Programme
- Day 1 (10th July 2024)
- Day 2 (11th July 2024)
- Day 3 (12th July 2024)
| Conference Day 1 - 10 July (Wednesday) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Programme | Speaker |
| 0800 | Registration | |
| 0900 | Welcome Address | Khay Guan YEOH National University Health System, Singapore |
| 0905 | Opening Address | Yuko KITAGAWA President of IGCA |
| 0910 | Plenary Lecture 01: Management for Esophagogastric Junction Cancer: IGCC Consensus Guideline 2023 Chairperson: Asim SHABBIR | Yuko KITAGAWA Keio University, Japan |
| Session 01: New Insights into the Epigenomic Complexity of Gastric Cancer Chairpersons: Patrick TAN and Toshikazu USHIJIMA | ||
| 0940 | Spatial Single-Cell Innovations in Gastric Cancer Research | Linghua WANG The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA |
| 1000 | Spatially Resolved Tumor Ecosystems and Cell States in Gastric Adenocarcinoma Progression and Evolution | Patrick TAN Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore |
| 1020 | Epigenetic Footprint and Instability Support Precancerous Nature of Intestinal Metaplasia | Toshikazu USHIJIMA Hoshi University, Japan |
| 1040 | Panel Discussion | |
| 1055 | Tea Break | |
| Session 02: Technology and Innovation Chairpersons: Wai Keong WONG and Bo Chuan TAN | ||
| 1125 | Robotic Surgery for Esophagogastric Cancers: What is the Evidence | Ichiro UYAMA Fujita Health University, Japan |
| 1145 | Advances in Surgical AI | Nobuyoshi TAKESHITA National Cancer Center Hospital East, Japan |
| 1205 | Current Status in AI for Endoscopy | Tomohiro TADA AI Medical Services Inc, Japan |
| 1225 | Panel Discussion | |
| 1240 | Lunch | |
| Lunch Symposium by MSD Venue: Seminar Room T01-01 | ||
| Session 03: Influence of Microbiome and Diet on Risk of Gastrointestinal Cancer Chairpersons: Tiing Leong ANG and Jonathan LEE | ||
| 1350 | Diet and Microbiome for Colorectal Cancer Prevention | Mingyang SONG Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA |
| 1410 | Microbiome and Immunotherapy | Jonathan LEE National University of Singapore, Singapore |
| 1430 | Engineering Microbes to Rewire Host-Microbiome Interactions | Matthew CHANG National University of Singapore, Singapore |
| 1450 | Panel Discussion | |
| 1505 | Tea Break | |
| Session 04: Therapeutic Innovations and Technological Advancements Chairpersons: Peter GRIMMINGER and Robert WALSH | ||
| 1535 | Plenary Lecture 02: Advances in Systemic Therapy for Esophageal and Gastric Cancer | Kei MURO Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Japan |
| 1605 | Special Lecture 01: Advances in Imaging and Robotics for GI Endoscopy | Philip CHIU The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China |
| 1635 | Q & A | |
| Session 05: Science and Start-Ups Chairpersons: Johnny ONG and Florence CHAN | ||
| 1645 | Harnessing Science for Start-Ups | Rebecca FITZGERALD University of Cambridge, UK |
| 1705 | Tackling the Challenges of Healthcare Start-Ups | Alessandra NARDIN ImmunoScape, Singapore |
| 1725 | Academia and Industry: An Odd Couple or a Vital Union to Achieve the Dream | Han Chong TOH National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore |
| 1745 | Panel Discussion | |
| 1800 | Best Oral Paper Presentation Abstract ID: 68 | Evaluating Lymph Node Metastasis Risk In Mucosal Gastric Cancer Diagnosed With Who Classification: Implications For Updated Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Criteria | Jane Chungyoon KIM Seoul National University Hospital, South Korea |
| 1810 | Common Interest Group Meetings | |
| Conference Day 1 - End - | ||
| Conference Day 2 - 11 July (Thursday) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Programme | Speaker |
