| Time | Congress Hall | Parallel 1 | Parallel 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 – 13:00 | IGCA Executive Meeting | ||
| 13:00 – 13:30 | . | . | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 17:00 | IGCA Executive Meeting Continued | ||
| 17:00 – 18:30 | OPENING CEREMONY | . | . |
| 17:00 – 17:05 | Introduction Paul Mansfield (U.S.A.) | ||
| 17:05 – 17:15 | Welcoming comments Peter Pisters (U.S.A.) | . | . |
| 17:15 – 17:45 | Checkpoint blockade in solid tumors | ||
| 17:45 – 18:15 | Space medicine Robert Satcher (U.S.A.) | . | . |
| 18:15 – 18:30 | Q&A | . | . |
| 18:30 – 20:00 | WELCOME RECEPTION |
| Time | Congress Hall | Parallel 1 | Parallel 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 – 8:00 | COFFEE | ||||
| 8:00 – 9:30 | Scientific Session (S/P): Highlights of gastric cancer progress Co-Moderators: Giovanni deManzoni (Italy) & Jorge Gallardo (Chile) | Scientific Session (P/M): Molecular and pathology classifications Moderator: Florian Lordick (Germany) | Workshop (S): Proximal gastrectomy Co-Moderators: Hyoung-Il Kim (Republic of South Korea) & Jelle Ruurda (The Netherlands) | ||
| 8:05 – 8:25 | Overview of what is new in surgery | Pathology classification of gastric cancer: an overview + Q&A Fatima Carneiro (Portugal) | Laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy with double-flap reconstruction Souya Nunobe (Japan) | ||
| 8:25 – 8:45 | Overview of what is new in radiotherapy | Which molecular features are relevant to clinicians? + Q&A Patrick Tan (Singapore) | Robotic proximal gastrectomy and intramediastinal anastomosis Hirofumi Kawakubo (Japan) | ||
| 8:45 – 9:05 | Overview of what is new in medical oncology | Relevance of diffuse-type gastric cancer | PG with double-tract reconstruction; results of KLASS-5 trial Hyung-Ho Kim (Republic of South Korea) | ||
| 9:05 – 9:20 | Oral Presentation from selected Abstracts + Q&A | Does mucinous gastric cancer deserve a special approach? | The CARDIA-trial results – Ivor-Louis esophagectomy vs. total gastrectomy for Siewert Type II tumors | ||
| 9:20 – 9:25 | Oral Presentation from selected Abstracts + Q&A | Discussion | The CARDIA-trial results – Ivor-Louis esophagectomy vs. total gastrectomy for Siewert Type II tumors | ||
| 9:25 – 9:30 | Discussion | Discussion | Discussion | ||
| 9:30 – 10:00 | BREAK | ||||
| 10:00 – 12:00 | Plenary Session Co-Moderators: Osvaldo Castro (Brazil) & Han-Kwang Yang (Republic of South Korea) | . | . | ||
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Presidential Lecture Paul Mansfield (U.S.A.) | ||||
| 12:00 – 13:00 | LUNCH BREAK | ||||
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Scientific Session (S/M): Surgery and perioperative treatment for GEJ tumors Co-Moderators: Wayne Hofstetter (U.S.A.) & Marcus Kodama (Brazil) | Scientific Session (M): Targeted therapy for gastric cancer Moderator: Daniel Catennacci (U.S.A.) | Scientific Session (S): CDH1 & Gastric cancer genetics Co-Moderators: Carla Oliveira (Portugal) & Parry Guilford (New Zealand) | ||
| 13:05 – 13:25 | Multimodality therapy for GEJ tumors – where are we now and what is on the horizon | Pathology – heterogeneity of targeted expression + Q&A Nicole van Grieken (The Netherlands) | Genotype-Phenotype associations in CDH1 pathogenic and likely pathogenic variant carrier families + Q&A Carla Oliveira (Portugal) | ||
| 13:25 – 13:45 | Role of radiation therapy for GEJ tumors | Her2 targeted therapy + Q&A Elena Elimova (Canada) | Endoscopic surveillance for hereditary diffuse gastric cancer + Q&A Geoff Roberts (U.S.A.) | ||
| 13:45 – 14:05 | Surgical approach for GEJ tumors | Targeted therapy beyond HER2: FGFR2, MET, Claudin18.2 + Q&A | Association between hereditary lobular breast cancer due to CDH1 variants and gastric cancer risk + Q&A Jeremy Davis (U.S.A.) | ||
| 14:05 – 14:25 | Synthetic lethality: a promise for the treatment of hereditary diffuse gastric cancer + Q&A Parry Guilford (New Zealand) | ||||
