The Joint 24th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Pacific Rim of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program (USJCMSP) in collaboration with the 2nd International Symposium for Infectious Diseases Research Institutes Cooperation (IDRIC)
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Cancer Panel Agenda
Thursday| 7 March 2024 | DAY THREE
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9:45-10:00 | Welcome and Introductory Comments | Marrie Ricciardone and Tohru Kiyono
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SESSION ONE: EBV and Gastric Cancer and Lymphoid Malignancies
Moderator: Haruhiko Sugimura and Atsushi Kaneda
10:00-10:20 | EBV rewires 3D chromatin and epigenetically drives gastric tumorigenesis | Atsushi Kaneda, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
10:20-10:40 | Epstein-Barr Virus Disrupts Sphingolipid Metabolism to Maintain Viral Latency in Gastric Carcinoma | Suk Kyeong Lee, The Catholic University of Korea
10:40-11:00 | Epstein-Barr virus strains transmitted among Transeurasian language speakers | Teru Kanda, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
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11:00-11:20 | Coffee Break
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11:20-11:40 | Advances in pathology and treatment of chronic active Epstein-Barr virus Disease | Yu Uemura, St. Marianna University School of Medicine
11:40-12:00 | Inhibitors of viral microRNA promote Epstein-Barr virus-associated cancer cell death | Hisashi Iizasa, Shimane University
12:00-12:20 | Proposed
12:20-12:40 | Discussion
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12:40-14:00 | Lunch Break
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SESSION TWO: HPV and Cancer
Moderators: Marie Ricciardone and Tohru Kiyono
14:00-14:20 | Intra-Patient Variation of Human Papillomavirus Genome Contributing to Cervical Cancer Development | Iwao Kukimoto, National Institute of Infectious Diseases
14:20-14:40 |Carcinogenesis of HPV18-associated cervical cancer | Ayumi Taguchi, Osaka University, Immunology Frontier Research Center
14:40-15:00 | In vitro carcinogenesis model of HPV- induced cervical adenocarcinoma | Tomomi Nakahara, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan
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15:00-15:20 | Break
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15:20-15:40 | Japan’s progress and challenges with achieving the global targets to eliminate cervical cancer | Kayo Togawa, National Cancer Center (virtual)
15:40-16:00 | Proposed, Choi Kui Son
16:00-16:20 | Discussion
16:20 | Adjourn for the Day
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Friday| 8 March 2024 | DAY FOUR
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SESSION THREE: Hepatitis Virus-related and Non-viral Liver Cancer - Joint with Immunology Board and Cancer Panel
Moderators: Su-Hyung Park & Toru Kiyono
8:30-8:45 | Sera of Individuals Chronically Infected with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Contain Diverse RNA Types Produced by HBV Replication and Derived from Integrated HBV DNA | Severin Gudima, USA
8:45-9:00 | Tatsuhiro Shibata, Japan
9:00-9:15 | Regulatory Mechanism of Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 by HCV Infection | Kohji Moriishi, Japan
9:15-9:30 | ILT2 as a Regulator of NK Cells in Patients with HCC | Tatsuya Kanto, Japan
9:30-9:45 | Molecular Landscape of Liver Cancer and Its Clinical Implications | Xin Wei Wang, USA
9:45-10:10 | Discussion for Talks 20-24
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10:10-10:50 | Coffee Break
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Moderator: Tatsuya Kanto
10:50-11:05 | 4-1BB Co-Stimulation, a Promising Strategy for Treating HCC | Su-Hyung Park, Korea
11:05-11:20 | mRNA-based T-cell Engineering for HBV-related HCC | Antonio Bertoletti, Singapore
11:20-11:35 | Ray Chung, USA
11:35-11:50 | Oxidative Stress Sensor Keap1 Recognixes HBx Protein to Activate the Nrf2/ARE Signaling Pathway, thereby Inhibiting Hepatitis B Virus Replication | Ikuo Shoji, Japan
11:50-12:05 | Epidemiology and Genomic Applications Detect Risk Factors and Discern Treatment Response in Liver Cancer | Anuradha Budhu, USA
12:05-12:30 | Discussion for Talks 25-29
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12:30-13:30 | Lunch Break
12:30-13:30 | Hepatitis Panel Business Meeting
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Moderators: Tatsuhiro Shubata & Xin Wei Wang
13:30-13:40 | Young Investigator 7 | Immune Resilience to Cancer by Repurposing Mycobacterium Tuberculosis-specific CD4 Memory Th1 Cells | Burcu Temizoz
13:40-13:50 | Young Investigator 8 | Single Nanoparticle Mapping and Sorting in Biological Fluids and Breath Samples | Shuntaro Shimizu
13:50-14:00 | Young Investigator 9 | A Novel Mechanism of Driving Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma | Takahiro Kodama, Japan
14:00-14:10 | Young Investigator 10 | Differential T-cell and Monocyte Responses in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Regorafenib Plus Nivolumab | Hyung-Don Kum, Korea
14:10-14:20 | Young Investigator 11 | Laminin y2 Monomer, a Novel Biomarker for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis Virus Infection | Kouki Nio, Japan
14:20-14:30- Young Investigator 12 | Role of Hepcidin Upregulation and Proteolytic Cleavage of Ferroportin 1 in Hepatitis C Virus-induced Iron Accumulation | Kazuyoshi Ohta, Japan
14:30-15:00 | Discussion for Young Investigators 7-12
15:00-15:15 | Wrap-up and Plans for a Report | Ray Chung & Tatsuya Kanto
15:15| Adjourn 37th Hepatitis / Immunology / Cancer Panel Meeting