SEMINAR AGENDA AND PARTICIPANTS

1) Seminar on “Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer”
Honolulu, Hawaii, March 3-6, 1980

AGENDA

March 3
9:00-9:30
Dr. Sugimura
New Direction of U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research
Introductory Remarks:
Dr. Piette
Dr. Weisburger

I. Epidemiology (Dr. Sugimura, Chm.)
9:30-9:35 Opening Remarks Dr. Sugimura
9:35-10:05 Current status of the epidemiology of stomach and colon cancer with special reference to life style risk factors. Dr. Hirayama
10:05-10:35 Metabolic epidemiology of stomach and colon cancer. Dr. Weisburger
10:35-11:00 (Coffee and General Discussion)
11:00-11:30 The United States large bowel cancerproject Summary report of the current status 1979 Dr. Copeland
11:30-12:00 From descriptive to analytic epidemiology of stomach and colon cancer. Dr. Tominaga
12:30-2:00 (Lunch)

II. Pathology, Pathogenesis, Precancerous Lesions (Dr. Wattenberg, Chm.)
2:00-2:05 Opening Remarks Dr. Wattenberg
2:05-2:35 Histogenesis of human gastric carcinoma: Significance of adenoma and chronic gastritis as precancerous lesions. Dr. Hirota
2:35-3:05 Gastric cancer in Hawaii Japanese Dr. Stemmermann
3:05-4:00 (Coffee and General Discussion)
4:00-4:30 Pathology of gastric cancer precursor lesions Dr Correa
4:30-5:00 Comparative pathology of precancerous and cancerous lesions of colon. Dr. Muto
5:00-5:30 lrreversible change in pepsinogen isozyme found during early stage of gastrocarcinogenesis by MNNG. Dr. Furihata


March 4
III. Experimental Models (Dr. Hirayama, Chm.)
9:00-9:05 Opening Remarks Dr. Hirayama
9:05-9:35 Degraded careageenan colorectal carcinogenesis in rats. Dr. Takayama
9:35-10:05 The role of fat and fiber as studied in experimental models for colon cancer. Dr. Weisburger
10:05-11:00 (Coffee and General Discussion)
11:00-11:30 Experimental model: Past and future Dr. Sugimura
11:30-12:00 General Discussion
12:00-2:00 (Lunch)

IV. Genetic Background (Dr. Stemmermann, Chm.)
2:00-2:05 Opening Remarks Dr. Stemmermann
2:05-2:35 Spontaneous development of forestomach papilloma and prepyloric ulcer in genetically mast cell depleted W/Wv and S1/S1d mice Dr. Kitamura
2:35-3:05 Genetics as a determinant in colon cancer Dr. Murata
3:05-4:00 (Coffee and General Discussion)
4:00-4:30 Genetic diseases as an aid to pathogenesis studies Dr. McKeen
4:30-5:00 Familial polyposis: New data Dr. Lipkin
5:00-5:30 General Discussion


March 5
V. High Risk Human Population (Dr. Takayama, Chm.)
9:00-9:05 Opening Remarks Dr. Takayama
9:05 9:35 Memorial Hospital registry of population groups at high risk for cancer of the large intestine Dr. Lipkin
9:35-10:05 Intestinal metaplasia and its implications in human gastric cancer
Dr. Matsukura
10:05-11:00 (Coffee and General Discussion)

VI. Possible Carcinogens, Promoters, and Inhibitors (Dr. Correa, Chm.)
(Brief remarks and discussion)
11:00-11:05 Opening Remarks Dr. Correa
A. Discussion on agents for colon cancer
11:05-12:00 Mutagens and nitrosamines in human feces Dr. Bruce
Organization and in vivo production of a human fecal mutagen Dr. Wilkins
Fecal mutagens in Japanese living at high risk and at low risk Dr. Mower
Possible carcinogen in pyrolysis product Dr. Takayama
12:00-2:00 (Lunch)
2:00-3:15 Mutagens and possible carcinogens in fried foods Dr. Weisburger
The variable nature of the etiological factors in cancer of the intestinal tract Dr. Nigro
Our recent findings of mutagens in promoters in relation to experimental colon carcinogenesis Dr. Furihata
Inhibitors of large bowel carcinogenesis Dr. Wattenberg
3:15-4:00 (Coffee and General Discussion)
B. Discussion on agents for gastric cancer
4:00 – 5:15 Gastric cancer mortality and dietary mutagenicity Dr. Kamiyama
Gastric cancer Dr. Tannenbaum
Formation of methylnitrosourea in the rat stomach, and nitrosation-denitrosation of foodstuffs to produce alkylureas Dr. Mirvish
Nitrosation of fish: A source of gastric carcinogens Dr. Weisburger
Enhancing effects of sodium chloride on gastric carcinogenesis Dr. Takahashi
Do environmental chemicals exist in 3 dimensional spaces with axes of mutagenic, promotive and carcinogenic potentials: Possible new naturally occurring promoters Dr. Sugimura
5:15-5:30 (General Discussion)