| 0800 | Meet the Professor Session 01 (Prof Florian LORDICK) Limited slots (By registration only) Venue: Seminar Room T01-01 | |
| Meet the Professor Session 02 (Prof Yuko KITAGAWA) Limited slots (By registration only)<br/>Venue: Staff Lounge | ||
| 0830 | Plenary Lecture 03: Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: State-of-the-Art Management Chairperson: Aung Myint Oo | Simon LAW The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China |
| Session 06: Diagnosis and Therapy for Early EG Cancers Chairpersons: Lawrence HO and Joseph SUNG | ||
| 0900 | Advances in Technologies for Gastric Cancer Diagnosis | Takuji GOTODA Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR, Japan |
| 0920 | Endoscopic Resection for EG Cancers: Recent Advances | James LI Changi General Hospital, Singapore |
| 0940 | AI Assisted Endoscopy for Gastric Cancer Diagnosis: The First Japanese Clinical Trial | Mitsuru KAISE Nippon Medical School, Japan |
| 1000 | Panel Discussion | |
| 1015 | Best Oral Paper Presentation Abstract ID: 40 | Combination Of Artificial Intelligence-Based Endoscopy And Methylation Panels For Early Stage Of Gastric Cancer | Yoshiyuki WATANABE St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Japan |
| 1025 | Tea Break | |
| Session 07: Advances in Surgery for Esophageal Cancer Chairpersons: Hans MAHENDRAN and Koura ARYAN | ||
| 1055 | Surgery for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Techniques and Complications | Koichi SUDA Fujita Health University, Japan |
| 1115 | Surgery for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: Tips and Tricks | Cuong DUONG Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia |
| 1135 | Robotic Esophagectomy: Techniques and Outcomes | Peter GRIMMINGER University Medical Center Mainz, Germany |
| 1155 | Debate: RAMIE should replace MIE for Esophageal Cancer Moderators: Simon LAW and Hock-Soo ONG | For: Yin-Kai CHAO Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan Against: Edward CHEONG PanAsia Surgery, Singapore |
| 1235 | Panel Discussion | |
| 1250 | Best Oral Paper Presentation Abstract ID: 42 | Enhancing Early Detection Of Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Through Shallow Whole-Genome Sequencing And Non-Endoscopic Sponge Sampling | Aisha YUSUF University of Cambridge, UK |
| 1300 | Lunch | |
| Lunch Symposium by Astellas Venue: Seminar Room T01-01 | ||
| Lunch Symposium by Medtronic Venue: Staff Lounge | ||
| Session 08: Advances in Surgery for Gastric Cancer Chairpersons: Balwin Yeung and Ramesh GURUNATHAN | ||
| 1400 | Future of Gastric Cancer Surgery | Takeshi SANO Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR, Japan |
| 1420 | Techniques and Outcomes of Proximal Gastrectomy | Do Joong PARK Seoul National University Hospital, South Korea |
| 1440 | Techniques of Laparoscopic Surgery for Advanced Gastric Cancer | Vo Duy LONG University Medical Center of HCMC, Vietnam |
| 1500 | Robotic Gastrectomy: How I do it | Takahiro KINOSHITA National Cancer Center Hospital East, Japan |
| 1520 | Panel Discussion | |
| 1535 | Tea Break | |
| 1605 | Special Lecture 02: Cytosponge for Diagnosis of Esophageal Cancer Chairpersons: Takuji GOTODA and Jeremy TEY | Rebecca FITZGERALD University of Cambridge, UK |
| 1635 | Q & A | |
| 1645 | Best Oral Paper Presentation Abstract ID: 20 | Outcomes Of Conversion Gastrectomy After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy In Metastatic Gastric Cancer | Siew Fung HAU The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China |
| 1655 | Common Interest Group Meetings | |
| Conference Day 2 - End - | ||
