The 85th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Cancer Association

Program

Timetable

Timetable

Program

  • Session titles are provisional as of July 2026.
  • Titles are omitted.

Special Symposia

Special Symposia 1

CiRA Co-hosted Symposium (Tentative)

CiRA

Japanese September 24 (Thu) 12:50 - 14:50 Room 3 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Annex 1

Chair
  • Megumu Saito(Kyoto University Center for iPS Cell Research and Application)
  • Shin Kaneko(Kyoto University Center for iPS Cell Research and Application)
Speaker
  • Megumu Saito(Kyoto University Center for iPS Cell Research and Application)
  • Yasuhiro Yamada(University of Tokyo Department of Molecular Pathology)
  • Yasushi Uemura(National Cancer Center Division of Cancer Immunotherapy)
  • Shin Kaneko(Kyoto University Center for iPS Cell Research and Application)
  • Haruhiko Koseki(RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences)

Special Symposia 2

Woman scientists in cancer research Symposium / Special Symposia / Career session

English September 25 (Fri) 8:50 - 12:05 Room 11 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room I

Part 1
1. Women Scientists in Cancer Research Symposium – Contributed Oral Presentations
2. Women Scientists Award Lecture
3. Women Scientists in Cancer Research Symposium – Award Ceremony

Part 2
Career Session
Panel Discussion

Special Symposia 3

AMED Joint Symposia

AMED-JCA-JSMO-JSCO

Japanese September 25 (Fri) 9:30 - 9:50 Room 1 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Main Hall

Chair
  • Masanobu Oshima(Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute)
Speaker
  • HITOSHI NAKAGAMA(Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development President's Office)

Japanese September 25 (Fri) 9:50 - 11:10 Room 1 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Main Hall

Chair
  • Tetsuo Noda(Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Cancer Institute)
  • Tetsuya Mitsudomi(Izumi City General Hospital)
Speaker
  • Yasuyuki Hosono(Okayama University Advanced Research Areas, Department of Pharmacology)
  • Miho Sekai(Kyoto University Department of Molecular Oncology)
  • Hideki Ikeda(Chiba University Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine)
  • Daiki Karigane(Institute of Science Tokyo Department of Hematology)
  • Akihide Yoshimi(National Cancer Center Japan Division of Cancer RNA Research, Research Institute)
  • Koji Ueda(Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Division of Analytical Biochemistry, Cancer Precision Medicine Center)
  • Hiroshi Seno(Kyoto University Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology)
  • Mamoru Kato(National Cancer Center Japan Division of Bioinformatics)

Japanese September 25 (Fri) 11:10 - 11:50 Room 1 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Main Hall

Chair
  • Hitoshi Nakagawa(Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development President's Office)
Panelist
  • Masanobu Oshima(Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute)
  • Takayuki Yoshino(National Cancer Center Hospital East Department of Global Oncology / Division for the Promotion of Drug and Diagnostic Development)
  • Tetsuo Noda(Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Cancer Institute)
  • Tetsuya Mitsudomi(Izumi City General Hospital)

Special Symposia 4

The Nexus Symposium:rising stars to established leaders

English September 25 (Fri) 13:20 - 16:20 Room 1 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Main Hall

Chair
  • Motohiro Kato(The University of Tokyo)
  • Masahiro Nakagawa(Kyoto University Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology)
Speaker
  • Saito Yuki(National Cancer Center Division of Molecular Oncology)
  • Yotaro Ochi(Kyoto University Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology)
  • Jun Takahashi(The University of Tokyo Department of Urology)
  • Yuko Sogabe(Life Sci. Front., CiRA, Kyoto Univ. Dept. Gastroenterol. Hepatol., Kyoto Univ.)
  • Matthew Langer Meyerson(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute)
  • Jyoti Nangalia(Wellcome Sanger Institute)
  • TBC

JCA-AACR Joint Symposium

JCA-AACR Joint Symposium 1

Clonal Hematopoiesis and solid cancer

Sponsored by Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund

English September 24 (Thu) 12:50 - 15:20 Room 1 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Main Hall

Chair
  • Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto(Tsukuba Univ.)
Speaker
  • Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto(Tsukuba Univ.)
  • Masahiro Nakagawa(Kyoto University Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology)
  • TBC
  • TBC

JCA-AACR Joint Symposium 2

Cancer immunology

Sponsored by Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund

English September 26 (Sat) 9:00 - 11:30 Room 1 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Main Hall

Chair
  • Hiroyoshi Nishikawa
  • TBC
Speaker
  • Hiroyoshi Nishikawa
  • Yosuke Togashi
  • TBC

Asia–Oceania Cancer Emerging Leaders Symposia (AO-CELS)

English September 24 (Thu) 12:50 - 15:20 Room 5 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room D

Chair
  • Miwa Tanaka(National Cancer Center Research Institute, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics)
  • Yuriko Koyanagi(Aichi Cancer Center)
Speaker
  • Shogo Kumagai(Division of Molecular Immunology, Cancer Precision Medicine Center, JAPANESE FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (JFCR))
  • Sehhoon Park(Samsung Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology)
  • Yosuke Tanaka(National Cancer Center Research)
  • Huang Kie Kyon(Duke-NUS Medical School)
  • Yoshiaki Usui(Division of Systems Epidemiology, National Cancer Center Research)
  • Miao Xu(Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center)

Meet the Editor

English September 24 (Thu) 15:30 - 16:15 Room 1 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Main Hall

Chair
  • TBC
Speaker
  • Safia Danovi(Nature Genetics)
  • TBC

Special Programs

Special Programs

Cancer Research Career Forum: Let’s discuss the current state of research and its future prospects.

