Program

Sessions are scheduled according to Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC +9) (click here for time convertor)

Day 1 (June 28)

Time Session Speakers Chair
17:30-17:40 Opening remarks Victor E. Velculescu(Johns Hopkins University, US)
17:40-18:20 Keynote Victor E. Velculescu (Johns Hopkins University, US) Hiroyuki Mano(National Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan)
18:20-19:00 Motohiro Kato (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
20:00-21:30 Welcome party

Day 2 (June 29)

Time Session Speakers Chair
8:30-9:00 Session 1
Genome Data Science		 Takashi Kohno (National Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan) Takashi Kohno /
Francesca deMichelis(University of Trento, Italy)
9:00-9:30 Philippe L. Bedard (University Health Network/Princess Margaret Cancer Institute, Canada)
9:30-10:00 Wei Zhou (Massachusetts General Hospital, US)
10:00-10:10 Break
10:10-10:40 Session 2
Hematologic Malignancies 		Irene M. Ghobrial(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, US) Junko Takita (Kyoto University, Japan) / Caitlin C. Zebley (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, US)
10:40-11:10 Susumu Goyama(The University of Tokyo, Japan)
11:10-11:40 Yotaro Ochi(Kyoto University, Japan)
11:40-11:50 Break
11:50-12:20

Luncheon seminars

Main Conference Room Room1

Clinical Application of a Nationally Standardized Gene Panel for Hematologic Malignancies: The new era in Japan. Sponsored by Hitachi High-Tech Corporation

Chair: Hirotaka Matsui
(Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, Japan)

Speaker: Suguru Fukuhara
(Department of Hematology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Japan)

Immune Evasion through Mitochondrial “Hijack” in the Tumor Microenvironment Sponsored by OHARA Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.

Chair: Motohiro Kato
(Department of Pediatrics, The University of Tokyo, Japan)

Speaker: Yosuke Togashi
Department of Tumor Microenvironment, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Medicine), Okayama University, Japan / OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Japan
12:20-12:30 Break
12:30-13:00

Luncheon seminars

Room1 Room2

Dissecting KRAS Inhibitor Resistance Through Spatial Transcriptomic Profiling of the Tumor Microenvironment Sponsored by CyberomiX Inc.

Chair: Akira Watanabe
(CyberomiX Inc.)

Speaker: Hiromichi Ebi
(Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan)

The Era of Routine Cancer Whole-Genome Examination Using FFPE Samples: Insights from Japanese Patient Data Sponsored by
Inocras Inc. /
Summit Pharmaceuticals International Corporation

Chair: Takashi Kohno
(National Cancer Center, Japan)

Speaker: Hiroyuki Fujii
(National Cancer Center, Japan)
Youngseok Ju
(Inocras Inc., the USA)
13:00-13:10 Break
13:10-14:40 Poster discussions
14:40-15:10 Session 3
Clonal Hematopoiesis / Tumor Microenvironment		 Christian Steidl (British Columbia Cancer Research Centre, Canada) Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto/
Irene M. Ghobrial(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, US)
15:10-15:40 Caitlin C. Zebley (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, US)
15:40-16:10 Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto (Tsukuba University, Japan)
16:10-16:20 Break
16:20-16:50 Session 4
Pediatric Cancer 		Jeffery M. Klco (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, US) Motohiro Kato
(The University of Tokyo, Japan)/ Jeffery M. Klco
16:50-17:20 Hiromichi Suzuki (National Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan)
17:20-17:50 Shota Kato (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
17:50-19:30 Break
19:30-21:00 Banquet

Day 3 (June 30)

Time Session Speakers Chair
8:30-9:00 Session 5
Cancer Immunotherapy		 Hiroyoshi Nishikawa(Kyoto University, Japan) Toshihiko Doi(National Cancer Center Hospital East, Japan) / Marcel R.M. van den Brink
9:00-9:30 Marcel R.M. van den Brink(City of Hope National Medical Center, US)
9:30-10:00 Shohei Koyama(National Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan)
10:00-10:10 Break
10:10-10:40 Session 6
Cancer Immunotherapy		 Peter K. Sorger(Harvard University, US) Hiroyoshi Nishikawa (Kyoto University, Japan) / Peter K. Sorger
10:40-11:10 Takashi Kojima(National Cancer Center Hospital East, Japan)
11:10-11:40

Round table discussion

Chair: Toshihiko Doi / Hiroyoshi Nishikawa
Shohei Koyama 
Peter K. Sorger
Marcel R.M. van den Brink 
Yosuke Togashi (Okayama University, Japan）
11:40-11:50 Break
11:50-12:20

Luncheon seminars

Main Conference Room Room1

Clinical Applications of Whole Genome SequencingSponsored by cBioinformatics Inc.

Chair: Masanobu Oshima
(Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Japan)

Speaker: Kuniko Sunami
(Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, Japan)

* This seminar is in Japanese only

Highly accurate long-reads sequencing elucidates novel discoveries in cancer Sponsored by PacBio

Chair: Seiya Imoto
(Division of Health Medical Intelligence / Laboratory of Sequence Analysis / Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan)

Speaker: Khi Pin Chua
(PacBio)
12:20-12:30 Break
12:30-13:00

Luncheon seminars

Room1 Room2

Paradigm Shift in Drug Discovery Ecosystem Driven by Large-Scale Preclinical Screening Sponsored by Eisai Co., Ltd.

Chair: Takashi Owa
(Eisai Co., Ltd., Japan)

Speaker: Shinji Kohsaka
(National Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan)

Advances in genome profiling: dual DNA/RNA panels and beyond Sponsored by KONICA MINOLTA REALM, INC.

Chair: Hiroyuki Aburatani
(The University of Tokyo, Japan)

Speaker: Motohiro Kato
(The University of Tokyo, Japan)
13:00-13:10 Break
13:10-13:40 Session 7
Cancer Progression and Treatment Development		 Francesca deMichelis(University of Trento, Italy) Emi Nishimura /
Philippe L. Bedard
(University Health Network/Princess Margaret Cancer Institute, Canada)
13:40-14:10 Kenichi Yoshida(National Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan)
14:10-14:40 Daisuke Okajima(Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Japan)
14:40-15:10 Emi Nishimura(The University of Tokyo, Japan)
15:10-15:20 Break
15:20-15:50 Session 8
Unravelling Genome Complexity		 Aldo Scarpa(University of Verona, Italy) Motohiro Kato (The University of Tokyo, Japan) / Victor E. Velculescu (Johns Hopkins University, US)
15:50-16:20 Mikhail Kolmogorov(National Cancer Institute, US)
16:20-16:50 Yuichi Shiraishi(National Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan)
16:50-17:00 Closing remarks Motohiro Kato(The University of Tokyo, Japan)