Program
Updated on: 2025/04
Special Symposia
1．JCA-AACR Joint Symposium1
English
Early Cancer Biology and Prevention -Crossroads of genomics and cell biology
- Chair
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- Seishi Ogawa
- (Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine)
- Laura Wood
- (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)
- Speaker
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- Seishi Ogawa
- (Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine)
- Laura Wood
- (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)
- Yukari Totsuka
- (Hoshi University)
- TBA
2．JCA-AACR Joint Symposium2
English
Spatio-temporal regulation of cancer phenotypes by cancer epigenetics
- Chair
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- Yutaka Kondo
- (Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine)
- Kristian Helin
- (The Institute of Cancer Research)
- Speaker
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- Yutaka Kondo
- (Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine)
- Kristian Helin
- (The Institute of Cancer Research)
- Toshikazu Ushijima
- (Hoshi University)
- Jonathan Whetstine
- (Fox Chase Cancer Center)
3．JCA-KCA Joint Symposium
English
Cancer Research in Asia, from Bench to Bedside
- Chair
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- Masanobu Oshima
- （Kanazawa University, Cancer Research Institute）
- Sun Young Rha
- （Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine）
4．Young Plenary Symposium
English
- Chair
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- Eishu Hirata
- （Cancer Research Institute of Kanazawa University）
- Yosuke Togashi
- (Okayama University/ Okayama University Hospital)
5．Woman scientists in cancer research (WSCR)
English
- Chair
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- 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)
6．Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) Symposium
Japanese
7．Hajime Okamoto Memorial Symposium
English
Exit-Oriented Drug Discovery Technology from Academia
- Chair
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- Katsuya Tsuchihara
- （Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center Japan）
- Akira Yokoi
- (Eisai Co., Ltd.)
8．Interdisciplinary International Cancer Symposium
English
MEXT-CURE Symposium
Defeating cancer from a host perspective: cancer cachexia
- Chair
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- Takeshi Suzuki
- （Cancer Research Intitute, Kanazawa University）
- Shinpei Kawaoka
- （Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University）
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
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- Yuri Ito
- （Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University）
3．Work-Life Balance Workshop
Japanese
Researcher Well-Being
- Chair
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- Yuji Otsuki
- （Institute for Cancer Research, Fujita Health University）
- Naoko Ohtani
- (Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University)
International Session
1．Targeting vulnerability in mitotic cell cycle: emerging anti-cancer strategies
English
- Chair
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- Toru Hirota
- （The Cancer Institute of the JFCR）
- Hongtao Yu
- （School of Life Sciences, Westlake University）
2．Triangular dynamics among iron, sulfur and oxygen in cancer: novel redox concepts toward cancer prevention and therapeutics
English
- Chair
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- Shinya Toyokuni
- （Department of Pathology and Biological Responses, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine）
- Young-Joon Surh
- （Seoul National University）
3．Spatial Single Cell Analysis for clinical implementation in terms of clinical development
English
- Chair
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- Mitsuho Imai
- （National Cancer Center Hospital East）
- Woong-Yang Park
- （Samsung Medical Center）
4．Novel application of extracellular secretory vesicles (Evs) in cancer therapy
English
- Chair
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- Masahiko Kuroda
- （Department of Molecular Pathology, Tokyo Medical University）
- Andreas Möller
- （Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong）
5．Epigenetic modifications: from mechanisms to cancer
English
- Chair
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- Noriko Saitoh
- （The Cancer Institute of JFCR）
- Li-Jung Juan
- （Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica）
6．Breaking New Ground in Cancer Research with Advanced Proteomics
English
- Chair
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- Shungo Adachi
- （Department of Proteomics, National Cancer Center Research institute）
- Yu-Ju Chen
- （Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica）
7．Host Factors in EBV-induced Carcinogenesis
English
- Chair
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- Ayako Arai
- （Department of Hematology and Oncology, St. Marianna University School of Medecine）
- Seok Jin Kim
- （Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine）
8．Elucidating the regulatory mechanisms involved in tumor tissue heterogeneity through advanced informatics technologies
English
- Chair
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- Yasuhiro Kojima
- (Laboratory of Computational Life Science, National Cancer Center Research Institute)
- Shyam Prabhakar
- （Genome Institute of Singapore）
9．UICC
English
Joint Symposia
1．The forefront of lung cancer research
English