Cancer Research Career Forum

Japanese September 24 (Thu) 12:50 - 15:20 Room 11 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room I

Chair
  • Yuji Otsuki(Fujita Health University)
  • Noriko Saitoh(Kyushu University)

International Sessions

International Sessions 1

Epigenomic rewiring and enhancer dysregulation in cancer evolution 企画趣旨・ねらい

English September 24 (Thu) 9:00 - 11:30 Room 3 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Annex 1

Chair
  • Atsushi Kaneda(Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University)
  • Soohwan Oh(College of Pharmacy, Korea University)
Speaker
  • Atsushi Kaneda(Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University)
  • Soohwan Oh(College of Pharmacy, Korea University)
  • Daichi Inoue(The University of Osaka Department of Cancer Pathology)
  • Jing Han Hong(Duke-NUS Medical School)
  • Chul-Hwan Lee(Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • TBC
  • TBC

International Sessions 2

Ubiquitination and Deubiquitination in Cancer: Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Applications

English September 24 (Thu) 12:50 - 15:20 Room 4 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Annex 2

Chair
  • Ryohei Katayama(Div. of Experimental Chemotherapy, Cancer Chemotherapy Center, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research)
  • Pieter Eichhorn(Curtin University)
Speaker
  • Pieter Eichhorn(Curtin University)
  • Akinori Endo(Dept. of Basic Med. Sci., Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science)
  • Masaru Yokomura(Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Science Tokyo、Division of Experimental Chemotherapy, Cancer Chemotherapy Center, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research)
  • Bernhard C. Lechtenberg(The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI))
  • Ruey-Hwa Chen(Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica)
  • TBC

International Sessions 3

Emerging frontiers in adoptive cell therapy for refractory cancers

English September 25 (Fri) 9:30 - 12:00 Room 3 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Annex 1

Chair
  • Yuki Kagoya(Keio University School of Medicine)
  • Paul Beavis(Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre)
Speaker
  • Paul Beavis(Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre)
  • Masataka Amisaki(Department for the Promotion of Drug and Diagnostic Development, Hospital East, National Cancer Center Japan)
  • Toshiya Hino(Division of Tumor Immunology, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine)
  • Nicholas David Huntington(Biomedicine Discovery Institute)
  • Keehoon Jung(Seoul National University)
  • TBC

International Sessions 4

Stem cell plasticity and diversity

English September 25 (Fri) 9:30 - 12:00 Room 7 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room B-1

Chair
  • Yohei Shimono(Fujita Health University)
  • Shang Cai(School of Life Sciences, Westlake University)
Speaker
  • Shang Cai(School of Life Sciences, Westlake University)
  • Behnoush Khaledian(Department of Biochemistry, Fujita Health University)
  • Minji Jo(Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Division of Experimental Pathology)
  • Nicholas Barker(A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology)
  • Stephanie Kwai-Yee MA(The University of Hong Kong)
  • TBC
  • TBC

International Sessions 5

Multifaceted Roles of Senescent Cells within the Tumor Microenvironment

English September 25 (Fri) 13:20 - 15:50 Room 3 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Annex 1

Chair
  • Akiko Takahashi(Division of Cellular Senescence, Cancer Institute, JFCR)
  • Yong-ho Lee(Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Speaker
  • Yong-ho Lee(Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • Xiangyu Zhou(Laboratory of Cellular Senescence Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
  • Masahiro Wakita(Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, The University of Osaka)
  • Bin Zhou(Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
  • Jae-Seon Lee(College of Medicine, Inha University)
  • TBC

International Sessions 6

UICC Japan Session: Alcohol and Cancer: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Policy

English September 25 (Fri) 13:20 - 15:50 Room 7 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room B-1

Chair
  • Keitaro Matsuo(Aichi Cancer Center)
  • Harriet Rumgay(Cancer Surveillance Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (World Health Organization))
Speaker
  • Harriet Rumgay(Cancer Surveillance Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (World Health Organization))
  • Sue Kyung Park(Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • Manami Inoue(Institute for Cancer Control, National Cancer Center Japan)
  • Yuriko Koyanagi(Aichi Cancer Center)
  • Yumie Hirata(Women’s Health Promotion Office, Health Promotion Division, Public Health Bureau, MHLW)

International Sessions 7

Plasticity of the Tumor Microenvironment in Cancer Metastasis

English September 26 (Sat) 9:00 - 11:30 Room 7 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room B-1

Chair
  • Fumiko Itoh(Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama)
  • Pilhan Kim(Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Speaker
  • Fumiko Itoh(Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama)
  • Pilhan Kim(Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
  • Kazuki Takahashi(Institute of Science Tokyo)
  • Tae-Eun Park(Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
  • Gudrun Valdimarsdottir(Biomedical Center, Faculty of medicine, University of Iceland)
  • TBC

International Sessions 8

Theranostics: Integrating Imaging and Therapy in Advanced Cancer Medicine

English September 26 (Sat) 9:00 - 11:30 Room 8 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room B-2

Chair
  • Tadashi Watabe(Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka)
  • Choong Mo Kang(Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center)
Speaker
  • Yuki MIZUNO(Central Institute of Isotope Science, Hokkaido University)
  • Choong Mo Kang(Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center)
  • Lee Dongyoul(Department of Physics and Chemistry, Korea Military Academy)
  • Tadashi Watabe(Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka)
  • Haojun Chen(Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University)
  • TBC
  • TBC

International Sessions 9

Spatial precision oncology to understand tumor cell heterogeneity: importance of international collaborations

English September 26 (Sat) 12:50 - 15:20 Room 7 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room B-1

Chair
  • Yutaka Suzuki(Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
  • Ankur Sharma(Garvan Institute of Medical Research)
Speaker
  • Yutaka Suzuki(Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
  • Ankur Sharma(Garvan Institute of Medical Research)
  • Shota Sasagawa(RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences　Laboratory for Cancer Genomics)
  • Natini Jinawath(Program in Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University)
  • Woong-Yang Park(Sungkyunkwan University)
  • TBC

International Sessions 10

Rethinking Cancer from a Mitochondrial Perspective

English September 26 (Sat) 12:50 - 15:20 Room 8 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room B-2

Chair
  • Yosuke Togashi(Department of Tumor Microenvironment, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Medicine), Okayama University / OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Department of Respiratory Medicine)
  • Youngwook Kim(Division of Cancer Data Science, Research Institute of National Cancer Center Korea)
Speaker
  • Youngwook Kim(Division of Cancer Data Science, Research Institute of National Cancer Center Korea)
  • Kenji Chamoto(Division of Cancer Immune Regulation, Center for cancer immunotherapy and immunobiology (CCII), Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine)
  • Nobuhiro Tanuma(Miyagi Cancer Center)
  • Ryo Omae(Department of Tumor Microenvironment, Department of Neurological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University)
  • Shruti P Bhatt(Emory University)
  • TBC

