ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
This report summarizes activities of the US-Japan Cooperative Cancer Research Program for the Japanese Fiscal Year 1988, the period between April 1, 1988 and March 31, 1989.
The Program consists of the following program areas:
| I. | Etiology |
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| II. | Biology and Diagnosis |
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| III. | Treatment |
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| IV. | Interdisciplinary | |
The US-Japan Bilateral Agreement calls for the exchange of scientists, the exchange of materials, and the organization of seminars and workshops. Detailed discussions of these activities will be reported under specific program areas. The tables compiled in this section represent overall summaries for quick review. They should be self-explanatory. To discuss policy matters and program activities, the Joint Steering Committee of the Program meets once every year. The fifth meeting of the third five-year period of its operation (April 1984 to March 1989) was held on June 23-24, 1988, in Anchorage, Alaska.
| 1st | 24-25 March 1979 | San Francisco, California |
| 2nd | 10-11 June 1980 | Nara, Japan |
| 3rd | 1-2 June 1981 | Annapolis, Maryland |
| 4th | 31 May-1 June 1982 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 5th | 9-10 June 1983 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 6th | 13-14 February 1984 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 7th | 25-26 June 1984 | San Francisco |
| 8th | 27-28 June 1985 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 9th | June 26-27, 1986 | Anchorage, Alaska |
| 10th | June 25-26, 1987 | Kyoto, Japan |
| 11th | June 23-24, 1988 | Anchorage, Alaska |
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Area
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Seminar & Symposia
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Exchange of Scientists
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Exchange of Materials
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from US to Japan
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from Japan to US
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from US to Japan
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from Japan to US
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| Etiology |
4
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0
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4
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2
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0
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| Biol & Diag. |
3
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0
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3
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0
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0
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| Treatment |
3
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0
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3
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0
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0
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| Interdisp. |
2
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0
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3
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0
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0
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| Total |
12
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0
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13
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2
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0
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| (1) Molecular Mechanism of Viral Carcinogenesis Hawaii, January 26-28, 1989 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Peter Howley Dr. Mitsuaki Yoshida |
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| Participants: | U.S. - 6 Japan - 8 |
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| (2) Multiple Primary Cancers Hawaii, February 16-17, 1989 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Curtis C. Harris Dr. Shaw Watanabe |
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| Participants: | U.S. - 8 Japan - 6 |
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| (3) Fundamental and Clinical Aspects of Pancreatic Cancer Hawaii, February 23-24, 1989 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Dante G. Scarpelli Dr. Youichi Konishi |
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| Participants: | U.S. - 7 Japan - 7 |
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| (4) Marine Natural Products and Cancer Hawaii, March 23-25, 1989 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Richard H. Adamsosn Dr. Hirota Fujiki |
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| Participants: | U.S. - 6 Japan - 9 |
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| (1) Dr. Yutaka Hattori, National Cancer Center Research Institute | ||
| Dates: | February 20-March 12, 1989 | |
| Host Scientist(s): | Dr. Stuart A. Aaronson Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda Dr. Igaor B. Robinsosn Center for Genetics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago |
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| (2) Dr. Hiroyasu Esumi, National Cancer Center Research Institute | ||
| Dates: | October 10-29, 1988 | |
| Host Scientist(s): | Dr. Curtis Harris Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda Dr. Bernard Weinstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York Dr. Ruth Sagar Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston |
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| (3) Dr. Kei Fujinaga, Sapporo Medical College, Cancer Research Institute | ||
| Dates: | August 4-23, 1988 | |
| Host Scientist(s): | Dr. Maurice Green St. Louis University Medical Center, Institute for Molecular Virology |