JCA-JSMO-JSCO Joint Symposium
- Chair
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- Seiji Yano
- （Kanazawa University）
- Hideko Isozaki
- （Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute）
2．Elucidation of immune escape mechanisms and development of novel therapeutic strategies
English
JSI (Japanese Society for Immunology) Joint Symposium
- Chair
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- Yuka Maeda
- (National Cancer Center, Research Institute)
- Shohei Koyama
- (National Cancer Center, Research Institute)
3．Antigen-specific immunotherapy: cancer vaccine and cell therapy
English
JACI (Japanese Association of Cancer Immunology) Joint Symposium
- Chair
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- Koji Tamada
- （Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine）
- Yuki Kagoya
- （Keio University School of Medicine）
4．The role of the vascular microenvironment in cancer development and progression
English
JVBMO (Japanese Vascular Biology and Medicine Organization) Joint Symposium
- Chair
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- Yukiko Matsunaga
- （The University of Tokyo）
- Miwa Tanaka
- （Dept. Cancer Epigenomics, The Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research）
5．Cancer Heterogeneity, Stem Cell Regulation, and Treatment Resistance
English
JSGC (Japanese Society for Gastroenterological Carcinogenesis) Joint Symposium
- Chair
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- Koshi Mimori
- （Kyushu University Beppu Hospital）
- Norio Gotoh
- （Kanazawa University, Cancer Research Institute）
6．Animal Models for Cancer Research - From the Mice to Comparative Oncology
English
JVCS (Japanese Veterinary Cancer Society) Joint Symposium
- Chair
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- Takayuki Nakagawa
- （Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life sciences, The University of Tokyo）
- Masanobu Oshima
- （Kanazawa University, Cancer Research Institute）
7．Chemical Biology for Cancer Research
English
JBS (Japanese Biochemical Society) Joint Symposium
- Chair
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- Hozumi Motohashi
- （Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine）
- Yasuteru Urano
- （Tokyo University）
8．AI is opening up new frontiers in cancer research and medicine
English
JMAI (Japanese Association for Medical Artificial Intelligence) Joint Symposium
- Chair
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- Ryuji Hamamoto
- (Division of Medical AI Research and Development, National Cancer Center Research Institute)
- Shumpei Ishikawa
- （The University of Tokyo / National Cancer Center）
Major Symposia
1． Frontiers in the clinical and basic research of KRAS mutant cancer
English
- Chair
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- Yoshihisa Kobayashi
- （National Cancer Center Research Institute）
- Hiromichi Ebi
- （Division of Molecular Therapeutics, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute）
2．Opening Up New Avenues for p53 Research
English
- Chair
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- Rieko Ohki
- （National Cancer Center Research Institute）
- Koji Itahana
- （Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore）
3．ORGANOIDS: Unlocking Deep Insights into Cancer Biology
English
- Chair
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- Haruna Takeda
- （National Cancer Center Research Institute）
- Toshiro Sato
- （Department of Biochemistry, Keio University）
4．Large-scale clinico-genomic data analysis in cancer precision medicine
English
- Chair
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- Keisuke Kataoka
- （Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine）
- Takashi Kohno
- （National Cancer Center Research Institute）
5．Cancer metabolism - Bench to Bedside
English
- Chair
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- Atsushi Hirao
- （Kanazawa University, Cancer Research Institute）
- Tomoyoshi Soga
- （Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University）
6．Gut microbiota and cancer
English
- Chair
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- Naoko Ohtani
- （Department of Pathophysiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University）
- Shinichi Yachida
- （Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka）
7．Fundamental technology for translating early-stage cancer research into the drug development
English
- Chair
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- Issay Kitabayashi
- （Fujita Health University）
- Hiroaki Taniguchi
- （Kanazawa University, Cancer Research Institute）
8．Cellular senescence: From Guardians to Enablers of Cancer
English
- Chair
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- Akiko Takahashi
- （Division of Cellular Senescence, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research）
- Eiji Hara
- （The University of Osaka）
9．Understanding the mechanism of cancer progression and metastasis orchestrated by stroma
English
- Chair
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- Atsushi Enomoto
- （Department of Pathology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine）
- Takatsugu Ishimoto
- （Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research）
Advances in Organ Site Research
1．Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Cutting Edge
English
- Chair
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- Taro Yamashita
- （Kanazawa University School of Medicine）
- Tatsuhiro Shibata
- （Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo）