Educational Lectures

Educational Lectures 1

Japanese September 26 (Sat) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 2 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room A

Speaker
  • Fuyuhiko Tamanoi

Educational Lectures 2

Japanese September 25 (Fri) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 3 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Annex 1

Speaker
  • Toshiro Sato(Keio University School of Medicine Department of Integrated Medicine and Biochemistry)

Educational Lectures 3

Japanese September 25 (Fri) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 4 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Annex 2

Speaker
  • Hiroki Ueda(The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Systems Pharmacology)

Educational Lectures 4

Japanese September 25 (Fri) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 5 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room D

Speaker
  • Yuji Ikegaya(The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Educational Lectures 5

Japanese September 25 (Fri) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 6 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room E

Speaker
  • Yukari Totsuka(Hoshi University Department of Environmental Health Sciences)

Educational Lectures 6

Japanese September 25 (Fri) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 7 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room B-1

Speaker
  • Koji Taniguchi(Hokkaido University Department of Pathology)

Educational Lectures 7

Japanese September 25 (Fri) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 8 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room B-2

Speaker
  • Noriko Saitoh(The Cancer Institute of JFCR Division of Cancer Biology)

Educational Lectures 8

Japanese September 25 (Fri) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 9 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room C-1

Speaker
  • Tetsuo Ushiku(The University of Tokyo Department of Pathology)

Educational Lectures 9

Japanese September 25 (Fri) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 10 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room C-2

Speaker
  • Kosuke Yoshihara(Niigata University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

Educational Lectures 10

Japanese September 25 (Fri) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 11 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room I

Speaker
  • Makoto Hirata(National Cancer Center Hospital Department of Genetic Medicine and Services)

Educational Lectures 11

Japanese September 25 (Fri) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 12 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room J

Speaker
  • Daisuke Matsubara(University of Tsukuba Department of Diagnostic Pathology)

Educational Lectures 12

Japanese September 25 (Fri) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 13 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room K

Speaker
  • Miyuki Harada(The University of Tokyo Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine)

Educational Lectures 13

Japanese September 26 (Sat) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 1 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Main Hall

Speaker
  • Seishi Ogawa(Kyoto University Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology)

Educational Lectures 14

Japanese September 26 (Sat) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 2 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room A

Speaker
  • Yukinori Okada(The University of Tokyo Department of Genome Informatics, Graduate School of Medicine)

Educational Lectures 15

Japanese September 26 (Sat) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 3 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Annex 1

Speaker
  • Ryuji Hamamoto(National Cancer Center Japan DiviDivision of Medical AI Research and Development)

Educational Lectures 16

Japanese September 26 (Sat) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 4 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Annex 2

Speaker
  • Toru Hirota(Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Division of Experimental Pathology, Cancer Institute)

Educational Lectures 17

Cancer Science Editors会議とWiley主催

Japanese September 26 (Sat) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 5 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room D

Speaker
  • Takuro Nakamura(Tokyo Medical University Department of Experimental Pathology, Institute of Medical Science)

Educational Lectures 18

Japanese September 26 (Sat) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 6 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room E

Speaker
  • Susumu Goyama(Tokyo University Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Division of Molecular Oncology)

Educational Lectures 19

Japanese September 26 (Sat) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 8 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room B-2

Speaker
  • Makoto Taketo(Medical Research Institute KITANO HOSPITAL Institute Laboratory)

Educational Lectures 20

Japanese September 26 (Sat) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 9 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room C-1

Speaker
  • Kotaro Tsuboyama(The University of Tokyo Institute of industrial science)

Educational Lectures 21

Japanese September 26 (Sat) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 10 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room C-2

Speaker
  • Yoshitaka Sakamoto(National Cancer Center Research Institute Division of Genome Analysis Platform Development)

Educational Lectures 22

Japanese September 26 (Sat) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 11 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room I

Speaker
  • Hiromichi Ebi(Aichi Cancer Center Center for Cancer Genomics and Advanced Therapeutics)

Educational Lectures 23

Japanese September 26 (Sat) 7:50 - 8:40 Room 12 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room J

Speaker
  • Masahiro Nakagawa(Kyoto University Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology)

Core Symposia

Core Symposia 1

JMAI (Japanese Association for Medical Artificial Intelligence), JSP(The Japanese Society of Pathology)

English September 25 (Fri) 9:30 - 12:00 Room 2 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room A

Chair
  • Shumpei Ishikawa(The University of Tokyo Department of Preventive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine,)
  • Ryuji Hamamoto(National Cancer Center Japan DiviDivision of Medical AI Research and Development)
Speaker
  • TBC
  • TBC
  • TBC
  • TBC

Core Symposia 2

Cancer Organoids: Decoding Tumor Ecology and Evolution

Japanese September 26 (Sat) 9:00 - 11:30 Room 2 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room A

Chair
  • Toshiro Sato(Keio University School of Medicine Department of Integrated Medicine and Biochemistry)
  • Hiroyuki Yasuda(Keio University Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine)
Speaker
  • Shiro Yui(Institute of Science Tokyo Center for stem cell and regenerative medicine, Institute of Biomedical Engineering)
  • Taku Sato(Nippon Medical School Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  • Hiroyuki Yasuda(Keio University Department of Pulmonary Meficine)
  • Ryoji Yao(Japanease Foundation for Cancer Institute Department of Cell Biology)

Core Symposia 3

Cancer Epigenomics: From Disease Mechanisms to Therapeutic Applications

English September 26 (Sat) 12:50 - 15:20 Room 2 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room A

Chair
  • Yotaro Ochi(Kyoto University Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology)
  • Genta Nagae(The University of Tokyo Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology)
Speaker
  • Yotaro Ochi(Kyoto University Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology)
  • Genta Nagae(The University of Tokyo Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology)
  • Masayuki Fujii(Keio University Department of Integrated Medicine and Biochemistry)
  • Makoto Yamagishi(The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Frontier Sciences)
  • Motomu Kanai(The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Symposia

Symposia 1

Direction for the Advancement of Cancer Care and Research in Japan

Japanese September 24 (Thu) 9:00 - 11:00 Room 1 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Main Hall

Chair
  • Sumimasa Nagai(Kyoto University Department of Medical Development, Kyoto University Hospital)
  • Hideyuki Saya(Fujita Health University Oncology Innovation Center)
Speaker
  • Masami Sakoi(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Vice Minister for Health, Chief Medical & Global Health Officer)
  • Hitoshi Nakagama(Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development President's Office)
  • TBC
  • Hiroyuki Mano(National Cancer Center)
  • Shinsuke Amano(Japan Federation of Cancer Patient Groups Director)

Symposia 2

ADC update! : Bioengineering, Novel Targets, or Beyond?

