AGENDA

SYMPOSIUM ON RECENT TOPICS IN CANCER RESEARCH
Osaka, Japan, June 12 and 13, 1980

Organizers: Dr. Robert W. Miller
Dr. Haruo Sugano
Dr. Yuichi Yamamura
Dr. Takashi Sugimura
Dr. Yoshio Sakurai


Thursday, June 12
OPENING SESSION
9:00- 9:05am Welcoming Address Dr. Yuichi Yamamura
9:05- 9:10 Remarks Dr. Robert W. Miller

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE U. S. - JAPAN COOPERATIVE CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM
Chairperson: Dr. Yuichi Yamamura
9:10- 9:20 The First Five Years Dr. Robert
R. Omata
9:20- 9:30 The Second Five Years Mr. Kichimasa Soda

ETIOLOGY PROGRAM AREA
Chairperson (Session 1): Dr. Takashi Sugimura
9:30- 10:00 Multiple Factors and Interactions in Carcinogenesis Dr. I. Bernard Weinstein
10:00- 10:15 Discussion

Chairperson (Session 2): Dr. I. Bernard Weinstein
10:15- 10:35 Naturally Occurring Initiators and Tumor Promoters Dr. Takashi Sugimura
10:35- 10:45am Discussion
10:45- 11:05 COFFEE

Chairperson (Session 3): Dr. H. Shimojo
11:05-11:35 The Dual Products of the Polyoma Virus HR-T Gene Dr. Thomas L. Benjamin
11:35-11:50 Discussion

Chairperson (Session 4): Dr. Thomas L. Benjamin
11:50-12:10 pm The Transforming Genes of Adenovirus Type 12 and Their Functions Dr. Hiroto Shimojo
12:10- 12:20 Discussion
12:20- 1:30 LUNCH

Chairperson (Session 5): Dr. Thomas L. Benjamin
1:30- 1:50 RNA Tumor Viruses Dr. Kumao Toyoshima
1:50-2:00 Discussion

BIOLOGY AND DIAGNOSIS PROGRAM AREA
Chairperson (Session 1): Dr. Yoji Ikawa
2:00- 2:20 Transfer RNA in Tumor Cells Dr. Susumu Nishimura
2:20-2:30 Discussion

Chairperson (Session 2): Dr. Toshiyuki Hamaoka
2:30- 3:00 Natural-killer Cells and Possible In Vivo Role in Resistance to Tumors Dr. Ronald Herberman
3:00-3:15 Discussion
3:15- 3:35 COFFEE

Chairperson (Sessions 3 and 4): Dr. Ronald Herberman
3:35- 3:55 Augmentation of Tumor-specific Immunity by T-T Cell Interactions and Its Potential Application to Future Tumor-specific Immunotherapy Dr. Toshiyuki Hamaoka
3:55-4:05 Discussion
4:05- 4:25 New Synthetic Immunopotentiating Agents and Their Antitumor Activities Dr. Yuichi Yamamura
Dr. Ichiro Azuma
4:25-4:35 Discussion


Chairperson (Session 5): Dr. Yuichi Yamamura
4:35- 5:05 Current Developments in Chromosomes and Cancer Dr. Warren W. Nichols
5:05-5:20 Discussion
5:20 Adjourn
6:30-8:30pm RECEPTION


Friday, June 13
CANCER TREATMENT PROGRAM AREA
Chairperson (Session 1): Dr. Yoshio Sakurai
9:00- 9:30am Current Concepts of Combined Modality Therapy Dr. Stephen K. Carter
9:30-9:45 Discussion

Chairperson (Session 2): Dr. Toyozo Terashima
9:45-10:15 New Developments in Radiation Oncology (i.e., radio-sensitizing drugs, hyperthemia, high LET therapy) Dr. Glenn E. Sheline
10:15- 10:30 Discussion
10:30- 10:50 COFFEE

Chairperson(Session 3): Dr. Glenn E. Sheline
10:50- 11:10 Radiation-chemo therapeutics Combination In Vitro Dr. Toyozo Terashima
11:10- 11:20 Discussion