March 6
VII. Intervention Study (Dr. Copeland, Chm.)
9:00-9:05 Opening Remarks Dr. Copeland
9:05 9:35 An intervention study of the effect of ascorbate and alpha-tocopherol on recurrent polyps Dr. Bruce
9:35-10:05 Animal model of chemotherapy and chemoprevention of colonic tumors Dr. Narisawa
10:05-10:30 (Coffee and General Discussion)
10:30-11:00 Report on a double-blind, randomized intervention trial of gastric cancer precursor lesions Dr. Correa
11:00-11:30 Evaluation of intervention trials in stomach cancer Dr. Oshima
11:30-12:00 (General Discussion)
Closing Remarks: Dr. Bruce Dr. Hirayama


PARTICIPANTS

United States

Dr. W. Robert Bruce
The Ontario Cancer Institute
The Princess Margaret Hospital
500 Sherbourne Street
Toronto, Canada M4X 1K9

Dr. Murray Copeland
University of Texas System Cancer Center
M.D. Anderson Hospital & Tumor Institute
Houston, Texas 77025

Dr. Pelayo Correa
Department of Pathology
Louisiana State University Medical Center
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

Dr. Martin Lipkin
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, New York 10021

Dr. Elisabeth A. McKeen
C FSS
Landow Building Room A521
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, Maryland 20205

Dr. Sidney S. Mirvish
Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer
University of Nebraska College of Medicine
42nd & Dewey Avenue
Omaha, Nebraska 68105

Dr. Howard F. Mower
Cancer Center of Hawaii
1236 Lauhala Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Dr. Norman D. Nigro
Wayne State University School of Medicine
540 West Canfield Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48201

Dr. Lawrence H. Piette
Cancer Center of Hawaii
1236 Lauhala Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Dr. Grant N. Stemmerman
Kaukini Hospital
347 N. Kaukini Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817

Dr. Steven R. Tannenbaum
Department of Nutrition & Food Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

Dr. Lee W. Wattenberg
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
198 Jackson Hall
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

Dr. John H. Weisburger
Naylor Dana Institute for Disease Prevention
American Health Foundation
Dana Road
Valhalla, New York 10595

Dr. Tracy D. Wilkins
Anaerobe Laboratory
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061

Japan

Dr. Chie Furihata
Tokyo University Institute of Medical Sciences
Tokyo, Japan

Dr. Takeshi Hirayama
National Cancer Center Research Institute
Tsukiji 5-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Japan

Dr. Teruyuki Hirota
National Cancer Center Research Institute
5-1-1, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Japan

Dr. S. Kamiyama
Akita University
Akita, Japan

Dr. Yukihiko Kitamura
Osaka University
Osaka, Japan

Dr. Norio Matsukura
National Cancer Center Research Institute
Tokyo, Japan

Dr. Motoi Murata
Institute of Radiation Medicine
Chiba, Japan

Dr. T. Muto
Department of Surgery
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan

Dr. Tomio Narisawa
Akita University School of Medicine
1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010, Japan

Dr. Akira Oshima
Adult Disease Center
Osaka, Japan

Dr. Michihito Takahashi
National Hygiene Laboratory
Tokyo 158, Japan

Dr. Shozo Takayama
Cancer Institute
Kami-Ikebukuro, 1-chome, Toshima-ku
Tokyo 170, Japan

Dr. Suketami Tominaga
Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute
Nagoya, Japan

Dr. Takashi Sugimura
National Cancer Center Research Institute
Tsukiji 5-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Japan



2) Seminar on “Molecular Mechanism of DNA Synthesis in Cancer Cells”
International House, Tokyo, Japan, March 6-8, 1980

AGENDA

Thursday, March 6
11:00-12:00 Registration
(Lunch)
1:30-2:00 Official Opening Dr. Susumu Nishimura
Dr. Katsuro Koike

Mechanism of Initiation of DNA Synthesis Chairperson: Dr. D. Korn
2:00-2:40 Studies on the In Vitro Replication of Adenoviral DNA Dr. Jerard Hurwitz
2:40-2:50 Discussion
2:50-3:20 (Coffee Break)
3:20-3:50 Mapping of Initiation Sites of DNA Replication on Prokaryotic Genomes Dr. Tsuneko Okazaki
3:50-4:00 Discussion
4:00-4:30 Replication of Mitochondrial DNA: Nucleotide Sequence of the Origin and DNA-dependent ATPase Dr. Katsuro Koike
4:30-4:40 Discussion