English September 24 (Thu) 9:00 - 11:00 Room 3 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Annex 1

Chair
  • Toshihiko Doi(National Cancer Center Hospital East)
  • Shino Manabe(Hoshi University Laboratory of Synthetic Biomolecular Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Speaker
  • Asako Yamayoshi(Institute of Science Tokyo Department of Life Science and Technology)
  • NOBUTOSHI ESAKI(Nagoya University Department of Pathology)
  • Tomohiro Fujii(Ajinomoto Co., INc. BIO-PHARMA SERVICES DEPT.)
  • Shigehiro Koganemaru(National Cancer Center Hospital East Department of Experimental Therapeutics)
  • Masahiro Yasunaga(National Cancer Center EPOC Division of Developmental Therapeutics)

Symposia 3

A New Paradigm of Surgery Created by Innovative Technologies in Precision Medicine

JSS(Japan Surgical Society)

Japanese September 24 (Thu) 9:00 - 11:00 Room 5 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room D

Chair
  • Akinobu Taketomi(Hokkaido University Department of Gastroenterological Surgery I)
  • Koshi Mimori(Kyushu University Beppu Hospital Department of Surgery)
Speaker
  • Yoshifumi BABA(The university of tokyo Department of gastrointestinal surgery)
  • Haruyoshi Tanaka(Nagoya University Hospital Department of Surgery)
  • Eiji Oki(Kyushu University Department of Advanced Medicine and Innovative Technology)
  • Masaaki Iwatsuki(Kumamoto University Department of Gastroenterological Surgery)
  • Atsushi Sugimoto(Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine Department of HepatoBiliary-Pancreatic Surgery)
  • Junko Mukohyama(The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo Division of Frontier Surgery)
  • Makoto Yamasaki(Kansai Medical University Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery)
  • Takehiko Yokobori(Gunma University Division of Gene Therapy Science, Gunma University, Initiative for Advanced Research (GIAR))

Symposia 4

Clonal Selection and Tissue Dynamics in Aging and Cancer

English September 24 (Thu) 9:00 - 11:00 Room 6 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room E

Chair
  • Emi Nishimura(医科学研究所 The Institute of Medical Science)
  • ATSUSHI IWAMA(The University of Tokyo The Institute of Medical Science)
Speaker
  • Yukari Totsuka(Hoshi University Department of Environmental Health Sciences)
  • Emi Nishimura(The University of Tokyo The Institute of Medical Science)
  • James Veblen DeGregori(University of Colorado Anschutz)
  • ATSUSHI IWAMA(The University of Tokyo The Institute of Medical Science)

Symposia 5

Hippo–YAP/TAZ Signaling in Cancer: From Fundamental Mechanisms to Therapeutic Innovation

English September 24 (Thu) 9:00 - 11:00 Room 7 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room B-1

Chair
  • Rieko Ohki(基礎腫瘍学ユニット Laboratory of Fundamental Oncology)
  • Toshiro Moroishi(Institute of Science Tokyo Division of Cellular Dynamics, Medical Research Laboratory, Institute of Integrated Research)
Speaker
  • Kun-Liang Guan(Westlake University)
  • Rieko Ohki(National Cancer Center Research Institute Laboratory of Fundamental Oncology)
  • Toshiro Moroishi(Institute of Science Tokyo Division of Cellular Dynamics, Medical Research Laboratory, Institute of Integrated Research)
  • Hyun Woo Park(Yonsei University)
  • Tomohiko Maehama(Showa Medical University School of Medicine Department of Biochemistry)
  • TBC

Symposia 6

Chromosomes ― the mysterious foundation of life

The 49th Annual Meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan

Japanese September 24 (Thu) 9:00 - 11:00 Room 4 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Annex 2

Chair
  • Toru Hirota(Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Experimental Pathology, Cancer Institute)
  • Tatsuo Fukagawa(The University of Osaka Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences)
Speaker
  • Tatsuo Fukagawa(The University of Osaka Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences)
  • Motoko Takahashi(Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Division of Experimental Pathology, Cancer Institute)
  • Ichiro Hiratani(RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Laboratory for Developmental Epigenetics)
  • Hiroki Shibuya(RIKEN Institute BDR)
  • Akinobu Matsumoto(Nagoya University Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science)
  • TBC

Symposia 7

Cancer Genomic Medicine Today and Tomorrow: Biology, Clinical Application, and Global Collaboration

JSCO(Japan Society of Clinical Oncology), JSMO(Japanese Society of Medical Oncology)

English September 24 (Thu) 12:50 - 14:50 Room 2 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room A

Chair
  • Takashi Kohno(National Cancer Center Japan Center for Cancer Genomis and Advanced Therapeutics)
  • Manabu Muto(Kyoto University Department of Medical Oncology)
Speaker
  • Keisuke Kataoka(Keio University School of Medicine Division of Hematology)
  • Takayuki Yoshino(National Cancer Center Hospital East Department of Global Oncology)
  • Amber Leigh Johns(International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC ARGO))
  • Youngseok Ju(Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))

Symposia 8

Crossroads of cancer population sciences and tumor biology

Japanese September 24 (Thu) 12:50 - 14:50 Room 10 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room C-2

Chair
  • Tomotaka Ugai(National Cancer Center Japan Division of Integrative Cancer Research)
  • Shohei Koyama(National Cancer Center Department of Immunogenomic Medicine)
Speaker
  • Tomotaka Ugai(National Cancer Center Japan Division of Integrative Cancer Research)
  • Tsuyoshi Hamada(National Cancer Center Research Institute Division of Integrative Cancer Research)
  • Yasushi Totoki(The University of Osaka Department of Cancer Genome Informatics)
  • Genki Usui(University of Zurich Department of Quantitative Biomedicine)
  • Shohei Koyama(National Cancer Center Research Institute, Department of Immunogenomic Medicine)

Symposia 9

Understanding Cancer Mutagenesis and Genome Instability Through Advanced Genomic Analyses

English September 25 (Fri) 13:20 - 15:20 Room 4 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Annex 2

Chair
  • Yuichi Shiraishi(National Cancer Center Research Institute Division of Genome Analysis Platform Development)
  • Tatsuhiro Shibata(The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo Laboratory of Molecular Medicine)
Speaker
  • Yuichi Shiraishi(National Cancer Center Division of Genome Analysis Platform Development)
  • Tatsuhiro Shibata(The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo Laboratory of Molecular Medicine)
  • Alvin Wei Tian Ng(Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore)
  • Tomoo Ogi(Nagoya University Research Institute of Environmental Medicine)

Symposia 10

Statistical genetics elucidates cancer genomics new wave

JSHG(The Japan Society of Human Genetics)

Japanese September 25 (Fri) 13:20 - 15:20 Room 5 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room D

Chair
  • Yukinori Okada(The University of Tokyo Department of Genome Informatics, Graduate School of Medicine)
  • Koichi Matsuda(University of Tokyo Graduate School of Frontier Science)
Speaker
  • Koichi Matsuda(University of Tokyo Graduate School of Frontier Science)
  • Go Sato(The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine)
  • Masato Akiyama(Kyushu university Department of Ocular Pathology and Imaging Science)
  • Makoto Hirata(National Cancer Center Hospital Department of Genetic Medicine and Services)
  • Yuki Saito(National Cancer Center Division of Molecular Oncology)

Symposia 11

Microbiome and Cancer: From Mechanisms to Clinical Implementation

Japanese September 25 (Fri) 13:20 - 15:20 Room 8 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room B-2

Chair
  • Shinichi Yachida(The University of Osaka Department of Cancer Genome Informatics)
  • Keiko Shinjo(Nagoya University Division of Cancer Biology)
Speaker
  • Shinichi Yachida(The University of Osaka Department of Cancer Genome Informatics)
  • Kenji Watanabe(University of Shizuoka Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
  • Suguru Nishijima(The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Frontier Sciences)
  • Shota Fukuoka(Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Cancer Institute Hospital Department of Gastroenterological Chemotherapy)
  • Hirokazu Shoji(National Cancer Center Hospital Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology)

Symposia 12

RNA-directed/RNA-mediated Cancer Therapies

Japanese September 26 (Sat) 9:00 - 11:00 Room 3 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Annex 1

Chair
  • Akihide Yoshimi(National Cancer Center Research Institute Division of Cancer RNA Research)
  • Hirotaka Matsui(National Cancer Center Hospital Department of Laboratory Medicine)
Speaker
  • Kumiko Ui-Tei(Institute of Science Tokyo NucleoTIDE and PepTIDE Drug Discovery Center, Institute of Biomedical Engineering)
  • Shunichi Kashida(xFOREST Therapeutics Co., Ltd. Directors)
  • Asuka Kawachi(National Cancer Center Japan Division of Cancer RNA Research)
  • Hiroshi Suzuki(The University of Tokyo Division of Biochemistry and Integrative Cancer Research, Institute of Medical Science)

Symposia 13

Cancer and Metabolism: From Fundamentals to Frontiers

JBS (Japanese Biochemical Society)

Japanese September 26 (Sat) 9:00 - 11:00 Room 5 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room D

Chair
  • Koji Taniguchi(Hokkaido University Department of Pathology)
  • Takahiro Ito(Kyoto University Institute for Life and Medical Sciences)
Speaker
  • Koji Taniguchi(Hokkaido University Department of Pathology)
  • Takahiro Ito(Kyoto University Institute for Life and Medical Sciences)
  • Keiichi Nakayama(Institute of Science Tokyo Anticancer Strategies Laboratory, Advanced Research Initiative)
  • Hozumi Motohashi(Tohoku University Department of Medical Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine)
  • Tsuyoshi Osawa(University of Tokyo Division of Nutoriomics and Oncology, RCAST, University of Tokyo)

Symposia 14

Genetic and epigenetic alterations in normal-appearing tissues

English September 26 (Sat) 12:50 - 14:50 Room 4 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Annex 2

Chair
  • Toshikazu Ushijima(Hoshi University Institute for Advanced Life Sciences)
  • Akira Yokoyama(Kyoto University Department of Medical Oncology)
Speaker
  • Harumi Yamada(Hoshi University Department of Epigenomics, Institute for Advanced Life Sciences)
  • Akira Yokoyama(Kyoto University Department of Medical Oncology)
  • Tomonori Hirano(Kyoto University Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology)
  • Norie Sawada(National Cancer Center Japan Division of Cohort Research, Institute for Cancer Control)
  • Hirokazu Kimura(The University of Osaka Department of Cancer Genome Informatics, Graduate School of Medicine)

Symposia 15

Hereditary tumor syndromes 〜from research into cancer development mechanisms to clinical practice~

English September 26 (Sat) 12:50 - 14:50 Room 6 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room E

Chair
  • Akira Hirasawa(Okayama University Department of Clinical Genetics and Genomic Medicine,)
  • Yukihide Momozawa(RIKEN Laboratory for Genotyping Development, IMS)
Speaker
  • Tatsuki Yamazoe(RIKEN Laboratory for Genotyping Development)
  • Mashu Futagawa(Okayama University Department of Clinical Genomic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
  • Adam Shlien(The Hospital for Sick Children)
  • Jun J. Yang(St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital)

Symposia 16

Present and prospects of oncolytic virus therapy

JSOVT(Japan Society of Oncolytic Virus Therapy)

English September 26 (Sat) 12:50 - 14:50 Room 9 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room C-1

Chair
  • Tomoki Todo(The University of Tokyo Institute of Medical Science)
  • Hiroshi Fukuhara(Kyorin University School of Medicine Department of Urology)
Speaker
  • Ryuhei Okuyama(Shinshu University Department of Dermatology)
  • Hirotaka Ito(The University of Tokyo Department off Surgical Neuro-Oncology, IMS)
  • Toshiyoshi Fujiwara(Kagawa Rosai Hospital Department of Surgery)
  • Ken-ichiro Kosai(Kagoshima University Department of Gene Therapy and Regenerative Medicine. Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences.)
  • Noriyuki Kasahara(University of California, San Francisco Endocrinology)