Chairperson (Session 4): Dr. Makoto Ogawa
11:20- 11:50 New Drugs in Clinical Trial Dr. Richard S. Ungerleider
11:50- 12:05pm Discussion
12:05- 1:10 LUNCH

Chairperson (Session 5): Dr. Stephen K. Carter
1:10- 1:30 The U.S.-Japan Cooperative Trial in Patients with Disseminated Gastric Cancer Employing a Common Protocol Dr. Yoshio Sakurai
Dr. Makoto Ogawa
1:30-1:40 Discussion

INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM AREA
Chairperson (Sessions 1 and 2): Dr. Robert W. Miller
1:40- 2:00 Comparison of Breast Cancer in Japan and the United States Dr. Haruo Sugano
2:00-2:10 Discussion
2:10- 2:30 Hormone Receptors and Breast Cancer Dr. Keishi Matsumoto
2:30-2:40 Discussion
2:40- 3:00 COFFEE

Chairperson (Sessions 3 and 4): Dr. Haruo Sugano
3:00- 3:20 Familial Polyposis of the Colon Dr. Joji Utsunomiya
3:20-3:30 Discussion
3:30-4:00 Recent Developments in the Clinical Etiology of Cancer Dr. Robert W. Miller
4:00-4:15 Discussion
4:15- 4:20 CLOSING REMARKS Dr. Robert W. Miller
Dr. Haruo Sugano


PARTICIPANTS

JAPAN


Dr. Ichiro Azuma
Professor, Institute of Immunological Science
Hokkaido University
Kita-ku, Sapporo 060

Dr. Toshiyuki Hamaoka
Professor
Institute for Cancer Research
Osaka University School of Medicine
Fukushima-ku, Osaka 553

Dr. Yoji Ikawa
Member and Chief
Department of Viral Oncology
Cancer Institute
Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170

Dr. Keishi Matsumoto
Professor, Department of Pathology
Osaka University School of Medicine
Kita-ku, Osaka 530

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

Dr. Makoto Ogawa
Chief, Division of Clinical
Chemotherapy
Cancer Chemotherapy Center
Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170

Dr. Yoshio Sakurai
Director, Cancer Chemotherapy Center
Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170

Dr. Hiroto Shimojo
Professor
The Institute of Medical Science
The University of Tokyo
Minato-ku, Tokyo 108

Mr. Kichimasa Soda
Head, Programme Department
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102

Dr. Haruo Sugano
Director, Cancer Institute
Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170

Dr. Takashi Sugimura
Director, National Cancer Center Research Institute
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104

Dr. Toyozo Terashima
Deputy Director
National Institute of Radiological Science
Anagawa, Chiba 280

Dr. Kumao Toyoshima
Professor
The Institute of Medical Science
The University of Tokyo
Minato-ku, Tokyo 108

Dr. Joji Utsunomiya
Lecturer, Department of Surgery
Tokyo Medical and Dental University School of Medicine
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113

Dr. Yuichi Yamamura
President
Osaka University
Kita-ku, Osaka 530


UNITED STATES

Dr. Thomas L. Benjamin
Professor, Department of Pathology
Harvard University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts 02115

Dr. Stephen K. Carter
Director
Northern California Cancer Program
1801 Page Mill Road
Building B, Suite 200
Palo Alto, California 94304

Dr. Ronald Herberman
Chief
Laboratory of Imnunodiagnosis
National Cancer Institute
Building 10, Room 8B02
Bethesda, Maryland 20205

Dr. Robert W. Miller
Chief, Clinical Epidemiology Branch
Division of Cancer Cause and Prevention
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, Maryland 20205

Dr. Warren W. Nichols
Institute for Medical Research
Copewood Street
Camden, New Jersey 08103

Dr. Robert R. Omata
Executive Secretary
U.S.-Japan Cooperative Cancer Research Program
Office of International Affairs
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, Maryland 20205

Dr. Glenn E. Sheline
Professor and Vice-Chairman
Division of Radiation Oncology
330 Moffitt
University of California Medical Center
San Francisco, California 94143

Dr. Richard S. Ungerleider
Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program
Division of Cancer Treatment
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, Maryland 20205

Dr. I. Bernard Weinstein
Professor
Institute for Cancer Research
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
630 West 168th Street
New York City. New York 10032