2．Advances in Cancer Biology and Translational Research for Primary and Metastatic Brain Tumors
English
- Chair
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- Mitsutoshi Nakada
- （Kanazawa University）
- Hiromichi Suzuki
- （National Cancer Center Research Institute）
3．Urologic Cancer
English
- Chair
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- Atsushi Mizokami
- （Department of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology Kanazawa University, Graduate School of Medical Science）
- Koji Ueda
- （Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research）
4．The World of Hematologic Malignancy Research Unveiled by Emerging Technologies
English
- Chair
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- Toshihiro Miyamoto
- （Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University）
- Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto
- （Department of Hematology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba）
5．Ongoing development of targeted radionuclide therapy in Japan
English
- Chair
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- Seigo Kinuya
- （Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kanazawa University）
- Anri Inaki
- （National Cancer Center）
6．Recent advances in pediatic, AYA cancer research
English
- Chair
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- Junko Takita
- （Department of Developmental Pediatrics, Kyoto University）
- Kenichi Yoshida
- （National Cancer Center）
Open Symposia
1．The Contribution of Epidemiology to Cancer Control Policy – new approaches
English
- Chair
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- Manami Inoue
- （National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control）
- Keitaro Matsuo
- （Aichi Cancer Center）
2．Innovative Cancer Treatment via Artificial Protein Engineering: Functional Domain Modification and Bispecific Antibody
Japanese
- Chair
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- Masahiro Yasunaga
- （National Cancer Center）
- Jun Ishihara
- （Imperial College London）
3．Next-generation cancer research pioneered by designer cells and RNA science
Japanese／English
- Chair
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- 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）
4．Epigenetics and precision medicine in digestive cancers
English
- Chair
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- Makoto Taketo
- （Med. Res. Inst. Kitano Hospital ・MIC, Kyoto Univ. Grad. Sch. Med.）
- Masahiro Maeda
- （Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University）
5．Cancer Biology and Therapeutic Strategies in Cross-Organ Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
English
- Chair
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- Kenta Kawasaki
- （Keio University School of Medicine / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center）
- Yasuo Hamamoto
- （Institution of Science Tokyo）
6．Current Advances in Bone-Related Cancer Research
English
JSBMR (Japanese Society for Bone and Mineral Research) Joint Symposium
- Chair
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- Kazuo Okamoto
- （Division of Immune Environment Dynamics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University）
- Hiroshi Takayanagi
- （Department of Immunology Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo）
7．Frontier research on regulation of cancer progression deciphered by organelle dynamics
English
- Chair
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- Atsushi Saito
- （Department of Frontier Science and Interdisciplinary Research, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University）
- Toyomasa Katagiri
- （National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition）
8．Lights and Shadows of Database Utilization in Oncology Research
English
- Chair
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- Shoichiro Tange
- （Department of Medical Genome Sciences, Cancer Research Institute, Sapporo Medical University）
- Jun Nakayama
- （Osaka International Cancer Institute）
9．Lipid metabolism in caner biology
English
- Chair
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- Ai Kotani
- （Research Institute of Microbial Diseases, The University of Osaka）
- Makoto Murakami
- （The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine）
10．How Mechanical Forces Shape Cancer Cell Identity
English
- Chair
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- Naoko Hattori
- （Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University）
- Yusuke Yamamoto
- （Laboratory of Integrative Oncology, National Cancer Center Research Institute）
11．Cutting edge research on chronic inflammation and tumor microenvironment by young researchers
English
- Chair
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- Takeharu Sakamoto
- （Institute of Biomedical Science, Kansai Medical University）
- Yoshikazu Johmura
- （Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University）
12．Frontier of cancer research driven by multi-modal extracellular matrix
Japanese
- Chair
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- Hiroyasu Kidoya
- （Department of Integrative Vascular Biology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui）
- Seiichiro Ishihara
- （Hokkaido University）
13．New horizons of tumor microenvironment research via spatial single-cell analyses
English
- Chair
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- Koji Okamoto
- （Teikyo University, Advanced Comprehensive Research Organization）
- Yutaka Suzuki
- （Life Science Data Research Center, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo）