FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

The following future plans of the meetings, exchanges of scientists and exchange of reagents are proposed:

1) Cellular & Molecular Biology Area
(a) Meeting:
Title; Genetic and Epigenetic Aspects of Cancer
Dates; January 19-21, 1981
Place; Honolulu, Hawaii
Organizer; U.S.-Dr. Ira Pastan
Japan-Dr. Yoji Ikawa
(b) Scientist exchange: Dr. Yoshio Okada, Osaka University
Thema; Cell engineering utilizing cell fusion phenomenon
Period; One month in autumn, 1980
Hosts; Dr. Thomas L. Benjamin, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Frank H. Ruddle, Yale University
Dr. Martin C. Rochsteiner, University of Utah
Dr. Hidesaburo Hanafusa, Rockefeller University

2) Immunology Area: Biology, Genetics & Preclinical Immunotherapy
(a) Meeting: Title; Analysis of the mechanisms for induction of tumor-specific immunity and experimental approach for tumor-immunoprophylaxis and therapy.
Dates; October 20-22, 1980
Place; Osaka, Japan
Organizer; U.S.-Dr. Richard Hodes
Japan-Dr. Toshiyuki Hamaoka
(b) Scientist exchange: Dr. Yoshibumi Ishii, Sapporo Medical College
Thema; Immunological characterization of human tumor-associated antigens as defined by monoclonal antibodies.
Period; September 1-30, 1980
Hosts: Dr. Ralph A. Reisfeld, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation
Dr. E. A. Boyse, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Dr. Kyoichi Kano, State University of New York at Buffalo
Thema; Studies on heterophile (Paul-Bunnell) antigen-anti-body in Japanese patients with various malignancies.
Period; Six months from mid-December, 1980
Hosts; Dr. Yoshihiko Horiuchi, University of Tokyo
Dr. Haruo Sugano, Cancer Institute
(c) Exchange of reagents: Dr. Ichiro Azuma, Hokkaido University Research Institute for Immunology Synthetic muramyldipeptide analogs and derivatives

3) Diagnosis Area: Development of New Techniques
(a) Meeting: Title; Carcinoembryonic Proteins-Cellular and Molecular Biology and Application for Early Diagnosis of Cancer
Dates; December 4-5, 1980
Place; San Diego, USA
Organizer; U.S.-Dr. William H. Fishman, La Jolla Cancer Institute
Japan-Dr. Hidematsu Hirai, Hokkaido University Medical School
(b) Scientist exchange: Dr. Nobuko Ishii, Nagasaki University Medical School
Thema; Radioimmunodetection of hepatocellular carcinoma by antibody to AFP using subtraction method
Period; One month in summer, 1980
Host; Dr. David M. Goldenberg, University of Kentucky College of Medicine