Advances in Organ Site Research

Advances in Organ Site Research 1

Bridging Clinical Practice and Basic Research in Breast Cancer

JBCS(Japanese Breast Cancer Society)

Japanese September 24 (Thu) 12:50 - 14:50 Room 6 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room E

Chair
  • Noriko Gotoh(Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University Division of Cancer Cell Biology)
  • Masahiko Tanabe(The University of Tokyo Hospital Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery)
Speaker
  • Masahiko Tanabe(Tokyo University Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery)
  • Tomomi Nishimura(Japanese Red Cross Fukui Hospital Department of Surgery)
  • Takaaki Oba(Shinshu University Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery)
  • TBC
  • TBC
  • Noriko Gotoh(Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University Division of Cancer Cell Biology)

Advances in Organ Site Research 2

State-of-the-Art Management of Urothelial Carcinoma

JUA(The Japanese Urological Association)

Japanese September 24 (Thu) 12:50 - 14:50 Room 7 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room B-1

Chair
  • Haruki Kume(The Universit of Tokyo Department of Urology)
  • Takashi Kobayashi(Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Urology)
Speaker
  • Toyonori Tsuzuki(Aichi Medical University Department of Surgical Pathology)
  • Yoichi Fujii(The University of Tokyo Department of Urology)
  • Shusuke Akamatsu(Nagoya University Department of Urology)
  • Eiji Kikuchi(St.Marianna University School of Medicine Department of Urology)
  • Tohru Nakagawa(Teikyo University Department of Urology)

Advances in Organ Site Research 3

The Cutting Edge of CAR-T Therapy

JACI(The Japanese Association of Cancer Immunology)

English September 25 (Fri) 13:20 - 15:20 Room 2 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room A

Chair
  • Naoko Ohtani(Osaka Metropolitan University Department of Pathophysiology, Graduate School of Medicine)
  • Koji Tamada(Yamaguchi University Research Institute for Cell Design Medical Science)
Speaker
  • Akihiko Yoshimura(Tokyo University of Science, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences)
  • Naoki Hosen(The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Hematology and Oncology)
  • Yuki Kagoya(Keio University School of Medicine)
  • Tadashi Yokosuka(Tokyo Medical University Department of Immunology)
  • Shin Kaneko(Kyoto University Center for iPS Cell Research and Application)

Advances in Organ Site Research 4

The Cutting Edge of Brain Tumor Research and Treatment

JSNO(The Japan Society for Neuro-Oncology)

Japanese September 26 (Sat) 9:00 - 11:00 Room 4 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Annex 2

Chair
  • Ryuta Saito(Nagoya University Department of Neurosurgery)
  • Yuichi Hirose(Fujita Health University Department of Neurosurgery)
Speaker
  • Masashi Nomura(Tokyo University Department of Neurosurgery)
  • Kosuke Aoki(Nagoya University Department of Neurosurgery)
  • Kensuke Tateishi(Yokohama City University Department of Neurosurgery)
  • Shota Tanaka(Okayama University Department of Neurological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Advances in Organ Site Research 5

Frontiers in Pediatric and Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Research

JSPHO(The Japanese Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology)

Japanese September 26 (Sat) 9:00 - 11:00 Room 6 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room E

Chair
  • Junko Takita(Kyoto University Department of Pediatrics)
  • Masatoshi Takagi(Institute of Science Tokyo Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology)
Speaker
  • Koutarou Nishimura(The University of Osaka Department of Cancer Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine)
  • Kazuki Mitani(Kyoto University Department of Pediatrics)
  • Hiromichi Suzuki(National Cancer Center Japan Division of Brain Tumor Translational Research, Research Institute)
  • Shigeki Yagyu(Shinshu University Innovative Research & Liaison Organization)
  • Ayumu Arakawa(National Cancer Center Hospital Department of Pediatric Oncology)

Advances in Organ Site Research 6

Understanding Molecular Evolution of Cancer through Hematologic Malignancies

JSH(The Japanese Society of Hematology)

English September 26 (Sat) 12:50 - 14:50 Room 3 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Annex 1

Chair
  • Keisuke Kataoka(Keio University Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine)
  • Daichi Inoue(The University of Osaka Department of Cancer Pathology)
Speaker
  • Chien-Chin Lin(The University of Osaka)
  • Jo Ishizawa(The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Department of Leukemia)
  • Daiki Karigane(Institute of Science Tokyo Department of Hematology)
  • Sara Horie(National Cancer Center Research Institute Division of Molecular Oncology)
  • Soichi Sano(National Cerbral and Cardiovascular Center Laboratory of Cardiovascular Mosaicism)

Advances in Organ Site Research 7

Emerging Cancer: Lung Adenocarcinoma in Non-Smokers

JLCS(The Japan Lung Cancer Society)

Japanese September 26 (Sat) 12:50 - 14:50 Room 10 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room C-2

Chair
  • Yasushi Yatabe(National Cancer Center Japan Dept. of Diagnostic Pathology)
  • Koichi Takayama(Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Department of Pulmonary Medicine)
Speaker
  • Tomio Nakayama(National Cancer Center Japan Department of cancer screening assessment and management, Institute for cancer control)
  • Akihiko Miyanaga(Saitama cancer center/ Nippon Medical School Respiratory Department)
  • Aaron C. Tan(National Cancer Centre Singapore)
  • Yasushi Yatabe(National Cancer Center Japan Div. of Molecular Pathology,)

Open Symposia

Open Symposia 1

Extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) and cancer

English September 24 (Thu) 12:50 - 14:20 Room 8 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room B-2

Chair
  • Hiroshi Suzuki(The University of Tokyo Division of Biochemistry and Integrative Cancer Research, Institute of Medical Science)
  • Teru Kanda(Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Division of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine)
Speaker
  • Yohei Sugimoto(Nagoya University Division of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine)
  • Owen Shojiro Chapman(Nagoya City University School of Medical Sciences)
  • Teru Kanda(Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Division of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Reo Maruyama(Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Division of Cancer Epigenomics, Cancer Institute)
  • Yukio Hokazono(The University of Tokyo Hospital Department of Pathology)
  • Hidehito Fukushima(Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo Division of Hematopoietic Disease Control)