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| (4) Dr. Yasushi Yamazoe, Keio University | ||
| Dates: | October 1-18, 1988 | |
| Host Scientist(s): | Dr. Philip S. Guzelian Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond Dr. Frank J. Gonzalez Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda Dr. Fred F. Kadlubar National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, Arkansas |
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| (1) Cytochrome P-450 and Carcinogenesis Hawaii, January 16-19, 1989 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Harry V. Gelboin Dr. Yoshiaki Fujii |
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| Participants: | U.S. - 10 Japan – 7 |
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| (2) Activation of Anti-tumor Effector Mechanisms by Lymphokines and Biological Response Modifier Hawaii, February 13-15, 1989 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Richard Hodes Dr. Toshiyuki Hamaoka |
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| Participants: | U.S. - 8 Japan - 8 |
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| (3) Oncogenes, Growth Factors, and Receptors Sapporo, Japan, January 30-February 1, 1989 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Stanley J. Korsmeyer Dr. Chuzou Kishimoto |
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| Participants: | U.S. - 6 Japan - 11 |
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| (1) Dr. Takeshi Ognra, Tokushima University School of Medicine | ||
| Dates: | October 4-18, 1988 | |
| Host Scientist(s): | Dr. James T. Kurnick, Harvard Medical School, Boston Dr. Berton Zbar, National Cancer Institute, Frederick Dr. Isaiah J. Fidler and Dr. Kyogo Itoh, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston |
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| (2) Dr. Toshimitsu Uede, Sapporo Medical College | ||
| Dates: | February 2-19, 1989 | |
| Host Scientist(s): | Dr. Steven J. Burakoff, Harvard Medical School, Boston Dr. Alan N. Houghton, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York |
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| (3) Dr. Yujiro Higashi, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research | ||
| Dates: | September 26-0ctober 23, 1988 | |
| Host Scientist(s): | Dr. Harry V. Gelboin, Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis National Cancer Institute, Bethesda | |
| (1) Progress of Treatment of Hematologic Tumors Tokyo. November 11-12, 1988 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Michael A Friedman Dr. Toru Masaoka |
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| Participants: | U.S.- 5 Japan - 9 |
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| (2) New Direction Searching for New Anticancer Drugs Hawaii, February 21-22, 1989 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Michael A. Friedman Dr. Makoto Ogawa |
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| Participants: | U.S. - 5 Japan - 7 |
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| (3) Neo-adjuvant and Adjuvant Chemotherapy Los Angeles, March 30-31, 1989 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Franco Muggia Dr. T. Nakajima |
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| Participants: | U.S. - 14 Japan - 7 |
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| (1) Dr. Kazuo Tamura, Miyazaki Prefectural Hospital | ||
| Dates: | August 20-September 11, 1988 | |
| Host Scientist(s): | Dr. Edward S. Henderson, Rosewell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo Dr. Takao Ohnuma, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York Dr. R. Storb, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle |
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| (2) Dr. Shigetaka Asano, Tokyo University, Institute of Medical Science | ||
| Dates: | December 2-21, 1988 | |
| Host Scientist(s): | Dr. Karl G. Blume, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford Dr. Gary Spitzer, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Dr. Malcolm A. Moore, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York |
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| (3) Dr. Kohji Ezaki, Fujita-Gakuen Health University | ||
| Dates: | March 12-April 1, 1989 | |
| Host Scientist(s): | Dr. Jordan U. Gutterman, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Dr. Evan M. Hersh, Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson |
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| (1) Biostatistics in Cancer Research Hiroshima, Japan, November 11-13, 1988 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. David G. Hoel Dr. Takashi Yanagawa |
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| Participants: | U.S. - 7 Japan - 13 |
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| (2) Workshop on Cancer Registries Chicago, Illinois, March 9-10, 1989 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Robert Miller Dr. Kunio Aoki |
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| Participants: | U.S. - 20 Japan - 8 |
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| (1) Dr. Yukiko Tsunematsu, National Childrens Hospital | ||
| Dates: | January 16-February 19, 1989 | |
| Host Scientist(s): | Dr. Louis C. Strong, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Dr. Anna Meadows, Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia |
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(2) Dr. Kazuyoshi Yanagihara, Hiroshima University |
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| Dates: | July 1-August 9, 1988 | |
| Host Scientist(s): | Dr. Robert H. Bassin, Biochemistry of Oncogenes Section, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda |
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| (3) Dr. Shigeru Tsukui, Tohoku University | ||
| Host Scientist(s): | Dr. Joseph Laner, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville Dr. Tsunenobu Tamura, University of Alabama, Birmingham |
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