| 14:25 – 14:30 | Discussion | Discussion | Discussion | ||
| 14:30 – 15:00 | BREAK | ||||
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Great Debates (R/S) Co-Moderators: Yuko Kitagawa (Japan) & Bruce Minsky (U.S.A.) | Scientific Session (M): Immunotherapy for gastric cancer Co-Moderators: Jaffer Ajani (U.S.A.) & Kei Muro (Japan) | Top-rated surgical videos (S) Co-Moderators: Yasuhiro Kodera (Japan) & Yanghee Woo (U.S.A.) Video sessions | ||
| 15:00 – 15:05 | Debate #1: Does radiation therapy work in gastric cancer? | . | |||
| 15:05 – 15:20 | Debate #1: Does radiation therapy work in gastric cancer? | Challenges in patient selection for immunotherapy – testing + Q&A | . | ||
| 15:20 – 15:40 | Debate #1: Does radiation therapy work in gastric cancer? | Immunotherapy for localized disease + Q&A Yelena Janjigian (U.S.A.) | . | ||
| 15:40 – 15:45 | Debate #1: Does radiation therapy work in gastric cancer? | . | |||
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Debate #2: Is sentinel node mapping indicated in gastric cancer? | Immunotherapy for metastatic disease + Q&A Kohei Shitara (Japan) | , | ||
| 16:00 – 16:20 | Debate #2: Is sentinel node mapping indicated in gastric cancer? | Immunotherapy in the future – cell therapy, novel targets, bispecific | , | ||
| 16:20 – 16:30 | Debate #2: Is sentinel node mapping indicated in gastric cancer? | , | |||
| 16:25 – 16:30 | Discussion | ||||
| 16:30 – 17:00 | JP Kim Lecture | . | – | ||
16:35 – 17:00 | Jiafu Ji (China) | ||||
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Poster Grand Round | , | . | ||
| Time | Congress Hall | Parallel 1 | Parallel 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 – 9:30 | Scientific Session (S/GI): Robotic, Laparoscopic & Endoscopic Surgery Co-Moderators: Miguel Burch (U.S.A.) & Do Joong Park (Republic of South Korea) | Scientific Session (M): Liquid biopsies, CTCs, cDNA, and solid tumor profiling for Gastric Cancer Co-Moderators: Adam Bass (U.S.A.) & Satoru Matsuda (Japan) | Workshop (S): ERAS protocol after gastrectomy Co-Moderators: Takahiro Kinoshita (Japan) & John Mullen (U.S.A.) | ||
| 8:05 – 8:25 | Laparoscopic Gastrectomy – Chinese experience and future prospective | ctDNA and miRNA in early gastric cancer detection/screening + Q&A | ERAS principles – Anesthesia perspective + Q&A | ||
| 8:25 – 8:45 | UGIRA experience of robotic gastrectomy education/registry | ctDNA applications in non-metastatic gastric cancer + Q&A Sam Klempner (U.S.A.) | Regional differences in ERAS – Asian perspective + Q&A | ||
| 8:45 – 9:05 | Education/learning curve of robotic gastrectomy | ctDNA applications in advanced disease: Biomarker testing, monitoring, resistance + Q&A | Issues specific to gastrectomy + Q&A | ||
| 9:05 – 9:15 | Extended indication for endomucosal resection for gastric cancer | Multi-omic profiling to explore heterogeneity in gastric cancer + Q&A Yosuke Tanaka (Japan) | |||
| 9:15 – 9:25 | Extended indication for endomucosal resection for gastric cancer | Multi-omic profiling to explore heterogeneity in gastric cancer + Q&A Yosuke Tanaka (Japan) | Discussion | ||
| 9:25 – 9:30 | Discussion | Discussion | Discussion | ||
| 9:30 – 10:00 | BREAK | ||||
| 10:00 – 12:00 | Plenary Session (All): Internal updates of gastric cancer treatment Co-Moderators: Mitchell Posner (U.S.A.) & Zhanlon Shen (China) | . | Workshop (S): supportive & palliative care Co-Moderators: Bridget Fahy (U.S.A.) & Fabian Johnston (U.S.A.) | ||
| 10:05 – 10:20 | Updates from Korea | , | |||
| 10:20 – 10:35 | Updates from North America | , | |||
| 10:35 – 10:50 | Updates from South America Bruno Zilberstein (Brazil) | . | |||
| 10:50 – 11:05 | Updates from Japan Masanori Terashima (Japan) | , | |||
| 11:05 – 11:20 | Updates from China | . | |||
| 11:20 – 11:35 | Updates from Europe Domineco D’Ugo (Italy) | , | |||
| 11:35 – 12:00 | Discussion | . | |||
| 12:00 – 13:00 | LUNCH BREAK | ||||