Open Symposia 2

Next-Generation Proteomics Unraveling Cancer Dynamics ~ Multidimensional Expansion of Analytical Technologies and Clinic

English September 24 (Thu) 15:00 - 16:30 Room 3 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Annex 1

Chair
  • Shungo Adachi(National Cancer Center Japan Department of Proteomics)
  • Jun Adachi(National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition Center for Drug Design Research)
Speaker
  • Koji Ueda(Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Division of Analytical Biochemistry, Cancer Precision Medicine Center)
  • Shungo Adachi(National Cancer Center Research institute Department of Proteomics)
  • Hidekazu Hirano(National Cancer Center Hospital Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology)
  • Akihiro Eguchi(The University of Tokyo Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology)
  • TBC

Open Symposia 3

Toward Controlling Cancer Evolution: Decoding Cancer as a Dynamic Living System

Japanese September 24 (Thu) 15:00 - 16:30 Room 6 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room E

Chair
  • Minji Jo(Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Division of Experimental Pathology)
  • Takashi Kamatani(Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Cancer Institute, Medical Data Science Project)
Speaker
  • Jun Gojobori(The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI Research Center for Integrative Evolutionary Science)
  • Kenji Fukushima(National Institute of Genetics Department of Frontier Research)
  • Takashi Kamatani(Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Cancer Institute, Medical Data Science Project)
  • Toru Hirota(Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Cancer Institute, Experimental Pathology)
  • TBC
  • TBC

Open Symposia 4

Advancing Frontiers in Urogenital Cancer Research（JCA-JUA Joint Symposium）

JUA(The Japanese Urological Association)

Japanese September 24 (Thu) 15:00 - 16:30 Room 7 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room B-1

Chair
  • Takashi Kobayashi(Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Urology)
  • Haruki Kume(The University of Tokyo Department of Urology)
Speaker
  • Shigehisa Kitano(The Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Department of Advanced Medical Development)
  • Haruki Kume(The University of Tokyo Department of Urology)
  • Nobuyuki Tanaka(Keio University School of Medicine Department of Urology)
  • Takashi Kobayashi(Kyoto University Department of Urology)
  • TBC
  • TBC

Open Symposia 5

Leveraging Real-World Data for Cancer Control - Bridging Evidence and Action Through the Lens of Implementation Science

The Japanese Society of Cancer Epidemiology

Japanese September 24 (Thu) 15:00 - 16:30 Room 10 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room C-2

Chair
  • Taichi Shimazu(National Cancer Center Japan Division of Behavioral Sciences, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control)
  • Megumi Hori(National Cancer Center Center for Cancer Registries, Institute for Cancer Control)
Speaker
  • Takaaki Konishi(National Cancer Center Japan Institute for Cancer Control, Division of Health Services Research)
  • Masao Iwagami(University of Tsukuba Department of Digital Health)
  • Masaki Fujiwara(Okayama University Department of Neuropsychiatry, Medical Development Field)
  • Kayoko Katayama(Gunma University Graduate School of Informatics, Health Data Laboratory)
  • Megumi Hori(National Cancer Center Data Utilization Promotion Section, Center for Cancer Registries, Institute for Cancer Control)

Open Symposia 6

Transdisciplinary Approaches to Next-Generation Cancer Diagnostics

Quantum Life Science Society

English September 25 (Fri) 8:50 - 10:20 Room 4 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Annex 2

Chair
  • Ayumu Taguchi(Nagoya City University Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences)
  • Takuya Iida(Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Science / RILACS)
Speaker
  • Yuki Tanaka(National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology)
  • Takuya Iida(Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Science / RILACS)
  • Ryuji Igarashi(Institute of Science Tokyo School of Life Science and Technology)
  • Toru Komatsu(The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
  • Syoji Ito(The University of Osaka Division of Frontier Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science)

Open Symposia 7

Intracellular delivery technologies for medium- and macromolecular cancer therapeutics

Japanese September 25 (Fri) 8:50 - 10:20 Room 5 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room D

Chair
  • Tomoaki Hara(The University of Osaka Department of Medical Data Science, Graduate School of Medicine.)
  • Yutaka Miura(Institute of Science Tokyo Institute of Integrated Research)
Speaker
  • Satoshi Uchida(Institute of Science Tokyo Department of Advanced Nanomedical Engineering, Medical Research Laboratory, Institute of Integrated Research)
  • Mitsuru Naito(Tokyo University of Science Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering)
  • Sikun Meng(the University of Osaka Department of Medical Data Science, Graduate School of Medicine)
  • Yasuaki Kimura(Nagoya University Graduate School of Science)
  • Masatora Fukuda(Fukuoka University Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science)

Open Symposia 8

Application of genome and epigenome editing to cancer therapy

The Japanese Society for Genome Editing

English September 25 (Fri) 8:50 - 10:20 Room 8 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room B-2

Chair
  • Takuro Nakamura(Tokyo Medical University Department of Experimental Pathology, Institute of Medical Science)
  • Tomoji Mashimo(The University of Tokyo Institute of Medical Science)
Speaker
  • Atsushi Saito(Kanazawa University Department of Frontier Science and Interdisciplinary Research, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Ryota Tamura(Keio University School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery)
  • Tomoji Mashimo(The University of Tokyo Institute of Medical Science)
  • Miwa Tanaka(National Cancer Center Research Institute, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics)
  • Yoshitaka Sunami(Tokyo Medical University Department of Experimental Pathology, Institute of Medical Science)

Open Symposia 9

Molecular Profiling of Large Patient Cohorts and International Collaborative Translational Research

English September 25 (Fri) 8:50 - 10:20 Room 9 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room C-1

Chair
  • Hiromichi Ebi(Aichi Cancer Center Division of Molecular Therapeutics)
  • Wai Leong Tam(National Cancer Center Singapore / Genome Institute of Singapore)
Speaker
  • Katsutoshi Oda(The University of Tokyo Division of Integrative Genomics, Graduate School of Medicine)
  • Tan Shao Weng Daniel(National Cancer Center Singapore)
  • Darren Wan-Teck Lim(National Cancer Centre Singapore)
  • Hiromichi Ebi(Aichi Cancer Center Division of Molecular Therapeutics)