Friday, March 7
DNA Polmerases and Their Reaction Mechanisms Chairpersons: Dr. J. Hurwitz Dr. K. Koike
10:00-10:40 Mechanisms of Catalysis of Human DNA Polymerases!!!and!!! Dr. David Korn
10:40-10:50 Discussion
10:50-11:20 (Coffee Break)
11:20-11:50 DNA Polymerase!!!from Calf Thymus: Catalytic Properties and a Possible Cooperation with Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase Dr. Shonen Yoshida
11:50-12:00 Discussion
(Lunch)
11:30-2:10 A Possible Role for DNA Polymerase!!! Dr. Arthur Weissbach
2:10-2:20 Discussion
2:20-2:50 Dr. Akio Matsukage Difference in DNA Chain Elongation Mechanism of DNA Polymerases!!!,!!and!!!
2:50-3:00 Discussion
3:00-3:30 (Coffee Break)
3:30-4:00 The Design, Synthesis and Inhibitory Effects of 2’-Deoxyribonucleosides 5’-triphosphate analogues on Eukaryotic DNA-dependent DNA Polymerases Dr. Mineo Saneyoshi
4:00-4:10 Discussion
6:00-8:00 Reception


Saturday, March 8
DNA Repair and Enzymes Chairpersons: Dr. A. Weissbach Dr. M. Sekiguchi
10:00-10:40 Enzymology of DNA Repair Dr. Lawrence Grossman
10:40-10:50 Discussion
10:50-11:20 (Coffee Break)
11:20-11:50 Mechanism of DNA Repair as Revealed by Artificial Introduction of Enzymes into Viable Cells Dr. Mutsuo Sekiguchi
11:50-12:00 Discussion
(Lunch)
1:30-2:10 Presence of Uracil in DNA of Cells Treated with Inhibitors of Thymidylate Synthetase Dr. Mehren Goulian
2:10-2:20 Discussion
2:20-2:50 Mouse FM3A Cell Mutants Resistant to Aphidicolin, an Inhibitor of DNA Polymerase!!! Dr. Takeshi Seno
2:50-3:00 Discussion
3:00-3:30 (Coffee Break)
3:30-4:10 The Structural and Functional Modification of DNA by Benzo(a)pyrene diol-epoxide I Dr. Tsuyoshi Kakefuda
4:10-4:20 Discussion
4:20-4:50 Involvement of DNA Polymerase!!!, in DNA Replication and Repair in HeLa Cells Dr. Fumio Hanaoka
4:50-5:00 Discussion
5:00-5:30 Subcellular Action of Neocarzinostatin: Intracellular Incorporation, DNA Breakdown and Cytotoxicity Dr. Hiroshi Maeda
5:30-5:40 Discussion
5:40-6:00 Closing Remarks Dr. David Korn


PARTICIPANTS

United States

Dr. Mehren Goulian
Department of Medicine
University of California
San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093

Dr. Lawrence Grossman
Department of Biochemistry
Johns Hopkins University
School of Hygine and Public Health
Baltimore, MD

Dr. Jerard Hurwitz
Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York, NY 10461

Dr. Tsuyoshi Kakefuda
Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20205

Dr. David Korn
Department of Pathology
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA 94305

Dr. Arthur Weissbach
Roche Institute of Molecular Biology
Nutley, NJ 07110

(Observer)

Joh-ei Ikeda
Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York, NY 10461


Japan

Dr. Fumio Hanaoka
Physiological Chemistry
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Tokyo
Hongo, Tokyo 113

Dr. Katsuro Koike
Department of Biochemistry Cancer Institute (JFCR)
Kami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku
Tokyo 170

Dr. Hiroshi Maeda
Department of Microbiology
Kumamoto University School of Medicine
Kumamoto 860

Dr. Akio Matsukage
Laboratory of Biochemistry
Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute
Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464

Dr. Susumu Nishimura
Biology Division
National Cancer Center Research Institute
Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104

Dr. Tsuneko Okazaki
Institute of Molecular Biology
Faculty of Science, Nagoya University
Nagoya 464

Dr. Mineo Saneyoshi
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Hokkaido University
Kita-ku, Sapporo 060

Dr. Mutsuo Sekiguchi
Department of Biology
Faculty of Science, Kyushu University
Fukuoka 812

Dr. Takeshi Seno
Saitama Cancer Center Research Institute
Ina-machi, Saitama 362

Dr. Shonen Yoshida
Department of Biochemistry
Institute for Developmental Research
Aichi Prefecture Colony
Kasugai, Aichi 480-03

(Observers)

Dr. Dai Ayuzawa
Saitama Cancer Center Research Institute
Ina-machi, Saitama 362

Dr. Osamu Koiwai
Department of Biochemistry
Institute for Developmental Research
Aichi Prefecture Colony
Kasugai, Aichi 480-03

Dr. Chikao Nakayama
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Hokkaido University
Kita-ku, Sapporo 060

Dr. To-ru Ogawa
Institute of Molecular Biology
Faculty of Science, Nagoya University
Nagoya 464

Dr. Tetsuo Ono
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Medical Sciences
Moto-Komagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113

Dr. Shigeaki Sato
Biochemistry Division
National Cancer Center Research Institute
Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104

Dr. Taijo Takahashi
Laboratory of Biochemistry
Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute
Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464

Dr. Masa-atsu Yamada
Physiological Chemistry
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Tokyo
Hongo, Tokyo 113

Dr. Michiyuki Yamada
Biochemistry Division
National Cancer Center Research Institute
Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104