| Conference Day 3 - 12 July (Friday) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Programme | Speaker |
| Meet the Professor Session 03 (Prof Han-Kwang YANG) Limited slots (By registration only) Venue: Seminar Room T01-01 | ||
| 0830 | Plenary Lecture 04: Bidirectional Treatment of Gastric Cancer with Peritoneal Metastasis Chairperson: Andrew WONG | Jimmy SO National University Health System, Singapore |
| Session 09: Gastric Cancer Around the World Chairpersons: Masanori TERASHIMA and Raghav SUNDAR | ||
| 0900 | Latest Update from KLASS Study Group | Hyuk Joon LEE Seoul National University Hospital, South Korea |
| 0920 | Current Studies from C-LASS in China | Guoxin LI Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, China |
| 0940 | Gastric Cancer: North America Perspective | Emile WOO University of British Columbia, Canada |
| 1000 | Beyond D2 Lymphadenectomy in Gastric Cancer | Inian SAMARASAM Christian Medical Centre, India |
| 1020 | Panel Discussion | |
| 1035 | Best Oral Paper Presentation Abstract ID: 36 | Development And Validation Of A Machine Learning Model For Predicting The Prognosis Of Elderly Gastric Cancer Patients: A Multi-Center Study In China | Ze-Ning HUANG Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, China |
| 1045 | Tea Break | |
| Session 10: Management of Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer Chairpersons: Wei Peng YONG and Cuong DUONG | ||
| 1115 | Debate: Perioperative Chemotherapy is Superior to Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Gastric Cancer | For: Florian LORDICK University of Leipzig, Germany Against: Masanori TERASHIMA Shizuoka Cancer Center, Japan |
| 1155 | APGCC Consensus Statement on Locally Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma | Jeremy TAN Singapore General Hospital, Singapore Jimmy SO National University Health System, Singapore |
| 1255 | Lunch | |
| Lunch Symposium by AstraZeneca Venue: Seminar Room T01-01 | ||
| 1355 | Plenary Lecture 05: Towards Zero Mortality after Gastric Cancer Surgery Chairperson: June LEE | Han-Kwang YANG Seoul National University Hospital, South Korea |
| Session 11: Systemic Treatment for Advance EG Cancers Chairpersons: Zev A. WAINBERG and Hon-Lyn TAN | ||
| 1425 | Immunotherapy for EG Cancers | Sun Young RHA Yonsei University College of Medicine, South Korea |
| 1445 | Advances in Systemic and Target Therapy for Gastric Cancer | Wei Peng YONG National University Cancer Institute, Singapore |
| 1505 | Panel Discussion | |
| 1520 | Best Oral Paper Presentation Abstract ID: 25 | Spatiotemporal Genomic Profiling Of Intestinal Metaplasia Reveals Clonal Dynamics Of Gastric Cancer Progression | Kie Kyon HUANG DUKE-NUS Medical School, Singapore |
| 1530 | Tea Break | |
| Session 12: Management for Stage 4 EG Cancers Chairpersons: Matthew NG and Jens SAMOL | ||
| 1600 | Making sense of PDL1 expression in Gastric Cancer | Zev A. WAINBERG University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA |
| 1620 | HIPEC for Peritoneal Metastasis: Techniques and Outcomes | Claramae CHIA National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore |
| 1640 | Conversion Surgery for Stage 4 GC: Are We Ready? | Hyung-Ho KIM Seoul National University, South Korea |
| 1700 | Panel Discussion | |
| 1715 | Closing | Myint Oo AUNG Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore |
| Conference Day 3 - End - | ||
- Day 1 (10th July 2024)
- Day 2 (11th July 2024)
- Day 3 (12th July 2024)
| Conference Day 1 - 10 July (Wednesday) | |
|---|---|
| Time | Programme |
| 0800 | Registration |
| 0900 | Welcome Address Khay Guan YEOH |
| 0905 | Opening Address Yuko KITAGAWA |
