Yutaka Suzuki
  • （Life Science Data Research Center, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo）
  • Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto
  • （Department of Hematology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba）
  • Takanari Tatsumi
  • （Depertment of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital）
  • Koji Okamoto
  • （Teikyo University, Advanced Comprehensive Research Organization）