Now Abstract submission and Registration 

for the 9^th International Conference of the Asian Clinical Oncology Society

(9^th ACOS)

Background, Core value, Mission and Vision of the 9^th ACOS

Asia is facing rapid population growth, economic development, and development across academic disciplines. We believe now is the time to provide information from Asia in order to let the whole world recognize what is happening here. By merging our Asian traditional medicine with new Western medicine based on molecular biology (East meets West), we have to treat cancer patients with safe, secure, effective, and less expensive manners. Therefore, our core values for 9^th ACOS fixed to make a change with research mind and high motivation both of doctor and/or patient, to rethink about cancer therapy. Concerning about the above topics, we would like to ask many doctors from Asian countries to attend the 9^th ACOS and to discuss in depth the following interesting subjects. We would also appreciate participation from all areas of the world, mainly from Asian doctors, nurses, pharmacists, radio technologists, and as many other medical staff as possible.

We look forward to seeing you at Gifu Japan on coming August 25,26,27, 2010.

Date: from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 2010

Venue: Gifu Grand Hotel (60 minutes from Nagoya International Airport by train)

President:  Shigetoyo Saji (Emeritus Professor of Gifu University)

Vice President:  Hisanobu Nakamura (Emeritus Professor of Osaka University)

President Emeritus:  Tetsuo Taguchi (Emeritus Professor of Osaka University)

ACOS President:  Yan SUN (China Cancer Hospital CAMS & PUMC)

Secretary General:  Kazuhiro Yoshida (Professor, Dept of Surgical Oncology,

Gifu University School of Medicine)

Main Theme: Talk to the World Wide from Asia

Sub Theme: Multidisciplinary Treatment for Asian Cancer Patients

    Deadline of abstract submission is March 31, 2010

 Language Note : 9^th ACOS will be conducted in English.

Conference Content

(In 9^th ACOS, we are planning to co-organize these topics with the designated businesses)

• 1. Keynote Lecture
• 2. Special Lecture
• 3. Presidents' Lecture: ACOS President and the 9^th ACOS President
• 4. Educational Lecture
• 5. Morning Lecture
• 6. Luncheon Seminar
• 7. Satellite Symposium
• 8. Recent Project Topics
• 9. Oral and poster presentation

Recent Project Topics

Symposium

• 1. Current position and future prospects of oral anti-cancer drugs against cancer of the digestive organ
• 2. Current conditions and future prospects of Inter Group Study in Asia（No.1 and 2）
• 3. Recent advancements in cancer treatment and future prospects using a Asian traditional medicine (Chinese, Oriental and KAMPO)
• 4. Palliative care for cancer patients and its future problems in Asia
• 5. Current status and its clinical benefit of molecular-targeting therapy
• 6. Current strategy for prevention of cervical cancer: screening and HPVvaccination in Asia and Japan
• 7. Recent topics for lung cancer treatment; surgery, chemotherapy, molecular targeting therapy
• 8. Recent advancements on endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of superficial esophageal cancer
• 9. What is the standard therapy of locally advanced esophageal cancer: chemo-radiation therapy or surgery?
• 10. Current status and future prospects of chemo-radio-therapy.
• 11. Recent advancements and future prospects of endoscopic diagnosis and treatment for early gastric cancer
• 12. The most up-to-date chemotherapy for advanced and recurrent gastric cancer in Asian countries (comparison with European countries)
• 13. Current status and future prospects of chemotherapy for advanced and recurrent colorectal cancer
• 14. Recent advancements of multidisciplinary treatment for liver cancer (primary and/or metastatic liver tumor)
• 15. Recent progress of heavy ion radiotherapy (including Boron Neutron Capture Therapy, BNCT)
• 16. Molecular-targeting therapy for advanced renal cell cancer: standard regimen in Asia
• 17. What is the reason for low incidence of prostate cancer in Asian countries?
• 18. Prevention of recurrence for non invasive bladder cancer to muscularis propria; current status in Asia
• 19. Recent advancements and future prospects of Interventional Radiology for cancer treatment
• 20. Breast cancer in Asia
• 21. Current status and clinical achievements by the translational research for leukemia treatment
• 22. Current strategy for malignant lymphomas
• 23. Current status and future prospects of Central nervous system in Asia

On time Symposium

• 1. TNM Classification and its problems (Europe and the US, Asia, Japan)
• 2. Mission and vision of ACOS for cancers in Asia (Recent Advance of Cancer in Asian Countries: Commemorative book of the 9^th ACOS 2010)