| 0910 | Plenary Lecture 01: Management for Esophagogastric Junction Cancer: IGCC Consensus Guideline 2023 Yuko KITAGAWA |
| Session 01: New Insights into the Epigenomic Complexity of Gastric Cancer Chairpersons: Patrick TAN and Toshikazu USHIJIMA | |
| 0940 | Spatial Single-Cell Innovations in Gastric Cancer Research Linghua WANG |
| 1000 | Spatially Resolved Tumor Ecosystems and Cell States in Gastric Adenocarcinoma Progression and Evolution Patrick TAN |
| 1020 | Epigenetic Footprint and Instability Support Precancerous Nature of Intestinal Metaplasia Toshikazu USHIJIMA |
| 1040 | Panel Discussion |
| 1055 | Tea Break |
| Session 02: Technology and Innovation Chairpersons: Wai Keong WONG and Bo Chuan TAN | |
| 1125 | Robotic Surgery for Esophagogastric Cancers: What is the Evidence Ichiro UYAMA |
| 1145 | Advances in Surgical AI Nobuyoshi TAKESHITA |
| 1205 | Current Status in AI for Endoscopy Tomohiro TADA |
| 1225 | Panel Discussion |
| 1240 | Lunch |
| Lunch Symposium MSD T01-01 | |
| Session 03: Influence of Microbiome and Diet on Risk of Gastrointestinal Cancer Chairpersons: Tiing Leong ANG and Jonathan LEE | |
| 1350 | Diet and Microbiome for Colorectal Cancer Prevention Mingyang SONG |
| 1410 | Microbiome and Immunotherapy Jonathan LEE |
| 1430 | Engineering Microbes to Rewire Host-Microbiome Interactions Matthew CHANG |
| 1450 | Panel Discussion |
| Session 04: Therapeutic Innovations and Technological Advancements Chairpersons: Peter GRIMMINGER and Robert WALSH | |
| 1505 | Plenary Lecture 02: Advances in Systemic Therapy for Esophageal and Gastric Cancer Kei MURO |
| 1535 | Special Lecture 01: Advances in Imaging and Robotics for GI Endoscopy Philip CHIU |
| 1605 | Q & A |
| 1615 | Tea Break |
| Session 05: Science and Start-Ups Chairpersons: Johnny ONG and Florence CHAN | |
| 1645 | Harnessing Science for Start-Ups Rebecca FITZGERALD |
| 1705 | Tackling the Challenges of Healthcare Start-Ups Alessandra NARDIN |
| 1725 | Academia and Industry: An Odd Couple or a Vital Union to Achieve the Dream Han Chong TOH |
| 1745 | Panel Discussion |
| 1800 | Best Oral Paper Presentation - Abstract ID: 68 Evaluating Lymph Node Metastasis Risk In Mucosal Gastric Cancer Diagnosed With Who Classification: Implications For Updated Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Criteria Jane Chungyoon KIM |
| 1810 | Common Interest Group Meetings |
| Conference Day 1 - End - | |
| Conference Day 2 - 11 July (Thursday) | |
|---|---|
| Time | Programme |
| 0800 | Meet the Professor Session Prof Florian LORDICK T01-01 |
| Meet the Professor Session Prof Yuko KITAGAWA Staff Lounge | |
| 0830 | Plenary Lecture 03: Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: State-of-the-Art Management Simon LAW |
| Session 06: Diagnosis and Therapy for Early EG Cancers Chairpersons: Lawrence HO and Joseph SUNG | |
| 0900 | Advances in Technologies for Gastric Cancer Diagnosis Takuji GOTODA |
| 0920 | Endoscopic Resection for EG Cancers: Recent Advances James LI |
| 0940 | AI Assisted Endoscopy for Gastric Cancer Diagnosis: The First Japanese Clinical Trial Mitsuru KAISE |
| 1000 | Panel Discussion |
| 1015 | Best Oral Paper Presentation - Abstract ID: 40 Combination Of Artificial Intelligence-Based Endoscopy And Methylation Panels For Early Stage Of Gastric Cancer Yoshiyuki WATANABE |
| 1025 | Tea Break |
| Session 07: Advances in Surgery for Esophageal Cancer Chairpersons: Hans MAHENDRAN and Koura ARYAN | |
| 1055 | Surgery for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Techniques and Complications Koichi SUDA |
| 1115 | Surgery for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: Tips and Tricks Cuong DUONG |