Open Symposia 10

Pathologists’ Participation in Medical Decision Support for Palliative Care in Cancer

Japanese September 25 (Fri) 10:30 - 12:00 Room 4 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Annex 2

Chair
  • Toshiro Kusakabe(Higashi Sapporo Hospital Internal Medicine)
  • Kohichi Takada(Sapporo Medical University Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine)
Speaker
  • Akiko Tonooka(Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Division of pathology)
  • Yasuo Hamamoto(Institute of Science Tokyo Department of Medical Oncology)
  • Asao Ogawa(National Cancer Center Japan Hospital East Department of Psycho-Oncology)
  • Toshiro Kusakabe(Higashi Sapporo Hospital Department of Internal Medicine)
  • Noriyuki Sato(Higashi Sapporo Hospital Departmen of Pathology)

Open Symposia 11

Toward Breakthroughs in Head and Neck Cancer Treatment: From Understanding Disease to Future Therapies

Japanese September 25 (Fri) 10:30 - 12:00 Room 5 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room D

Chair
  • Yasusei Kudo(Tokushima University Department of Oral Bioscience, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences)
  • Tetsuro Watabe(Institute of Tokyo Department of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences)
Speaker
  • Tetsuro Watabe(Institute of Tokyo Department of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences)
  • Kyoko Hida(Hokkaido University Vascular Biology and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Dental Medicine)
  • Yasusei Kudo(Tokushima University Department of Oral Bioscience, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences)
  • Hitomi Nojima(Institute of Science Tokyo Department of Dental Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences)
  • Makoto Tahara(National Cancer Center Hospital East 頭頸部内科)
  • Hisataka Kobayashi(National Cancer Institute Molecular Imaging Branch)

Open Symposia 12

Genome Maintenance Trade-offs Driving Cancer Initiation and Heterogeneity

English September 25 (Fri) 10:30 - 12:00 Room 8 Kyoto International Conference Center 2F Room B-2

Chair
  • Bunsyo Shiotani(Tokyo Medical University Institute of Medical Science, Department of Genome Stress Signaling)
  • Yasukazu Daigaku(Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Cancer Genome Dynamics, Cancer Institute)
Speaker
  • Bunsyo Shiotani(Tokyo Medical University Department of Genome Stress Signaling)
  • Yasukazu Daigaku(Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Cancer Institute, Cancer Genome Dynamics)
  • Ching-Shyi Wu(Department of Pharmacology, National Taiwan University)
  • Daiju Kitagawa(The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Physiological Chemistry)
  • Akihiro Ohashi(National Cancer Center Japan Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center)
  • Saho Matsui(Japanese Foundation For Cancer Research Department of Experimental Pathology)

Open Symposia 13

Beyond the Cell: Unraveling Cancer and Immune Regulation at Organelle Resolution

English September 25 (Fri) 10:30 - 12:00 Room 9 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room C-1

Chair
  • Tomonori Yaguchi(Kyoto University Department of Immune Metabolism, Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunobiology, Graduate School of Medicine)
  • Masaki Tajima(Kyoto University Integrated High-Order Regulatory Systems Division, Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunobiology, Graduate School of Medicine)
Speaker
  • Tomonori Yaguchi(Kyoto University Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine, Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunobiology(CCII), Graduate School of Medicine)
  • Masaki Tajima(Kyoto University Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunobiology)
  • Kohsuke Kanekura(Tokyo Medical University Department of Pharmacology)
  • Yuki Sugiura(Kyoto University Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunobiology)
  • Izumi Yanatori(Kyoto University Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology Graduate School of Medicine)

Open Symposia 15

Therapeutic Strategies Targeting Lipid Metabolism Systems

English September 25 (Fri) 13:20 - 14:50 Room 6 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room E

Chair
  • Naoko Hattori(Gunma University Laboratory of Integrative Metabolic Regulation, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation)
  • Keisuke Nimura(Gunma University Division of Gene Therapy Science)
Speaker
  • Keisuke Nimura(Gunma University Division of Gene Therapy Science, Gunma University Initiative for Advanced Research)
  • Daisuke Nakada(Baylor College of Medicine Department of Molecular and Human Genetics)
  • Naoko Hattori(Gunma University Laboratory of Integrative Metabolic Regulation, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation)
  • Hideo Shindou(Japan Institute of Health Security Department of Lipid Life Science,  National Institute of Global Health and Medicine)
  • Hiroshi Tsugawa(Kyoto University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
  • Masayasu Taki(Gifu University Institute for Glyco-core Research (iGCORE))

Open Symposia 16

Integrating Cancer Research and Supportive Care: New Therapeutic Strategies Emerging from Adverse Event Management

Japanese September 25 (Fri) 13:20 - 14:50 Room 10 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room C-2

Chair
  • Tomohiro Ishikawa(LTT Bio-Pharma Co., Ltd./Sojo University Research & Development Department / Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
  • Masahiro Sonoshita(Hokkaido University Institute for Genetic Medicine)
Speaker
  • Yohei Kono(Oita University Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Ai Nogami-Hara(Shujitsu University Laboratory of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy)
  • Shinobu Matsubara(Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Division of Regenerative Therapy)
  • Fuka Takeuchi(Kindai University Department of Pathology)
  • Yasuhiro Yoshimatsu(Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences)
  • Masahiro Sonoshita(Hokkaido University Division of Biomedical Oncology)
  • Tomohiro Ishikawa(LTT Bio-Pharma Co., Ltd./Sojo University Research & Development Department/Department of Drug Repositioning, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Open Symposia 17

Rewiring Malignancy: Tumor Progression Interpreted by Neuroscience

English September 25 (Fri) 15:00 - 16:30 Room 6 Kyoto International Conference Center 1F Room E

Chair
  • Daisuke Kawauchi(Nagoya City University Department of Neuro-oncology)
  • Naofumi Uesaka(Institute of Science Tokyo Department of Cognitive Neurobiology)
  • Noriko Gotoh
Speaker
  • Daisuke Kawauchi(Nagoya City University Department of　Neuro-oncology)
  • Naofumi Uesaka(Institute of Science Tokyo Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences)
  • Minoru Narita
  • Masato Sawada(Kwansei Gakuin University Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences)
  • TBC
  • TBC

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