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Scientific Session (S): Peritoneal directed therapy Co-Moderators: Travis Grotz (U.S.A.) & Santiago Gonzalez-Moreno (Spain) | Scientific Session (M): Microbiome and H. Pylori | Workshop (M/S): What is the next study we should do? Big questions in the field Co-Moderators: Mariela Blum-Murphy (U.S.A.) & Yelena Janjigian (U.S.A.) | ||
| 13:05 – 13:20 | HIPEC + Q&A Johanna van Sandick (The Netherlands) | Microbiome and cancer + Q&A | |||
| 13:20 – 13:25 | HIPEC + Q&A Johanna van Sandick (The Netherlands) | Microbiome in gastric cancer + Q&A | . | ||
| 13:25 – 13:35 | IP Paclitaxel + Q&A Hironori Ishigami (Japan) | Microbiome in gastric cancer + Q&A | . | ||
| 13:35 – 13:45 | IP Paclitaxel + Q&A Hironori Ishigami (Japan) | H. Pylori and Gastric Cancer + Q&A David Graham (U.S.A.) | . | ||
| 13:45 – 13:50 | PIPAC + Q&A Mohammad Alyami (Saudi Arabia) | H. Pylori and Gastric Cancer + Q&A David Graham (U.S.A.) | |||
| 13:50 – 14:05 | PIPAC + Q&A Mohammad Alyami (Saudi Arabia) | Clinical relevance of H. Pylori for gastric cancer treatment + Q&A | |||
| 14:05 – 14:20 | Discussion & cases | Pathogenesis of H. Pylori + Q&A | |||
| 14:20 – 14:30 | Discussion & cases | Discussion | . | ||
| 14:30 – 15:00 | BREAK | ||||
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Great Debates (M) Co-Moderators: David Ilson (U.S.A.) & (Takeshi Sano, Japan) | Scientific Session (All): Artificial Intelligence in the management of gastric cancer Co-Moderators: Mario Dinis-Ribeiro (Portugal) & Naruhiko Ikoma (U.S.A.) | Patient-provider Workshop (S): Nutrition and PROs, QOL What about the gall bladder? (survivorship) Co-Moderators: Natalie Coburn (Canada) & Kaitlyn Kelly (U.S.A.) Gastric Cancer Patient Symposium | ||
| 15:00 – 15:25 | Debate #1: (Neo) Adjuvant chemotherapy for MSI-high gastric cancer – Yes or Not | Role of AI in gastric cancer pathology | Gastric Cancer Patient Symposium | ||
| 15:25 – 15:45 | Debate #1: (Neo) Adjuvant chemotherapy for MSI-high gastric cancer – Yes or Not | AI for designing drug | . | ||
| 15:45 – 16:05 | Yelena Janjigian, U.S.A. (Yes) | AI for endoscopic diagnosis | Gastric Cancer Patient Symposium | ||
| 15:45 – 16:05 | Debate #2: Chemotherapy + Immunotherapy for metastatic gastric cancer for all GC | AI for endoscopic diagnosis | Gastric Cancer Patient Symposium | ||
| 16:05 – 16:25 | Debate #2: Chemotherapy + Immunotherapy for metastatic gastric cancer for all GC | AI imaging reconstruction to guide surgery | . | ||
| 16:25 – 16:30 | Debate #2: Chemotherapy + Immunotherapy for metastatic gastric cancer for all GC | Discussion | . | ||
| 16:25 – 16:30 | Discussion | Discussion | . | ||
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Nishi Takahashi Lecture | , | , | ||
| 16:35 – 17:00 | Challenges in cancer care across socioeconomic spectrum Paulo Kassab (Brazil) | ||||
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Poster Grand Round | . | . | ||
| 18:00 – 20:00 | GALA | ||||
| Time | Congress Hall | Parallel 1 | Parallel 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 – 9:30 | Video Surgery Master Class (S) Co-Moderators: Jae-Moon Bae (Republic of South Korea) & Koichi Suda (Japan) | Scientific Session(R): Hot topics in radiotherapy | Gastric Cancer Patient Symposium |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | BREAK | BREAK | BREAK |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | BREAK | BREAK | Gastric Cancer Patient Symposium Continued |
| 10:00 – 11:30 | Plenary Session (All) Moderator: Kazutaka Obama (Japan) | Workshop (GI/S): Early Detection, screening, and prevention of gastric cancer | Gastric Cancer Patient Symposium Continued |
| 10:05 – 10:25 | Early detection/screening + Q&A Joo Ha Hwang (U.S.A.) | ||
| 10:25 – 10:45 | H Pylori + Q&A Meira Epplein (U.S.A.) | ||
| 10:45 – 11:05 | New innovation tech – Cancer Seek + Q&A Nickolas Papadopoulos (U.S.A.) | ||
| 11:05 – 11:25 | Early research and next steps in early detection + Q&A Sam Hanash (U.S.A.) | ||
| 11:25 – 11:30 | Discussion | ||
| 11:30 – 12:15 | GENERAL ASSEMBLY | . |