| 1135 | Robotic Esophagectomy: Techniques and Outcomes Peter GRIMMINGER |
| 1155 | Panel Discussion |
| 1210 | Best Oral Paper Presentation - Abstract ID: 42 Enhancing Early Detection Of Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Through Shallow Whole-Genome Sequencing And Non-Endoscopic Sponge Sampling Aisha YUSUF |
| 1220 | Debate: RAMIE should replace MIE for Esophageal Cancer For: Yin-Kai CHAO Against: Edward CHEONG |
| 1300 | Lunch |
| Lunch Symposium Astellas T01-01 | |
| Lunch Symposium Medtronic Staff Lounge | |
| Session 08: Advances in Surgery for Gastric Cancer Chairpersons: Balwin Yeung and Ramesh GURUNATHAN | |
| 1400 | Future of Gastric Cancer Surgery Takeshi SANO |
| 1420 | Techniques and Outcomes of Proximal Gastrectomy Do Joong PARK |
| 1440 | Techniques of Laparoscopic Surgery for Advanced Gastric Cancer Vo Duy LONG |
| 1500 | Robotic Gastrectomy: How I do it Takahiro KINOSHITA |
| 1520 | Panel Discussion |
| 1535 | Tea Break |
| 1605 | Special Lecture 02: Cytosponge for Diagnosis of Esophageal Cancer Rebecca FITZGERALD |
| 1635 | Q & A |
| 1645 | Best Oral Paper Presentation - Abstract ID: 20 Outcomes Of Conversion Gastrectomy After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy In Metastatic Gastric Cancer Siew Fung HAU |
| 1655 | Common Interest Group Meetings |
| Conference Day 2 - End - | |
| Conference Day 3 - 12 July (Friday) | |
|---|---|
| Time | Programme |
| 0800 | Meet the Professor Session Prof Han-Kwang YANG T01-01 |
| 0830 | Plenary Lecture 04: Bidirectional Treatment of Gastric Cancer with Peritoneal Metastasis Jimmy SO |
| Session 09: Gastric Cancer Around the World Chairpersons: Masanori TERASHIMA and Raghav SUNDAR | |
| 0900 | Latest Update from KLASS Study Group Hyuk Joon LEE |
| 0920 | Current Studies from C-LASS in China Guoxin LI |
| 0940 | Gastric Cancer: North America Perspective Emile WOO |
| 1000 | Beyond D2 Lymphadenectomy in Gastric Cancer Inian SAMARASAM |
| 1020 | Panel Discussion |
| 1035 | Best Oral Paper Presentation - Abstract ID: 36 Development And Validation Of A Machine Learning Model For Predicting The Prognosis Of Elderly Gastric Cancer Patients: A Multi-Center Study In China Ze-Ning HUANG |
| 1045 | Tea Break |
| Session 10: Management of Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer Chairpersons: Wei Peng YONG and Cuong DUONG | |
| 1115 | Debate: Perioperative Chemotherapy is Superior to Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Gastric Cancer For: Florian LORDICK Against: Masanori TERASHIMA |
| 1155 | APGCC Consensus Statement on Locally Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma Jeremy TAN Jimmy SO |
| 1255 | Lunch |
| Lunch Symposium AstraZeneca T01-01 | |
| 1355 | Plenary Lecture 05: Towards Zero Mortality after Gastric Cancer Surgery Han-Kwang YANG |
| Session 11: Systemic Treatment for Advance EG Cancers Chairpersons: Zev A. WAINBERG and Hon-Lyn TAN | |
| 1425 | Immunotherapy for EG Cancers Sun Young RHA |
| 1445 | Advances in Systemic and Target Therapy for Gastric Cancer Wei Peng YONG |
| 1505 | Panel Discussion |
| 1520 | Best Oral Paper Presentation - Abstract ID: 25 Spatiotemporal Genomic Profiling Of Intestinal Metaplasia Reveals Clonal Dynamics Of Gastric Cancer Progression Kie Kyon HUANG |
| 1530 | Tea Break |
| Session 12: Management for Stage 4 EG Cancers Chairpersons: Matthew NG and Jens SAMOL | |
| 1600 | Making sense of PDL1 expression in Gastric Cancer Zev A. WAINBERG |
| 1620 | HIPEC for Peritoneal Metastasis: Techniques and Outcomes Claramae CHIA |
| 1640 | Conversion Surgery for Stage 4 GC: Are We Ready? Hyung-Ho KIM |
| 1700 | Panel Discussion |
| 1715 | Closing Myint Oo AUNG |
| Conference Day 3 - End - | |