ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
This report summarizes activities of the US-Japan Cooperative Cancer Research Program for the Japanese Fiscal Year 1991, the period between April 1, 1991, and March 31, 1992.
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 third meeting of the fourth five-year period of its operation (April 1990 to March 1995) was held on June 22-23, 1992, in the Silverado, Napa Valley, California.
| 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 |
| 15th | June 22-23, 1 992 | Napa, California |
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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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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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1
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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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1
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12
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1
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2
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| (1) Involvement of Growth Regulatory Genes in Cancer Maui, Hawaii, February 15-17, 1992 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Stuart Aaronson Dr. Masaaki Terada |
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| Participants: | US - 7 Japan – 8 |
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| (2) Genomic Instability in Carcinogenesis and Tumor Progression Kauai, Hawaii, February 15-17, 1992 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Curtis Harris Dr. Setsuo Hirohashi |
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| Participants: | US - 7 Japan - 7 |
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| (3) Transgenic Animals for Cancer Research Oiso, February 23-26, 1992 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. George Vande Woude Dr. Motoya Katsuki |
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| Participants: | US - 5 Japan - 11 |
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| (4) Seminar on Cancer Prevention Maui, Hawaii, March 9-10, 1992 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Richard Adamson Dr. Suketami Tominega |
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| Participants: | US-7 Japan- 7 |
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| (1) Dr. Masae Tatematsu Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute |
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| Dates: | October 24 - November 6, 1991 | |
| Host Scientist: | Dr. Lawrence Werther, Mt. Sinai Medical Center Dr. Michael Samloff, Veterans Administration Medical Center Dr. Teresa Pretlow, Case Western Reserve University |
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| (2) Dr. Hiroyasu Esumi National Cancer Center Research Institute |
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| Dates: | March 12-22, 1992 | |
| Host Scientist: | Dr. Richard Adamson, National Cancer Institute Dr. Ken Olden, National Institute of Environmental Health Dr. Tim Bowden, University of Arizona Dr. Sarawachi Sukumar, Salk Institute Dr. Lawrence Loeb, University of Washington |
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| (3) Dr. Tadatsugu Taniguchi Osaka University |
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| Dates: | January 16-30, 1992 | |
| Host Scientist: | Dr. Roger M. Perlmutter, University of Washington | |
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To
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| 1. MeIQx 3g | Dr. R. Adamson | Dr. S. Takayama |
| 2. 4,8-DiMeIQx 2g | Dr. S. Takayama | Dr. R. Adamson |
| 3. Benzo(a)pyrene derivative | Dr. R. Adamson | Dr. S. Takayama |
| (1) Receptor-mediated Modulation of Lymphocyte Growth and Activation San Diego, January 13-15, 1992 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Richard Hodes Dr. Hiromi Fujiwara |
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| Participants: | US - 12 Japan - 8 |
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| (2) Programmed Cell Death in Cancer & T Cell Repertoire Selection Fukuoka, Japan, February 18-19, 1992 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Stanley Korsmeyer Dr. Takehiko Sasazuki |
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| Participants: | US - 5 Japan - 10 |
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| (3) Mucin Structure and Other Cancer Associated Carbohydrate Antigens Hawaii, February 2l-26, 1992 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Young S. Kim Dr. Ikuo Yamahsina |
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| Participants: | US - 10 Japan - 14 Canada - 1 |
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| (1) Dr. Nobumoto Watanabe Tsukuba Life Science Center |
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| Dates: | June 22 - July 23, 1991 | |
| Host Scientist: | r. George Vande Woude, NCI-FrederickCancer Research and Development Center | |
| (2) Dr. Takashi Saito Chiba University Medical School |
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| Dates: | September 25 - October 12, 1991 | |
| Host Scientist: | Dr. Ronald Germain, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases | |
| (3) Dr. Jun-ichi Miyazaki Kumamoto University Medical School |
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| Dates: | December 2 -15, 1991 | |
| Host Scientist: | Dr. Keiko Ozato, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development | |
| (1) Current Progress in Radiation Oncology Ann Arbor, November 21-23, 1991 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Theodore Phillips Dr. Mitsuyuki Abe |
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| Participants: | US - 20 Japan - 12 |
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| (2) New Agents and Differentiating Agents Hawaii, February 1992 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Michael Friedman Dr. Funimaro Takaku and Dr. Makoto Ogawa |
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| Participants: | US - 6 Japan - 7 |
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| (3) High Dose Chemotherapy and Hematopoietic Growth Factors Tokyo, March 13 - 14, 1992 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Michael Friedman Dr. Makoto Ogawa |
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| Participants: | US - 4 Japan - 17 |
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| (1) Dr. Hamo Seto Institute of Applied Microbiology, University of Tokyo |
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| Dates: | November 11 - 28, 1991 | |
| Host Scientist: | Dr. B.I. Sikic, Stanford University Dr. M. Raber, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Dr. L. Chen, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Dr. M. Tanabe, SRI International Dr. V. Narayanan, National Cancer Institute |
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| (2) Dr. Yasuo Morishima Nagoya University |
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| Dates: | October 4 - 23, 1991 | |
| Host Scientist: | Dr. B. Dupont Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Dr. John A. Hansen, University of Washington Dr. P. McGlave, Minnesota University |
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| (3) Dr. Takao Yamori Cancer Chemotherapy Center |
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| Dates: | October 5 - 25, 1991 | |
| Host Scientist: | Dr. Robert Shoemaker, National Cancer Institute | |
| (1) The US-Japan Difference in Cancer Experience Hawaii, March 12 - 13, 1992 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Robert Miller Dr. Hamo Sugano |
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| Participants: | US - 9 Japan - 9 |
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| (2) Genetic Analysis of Hepatocarcinogenesis Hawaii, February 8 - 9, 1992 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Henry Pitot Dr. Tomoyuki Kitagawa |
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| Participants: | US - 6 Japan - 7 |
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| (1) Dr. Takuro Nakamura Department of Pathology, University of Tokyo Medical School |
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| Dates: | November 11 - December 11, 1991 | |
| Hosts: | Dr. Francis Collins, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Dr. Neal Copeland, Basic Research Program, FCRDC |
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(2) Dr. Hideaki Toyoshima Niigata University School of Medicine |
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| Dates: | September 8 - October 8, 1991 | |
| Hosts: | Dr. Mark Skolnick, University of Utah Dr. Robert Haile, University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Joseph Fraumeni, National Cancer Institute Dr. David Thomas, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
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| (3) Dr. Katsuro Koike Cancer Institute |
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| Dates: | June 15-22, 1991 | |
| Hosts: | Dr. Stuart Aaronson, National Cancer Institute Dr. George Vande Woude, Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center |
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