ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
This report summarizes activities of the US-Japan Cooperative Cancer Research Program for the Japanese Fiscal Year 1990, the period between April 1, 1990, and March 31, 1991.
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 second meeting of the fourth five-year period of its operation (April 1990 to March 1995) was held on July 1-2, 1991, in the Miyako Hotel, Okinawa, Japan.
| 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 |
| 12th | June 23-24, 1989 | Kashiko-jima, Japan |
| 13th | June 28-29, 1990 | San Diego, California |
| 14th | July 1-2, 1991 | Naha, Okinawa, Japan |
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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 |
3
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0
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3
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1
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2
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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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2
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0
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0
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| Total |
11
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0
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11
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1
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2
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| (1) Manifestation of Prostatic Carcinoma San Francisco, February 18-20, 1991 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. David Longfellow Dr. Nobuyuki Ito |
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| Participants: | US - 8 Japan - 6 |
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| (2) Hepatitis C Virus, a Causative Infectious Agent of Non A. Non B Hepatitis: Prevalence and Its Structure Kauai, Hawaii, March 11-12, 1991 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Edward Tabor Dr. Ken-ichi Kobayashi |
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| Participants: | US - 8 Japan - 9 |
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| (3) Scientific Basis for Cancer Risk Assessment of Environmental Chemicals Kauai, Hawaii, March 14-15, 1991 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. E.L. Anderson Dr. Richard Adamson Dr. Yuzo Hayashi |
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| Participants: | US-7 Japan- 7 |
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| (1) Dr. Hiroshi Handa, University of Tokyo |
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| Dates: | August 27 - September 14, 1990 | |
| Host Scientist: | Dr. J. Menley, Columbia University Dr. P.A. Sharp, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. M.R. Green, Harvard University Dr. A.J. Berk, University of California Los Angeles |
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| (2) Dr. Hiroyuki Tsuda, Fujita-Gakuen Health University |
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| Dates: | October 16-28, 1990 |
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| Host Scientist: | Dr. J.E. Klaunig, Medical College of Ohio Dr. Curtis Harris, National Cancer Institute Dr. G.K. Michalopoulos, Duke University Medical Center |
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| (3) Dr. Masao Yamada, National Children's Medical Research Center | ||
| Dates: | December 1-14, 1990 |
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| Host Scientist: | Drs. T. Grodzicker, E. Harlow and W. Herr Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Dr. F.W. Alt, Columbia University Dr. J. Silver, North Shore University Hospital Dr. T.A Look, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital |
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| (1) Signal Transduction and Gene Regulation in Cancer Bethesda, Maryland, October 10-12, 1990 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Ira Pastan and Dr. Glenn Merlino Dr. Yoji Ikawa |
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| Participants: | US - 9 Japan - 7 |
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| (2) Lymphocyte Adhesion and Its Related Signal Transduction Osaka, Japan, November 8-10, 1990 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Richard Hodes Dr. Hiromi Fujiwara |
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| Participants: | US - 6 Japan - 11 |
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| (3) Molecular Mechanisms in Oncogenesis and Tumor Progression Kauai, Hawaii, January 17-18, 1991 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Stanley Korsmeyer Dr. Takehiko Sasazuki |
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| Participants: | US - 8 Japan - 6 |
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| (1) Dr. Hiroshi Hamada, University of Tokyo | ||
| Dates: | March 25 - April 4, 1991 | |
| Host Scientist: | Dr. Rudolf Jaenish, White Head Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| (2) Dr. Hideo Yamagishi, Kyoto University | ||
| Dates: | September 29 - October 21, 1990 | |
| Host Scientist: | Dr. Michael Brenner, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | |
| (3) Dr. Yasunobu Yoshikai, Kyushu University | ||
| Dates: | October 16-22, 1990 | |
| Host Scientist: | Dr. J.A. Bluestone, University of Chicago | |
| (1) Lung Cancer - Current Treatment Strategy Okayama, Japan, November 12-13, 1990 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Mark Green Dr. Ikuro Kimura |
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| Participants: | US - 6 Japan - 17 |
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| (2) New Drugs and Antimetastatic Drugs Hilo, Hawaii, February 9-10, 1991 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. John Glick Dr. Takashi Tsuruo |
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| Participants: | US - 5 Japan - 7 |
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| (3) The Role of Growth Factors in Cancer Treatment Napa Valley, California, March 18-19, 1991 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. David Parkinson Dr. Makoto Ogawa |
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| Participants: | US - 6 Japan – 7 |
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| (1) Dr. Takao Yamori, Cancer Chemotherapy Center | ||
| Dates: | October 15 - November 2, 1990 | |
| Host Scientist: | Dr. Robert Shoemaker, National Cancer Institute Dr. G.L. Nicolson, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Dr. B. Vogelstein, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
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| (2) Dr. Kazuo Umezawa, Keio University | ||
| Dates: | September 15 - October 3, 1990 | |
| Host Scientist: | Dr. T. Hunter, Salk Institute Dr. I.H. Krakoff, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Dr. H. Hanaftisa, Rockfellow University |
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| (3) Dr. Michihiko Kuwano, Medical College of Oita | ||
| Dates: | December 1-20, 1990 | |
| Host Scientist: | Dr. Kenneth Cowan, National Cancer Institute Dr. M. Beck, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Dr. D. Schlessinger, Washington University, St. Louis |
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| (1) Transplacental and Transgeneration Carcinogenesis Volcano House, Hawaii, November 13-14, 1990 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Jerry Rice Dr. Taisei Nomura |
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| Participants: | US - 9 Japan - 9 |
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| (2) Pathophysiology of Renal Cancer Honolulu, Hawaii, February 18-19, 1991 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Frederick Li Dr. Yusuke Nakamura |
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| Participants: | US – 8 Japan – 9 |
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| (1) Dr. Atsuhiko Sakamoto, University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine | ||
| Dates: | October 4 - November 2, 1990 | |
| Hosts: | Dr. Joan Rosai, Yale University Medical School Dr. Austin Vickery, Jr., Harvard Medical School Dr. George Wied, University of Chicago |
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(2) Dr. Ryuichiro Sasaki, Nagoya University School of Medicine |
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| Dates: | November 5-25, 1990 | |
| Hosts: | Dr. Robert Miller, National Cancer Institute Dr. Walter Willet, Harvard University School of Medicine Dr. Brian Henderson, Southern California School of Medicine |
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From
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To
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| 1. MeIQx 3g | Dr. S. Takayama | Dr. R.H. Adamson |
| 2. 4-8-DiMeIQx 2g | Dr. S. Takayama | Dr. R.H. Adamson |
| 3. Benzo(a)pyrene Derivative | Dr. R.H. Adamson | Dr. S. Takayama |