Details
Theme
Breast Cancer: Beyond the Guidelines - EAST MEETS WEST
Date
13 July 2025 (Sunday)
Time
09:00 - 17:00 (HKT)
Venue
Regency Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui
18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Organisers
Organisation for Oncology and Translational Research (OOTR)
China Anti-Cancer Association (CACA)
Admission
Fee
Free of Charge
Contact
Chairpersons
Louis Wing Cheong Chow
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Executive Director, Organisation for Oncology and Translational Research
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OOTR & CACA Conference Chairperson
Jin Zhang
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Vice-Chairman, Breast Cancer Professional Committee, China Anti-Cancer Association
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CACA Honorary Chairperson
Ke Da Yu
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Vice-Chairman, Breast Cancer Professional Committee, China Anti-Cancer Association
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CACA Hononary Chairperson
Shusen Wang
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Committee Member, Breast Cancer Professional Committee, China Anti-Cancer Association
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CACA Conference Chairperson
Masakazu Toi
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President, Organisation for Oncology and Translational Research
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OOTR Conference Chairperson
Jiong Wu
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Vice-Chairman, Breast Cancer Professional Committee, China Anti-Cancer Association
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CACA Honorary Chairperson
Hong Hu
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Committee Member, Breast Cancer Professional Commitee, China Anti-Cancer Association
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CACA Conference Chairperson
Keynote Speakers
(in alphabetical order)
John Benson
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Consultant Breast Surgeon, Cambridge Breast Unit, Addenbrooke’s Hospital
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Associate Lecturer, University of Cambridge
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Visiting Professor, School of Medicine, Anglia Ruskin University
Kun Wang
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Director, Department of Breast Cancer, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
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Deputy Director, Department of Cancer Hospital, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
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Executive Director, Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology
Lorenzo Montanaro
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Full Professor, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna
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Director, Second Cycle Degree in Medical Biotechnology, University of Bologna
Richard de Boer
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Medical Oncologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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Medical Oncologist, St. Vincent's Private Hospital East Melbourne
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Chairperson, World Congress on Controversies in Breast Cancer
Ruoxi Hong
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Associate Professor and Master Supervisor, Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center
Suyog Jain
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Director and Head of Medical Affairs, Guardant Health AMEA
Takayuki Ueno
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Center Chief, Breast Oncology Center, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation of Cancer Research
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Department Director of Breast Surgical Oncology Department, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation of Cancer Research
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Board of Director of Surgery, Japanese Breast Cancer Society
Wonshik Han
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Professor, Department of Breast and Endocrine, Seoul National University Hospital
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Director, Breast Cancer Center, Seoul National University Hospital
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Chairman, Korean Breast Cancer Society
Yoon Sim Yap
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Associate Professor, Duke-National University Singapore
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Senior Consultant, Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore
Yuntao Xie
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Chief, Familial & Hereditary Cancer Center, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute
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Professor, Peking University Cancer Hospital
Programme
All communicated times in the Scientific Programme are Hong Kong Time.
Hong Kong is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (i.e. GMT+8 hours).
Time | Programme | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
09:00-09:15 | Opening Ceremony | |
09:15-09:30 | What is the optimal local treatment of the breast for patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy? | Takayuki Ueno |
09:30-09:45 | What is the future local treatment of the breast for patients not receiving neoadjuvant therapy? | Wonshik Han |
09:45-10:00 | Radiomics Assists Breast and Axillary Conserving After Neoadjuvant Therapy in Breast Cancer | Kun Wang |
10:00-10:15 | Would there be less local treatment of the axilla for patients not receiving neoadjuvant therapy? | John Benson |
10:15-10:45 | Discussion Session 1 | |
10:45-11:00 | Morning Tea Break | |
11:00-11:15 | Clinical Staging and Surgical Pathology on Indication of Chemotherapy for TNBC | Yoon Sim Yap |
11:15-11:30 | Implication of Classification and Subtypes on Treatment of TNBC | Ke Da Yu |
11:30-11:45 | Clinical Impact of HER2-low vs HER2-zero in Chinese Women with BRCA1/2 Mutated TNBC | Yun Tao Xie |
11:45-12:00 | Latest Development in TNBC Treatment | Richard de Boer |
12:00-12:30 | Discussion Session II | |
12:30-12:50 | Emerging Roles of Liquid Biopsy in Breast Cancer | Lorenzo Montanaro |
12:50-13:10 | Application of Molecular Residual Disease Testing in Breast Cancer | Suyog Jain |
13:30-13:45 | Opening Ceremony by CACA | |
13:45-14:10 | Updates on ASCO Breast Cancer Guidelines | Kun Wang |
14:10-14:30 | Discussion Session III | |
14:30-14:55 | Practical Implications of Updated Guidelines | Ying Fan |
14:55-15:15 | Discussion Session IV | |
15:15-16:00 | Case Sharing & Discussion Session V | Yipeng Yang & Jiefeng Huang |
16:00-16:10 | Closing Ceremony by CACA | |
16:10-16:25 | Afternoon Tea Break | |
16:25-16:45 | Current Clinical Implication of Oral Chemotherapy with Hormonal Treatment in HR+ Breast Cancer | Ruoxi Hong |
16:45-17:00 | Conclusion and Closing Ceremony |
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