ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
This report summarizes activities of the US-Japan Cooperative Cancer Research Program for the Japanese Fiscal Year 1997, the period between April 1, 1 997, and March 31, 1998.
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 organization of seminars and workshops, exchange of scientists for information exchange and materials. 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 fifth five-year period (April 1, 1994 to March 31, 1999) was held on March 11 - 12, 1999, in Tokyo, 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 |
| 15th | June 22-23,1992 | Napa, California |
| 16th | June 18-19, 1993 | Sapporo, Japan |
| 17th | June 23-24, 1994 | Seattle, Washington |
| 18th | June 30-July, 1995 | Osaka, Japan |
| 19th | March 27, 1997 | Bethesda, Maryland |
| 20th | March 11-12, 1999 | Tokyo, 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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To Japan
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To US
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To Japan
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To US
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| Etiology |
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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| Biol & Diag. |
1
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0
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2
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0
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0
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| Treatment |
1
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0
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4
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0
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0
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| Interdisp. |
1
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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 |
6
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0
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11
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0
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0
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| (1) Preneoplastic Lesions / Precancerous Lesions Kauai, Hawaii, February 14-16, 1998 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. David Sidransky Dr. Setsuo Hirohashi |
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| Participants: | US - 8 Japan - 8 |
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| (2) Angiogenesis and Cancer Maui, Hawaii, February 22-24, 1998 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Napoleone Ferrara Dr. Masabumi Shibuya |
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| Participants: | US - 8 Japan - 7 |
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| (3) Cell Cycle Control and Cancer Maui, Hawaii, February 20-21, 1998 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Snorri Thorgeirsson Dr. Hiroto Okayama |
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| Participants: | US - 7 Japan - 8 |
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| (1) Dr. Tomoyuki Shirai Nagoya City University Medical School |
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| Dates: | March 1-8, 1998 | |
| Host: | Dr. Maartin C. Bosland Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine New York University Medical Center |
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| (2) Dr. Motoharu Seiki Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo University |
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| Dates: | July 10-20, 1997 | |
| Host: | Dr. Henning Birkedal-Hansen Dental Research Institute, NIH |
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| (3) Dr. Hiroyuki Tsuda Chemotherapy Division National Cancer Center Research Institute |
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| Dates: | Januaru 21 - February 1, 1998 | |
| Host Scientist: | Dr. Henry Pitot, McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research Dr. Jerrold M. Ward, NCI Veterinary Pathology Dr. Snorri Thorgeirsson, NCI Dr. Glenn T. Merlino NCI |
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| (1) Genetic Diagnosis of Cancer Bethesda, Maryland February 13-15, 1998 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Lance A. Liotta Dr. Takashi Takahashi |
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| Participants: | US - 12 Japan - 7 |
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| (1) Dr. Takashi Tokino Sapporo Medical University Cancer Research Institute |
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| Dates: | October 27 - November 3, 1997 | |
| Host: | Dr. Bert Vogelstein Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins Oncology Center |
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| (2) Dr. Tetsu Akiyama Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Osaka University |
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| Dates: | March 2-8, 1998 | |
| Host: | Dr. Ichiro Maruyama The Scripps Research Institute of Molecular Genetics |
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| (1) New Anticancer Drugs and Antimetastatic Drugs Los Angeles May 20-21, 1998 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Makoto Ogawa Dr. Michaele C. Christian |
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| Participants: | US - 6 Japan - 7 |
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| (1) Noriyuki Sato Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine | ||
| Dates: | February 15-21, 1998 | |
| Host: | Dr. Franco Marincola, NCI Dr. Promod Stivastava, Univ. Connecticut School of Medicine |
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| (2) Chihiro Shimazaki Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine | ||
| Dates: | September 4-21, 1 997 | |
| Host: | Dr. Bayard Clarkson, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Dr. Riehard Champlin, MD Anderson Cancer Center Dr. Karl Blume, Stanford University Medical Center Dr. William Bensinger, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
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| (3) Toshitada Takahashi Aichi Cancer Center, Research Institute | ||
| Dates: | October 15-26, 1997 | |
| Host: | Dr. Lloyd J. Old Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, New York Branch |
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| (4) Hirohiko Tsujii Research Center of Heavy Particle Therapy National Institute of Radiological Sciences |
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| Dates: | November 30 - December 13, 1997 | |
| Host: | Dr. George E. Laramore, University of Washington Medical Center Dr. Michael J. Zelefsky, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Dr. Herman D. Suit, Massachusetts General Hospital |
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| (1) Molecular Carcinogenesis and Molecular Epidemiology of Cancer Hawaii: Hawaii February 14-15, 1998 |
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| Organizers: | Dr. Curtis Harris Dr. Tomoyuki Kitagawa |
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| Participants: | US - 9 Japan - 7 |
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| (1) Gang-Hong Lee Asahikawa Medical College | ||
| Dates: | January 16 - February 1, 1998 | |
| Host: | Dr. Allan Balmain, ONYX Pharrnaceuticals Dr. Norman R. Drinkwater, McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research University of Wisconsin Dr. Takashi Kojima, Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
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| (2) Kei Nakachi Saitama Cancer Center Research Institute | ||
| Dates: | March 24 - April 13, 1998 | |
| Host: | Dr. Waun Ki Hong MD Anderson Cancer Center The University of Texas |
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