Panel discussion

 1.  The characteristics of cancer in Asian countries

 2.  Current status and future prospect of cancer treatment in Asia　（No.1 and 2）

• 3. Fertility-sparing and/or minimally invasive treatment for gynecological Malignancies

Workshop

 1.  Current advancements of cancer radiotherapy

2.  Current status and future prospects of cancer vaccine therapy

3.  Cancer pharmacogenomics in Asia

4.  Education and training system for oncology nurse and pharmacist in Asian and Eastern countries.

5.  Current status and problems for team Oncology for patients

6.  Psychological distress and communicating bad news in East Asia

7.  Current status and future prospects of epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of head and neck cancer in Asia

8.  Strategy on adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy for esophageal cancer

9.  Strategy for esophago-cardial cancer

10. What is the difference between global consensus and Asian consensus for breast cancer treatment?

11. Radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer

12. Treatment strategy for advanced and recurrent gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)

13. Clinical benefit of neo adjuvant chemo-radiotherapy for rectal cancer

14. Loco-regional therapy against primary liver cancer,

15. Diagnosis and treatment for pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm, IPMN

16. Novel approaches for ovarian cancer dissemination; surgery, chemotherapy, and molecular-targeting therapy

17. Treatment modalities for prostate cancer

18. Recent advancements and future prospects of tumor ablation therapy

19. Thyroid cancer and adrenal cancer

20. Current status and problems for pediatric cancer in Asia

21. Management and problems in controlling cancer pain

22. Differences between Eastern and Western treatment strategies of lymphoma

23. Recent efforts for bone and soft tissue sarcomas in Asia

24. Current status of diagnosis and treatment for skin cancer (including melanoma) in Asia

25. The most up-to-date genetic diagnosis and gene therapy: problems and perspectives

Video Symposium

• 1. The pitfalls for video assisted thoraco-scopic surgery (VATS) for lung cancer
• 2. Can video assisted thoraco-scopic surgery (VATS) for esophageal cancer become a standard operation?
• 3. What is the best prevention against complications for reconstruction after radical esophagectomy?
• 4. The pitfalls in standard lymphadenectomy for esophageal cancer
• 5. Current status and future prospects for laparoscopy assisted gastrectomy
• 6. The pitfalls on standard lymphadenectomy for advanced gastric cancer
• 7. Laparoscopy assisted colectomy
• 8. The pitfalls for laparoscopy assisted resection of the rectum
• 9. Current status and future prospects for laparoscopy assisted hepatectomy
• 10. Clinical benefit of sentinel lymph node navigation surgery for breast cancer
• 11. Indications and future perspectives of laparoscopy assisted surgery for urinary and gynecological cancer

       Call for general topics either in oral presentations and poster presentations

    Those who wish to make oral and/or poster presentations should base their abstracts on topics that fall into category 1 and 2, as shown in our website, and are needed to register online. All top authors have to register early time and pay administration fees immediately.

Young Investor's Award (YIA)

The 9^th ACOS local organizing committee will give up to 50 YIA(under 45 years old) for the candidates whose abstract in science, new idea, conference topic, clinical results, etc, is highly acclaimed. The winner of YIA will receive and offer to pay for their travel expenses and accommodation (Price A: including air on a ANA air carrier and lodging expenses. Receipts will be required to claim for reimbursement), or just travel expenses (Price B) or just accommodation (Price C). YIA applicants who are chosen will be obliged to make an oral presentation, in principal. The results will be presented when we announce the presentation topics. Please be sure, YIA applicants who have paid registration fees will be considered, and only one application per abstract is accepted. The YIA fee is based upon communicating entirely via e-mail, thereby saving on postage and expenses related to in local organizing committee meeting, etc.

Abstract submission procedures and online registration

     Both planned topics and general topics can only be submitted online via the website for the 9^th ACOS at htpp://www.acos2010.org/. Applicants are encouraged to read the instructions and click the 'submit abstract' icon to register. Details regarding selected topics and the time for your presentation will be returned to the e-mail address you used when making your application.

Office of the 9^th International Conference of ACOS

Department of Surgical Oncology, Gifu University School of Medicine

Address: 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu city, Gifu prefecture 501-1194

TEL: +81-58-230-6233 FAX: +81-58-230-6236, E-Mail: surgonco@gifu-u.ac.jp

Charged business: ASSI-PRO (Nippon Travel Agency)

Representative: Hisae Kohma

Address: 1-45-15 Higashi Nakano, Nakano ward, Tokyo 164-0003

TEL: +813-6279-3039  FAX: +813-6279-3029

E-Mail:  secretariat @acos2010.org  Website: http://www.acos2010.org

If you have any questions, please e-mail us at secretariat@acos2010.org