International symposium on translational research in liver cancer
International Symposium on Translational Research in Liver Cancer
Advisory Organization:Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Education
Organizer:National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, National Health Research Institutes, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Co-organizer:Academia Sinica, China Medical University Hospital, Prof.T.H.Wang’s Foundation For Digestive Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University
National Sun Yat-sen University, National Taiwan University Cancer Center, E-DA Healthcare group E-Da Hospital,
Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan Microbiota Consortium, Institute of Biomedical Informatics NYCU
Time:August 27, 2023 (Sunday) from 09:00 to 16:00
活動地點:國立陽明交通大學守仁樓膺才廳 (台北市北投區立農街二段155號) [交通資訊]
Target Audience:Clinical professionals and researchers interested in liver cancer-related studies.
Continuing Education Credits for Healthcare Professionals: 4 credits in Category B from the Gastroenterological Society of Taiwan, 7 hours for Civil Service Continuing Education,
10 credits in Category B from the Taiwan Society of Internal Medicine, 5.2 credits from the Taiwan Medical Association, 3 credits in Oncology Internal Medicine Category A from the Taiwan Oncology Society, and 3 credits in Oncology Surgery Category A from the Taiwan Oncology Society.
Fee: Free of charge
Contact Person: Ms. Tseng | Phone: 02-55704185

| Time | Theme | Speaker | Moderator |
| 08:30-09:00 | Registration | ||
| 09:00-09:10 | Opening Remarks | Principal Chi-Hung Lin (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University) | |
| 09:10-09:40 | Hepatocellular Carcinoma: From Risk Factors to Risk Stratification (Video conferencing) | Prof. Hashem B. El-Serag (Baylor College of Medicine, USA) | Chair Professor Jaw-Ching Wu (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University) Chun-Ying Wu (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University) |
| 09:40-10:10 | Tumor evolution and treatment response in liver cancer (Video conferencing) | Prof. Xin Wei Wang (Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, USA) | |
| 10:10-10:40 | Nonviral versus viral HCC – the changing landscape | Prof. Mindie H. Nguyen (Stanford University Medical Center, USA) | |
| 10:40-10:55 | Coffee Break | ||
| 10:55-11:15 | Finite therapy versus continuous therapy for the prevention of hepatitis B virus related hepatocellular carcinoma | Prof. Chien-Wei Su (Taipei Veterans General Hospital) | Associate Dean Ming-Chih Hou (Taipei Veterans General Hospital) Prof. Sen-Yung Hsieh (Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital) |
| 11:15-11:35 | The surveillance and prevention of NAFLD-related HCC | Associate Professor Teng-Yu Lee (Taichung Veterans General Hospital) | |
| 11:35-11:55 | Risk prediction models of hepatocellular carcinoma for chronic hepatitis B patients | Associate researcher Hwai-I Yang (Academia Sinica) | |
| 11:55-12:05 | Discussion | ||
| 12:05-13:30 | Lunch Break/ Poster Viewing | ||
| 13:30-14:00 | Big Data Research for HCC by Leveraging in Hospital Authority Data in Hong Kong (Video conferencing-live) | Prof. Grace Lai-Hung Wong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) | Associate Dean Jaw-Town Lin (E-Da Hospita) Visiting Researcher Li-Tzong Chen (National Health Research Institutes) |
| 14:00-14:30 | Single Cell Transcriptomics of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Video conferencing) | Prof. Irene Oi-Lin Ng (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) | |
| 14:30-14:50 | Comparative Outcomes of Curative Salvage Treatments for Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Primary Liver Resection – a Nationwide Cohort Study | Associate Professor Chun-Chieh Yeh (China Medical University Hospital) | Honorary Dean Long-Bin Jeng (China Medical University Hospital) Vice President Ming-Lung Yu (National Sun Yat-sen University) |
| 14:50-15:20 | Genetic predisposition to liver cancer: interplay with risk factors (Video conferencing) | Prof. Jessica Zucman-Rossi (Cordeliers Research Center, France) | |
| 15:20-15:40 | Systemic therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: from trial evidence to the real world | Prof. Chiun Hsu (National Taiwan University Cancer Center) | |
| 15:40-16:00 | Closing Remarks | ||
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