nternational Symposium in Commemoration of the Establishment of JCCNB

International Symposium in Commemoration of the Establishment of JCCNB

Japan Comprehensive Cancer Network, Breast (JCCNB)
International Symposium in Commemoration of the Establishment of JCCNB

Outline

Date and hour : September 11, 2005 9:30a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Venue : Tokyo International Forum (Hall B5)
Host : Japan Comprehensive Cancer Network, Breast (JCCNB)
Cooperation : National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)

Section 1 (9:30a.m. -12:30p.m.)

Theme: How to Develop Clinical Practice Guidelines : from Japanese and American Perspectives


Chairperson:	Mr. Seigo Nakamura, M.D., Director, Breast Center, Director of Breast Surgical Oncology, St. Luke's International Hospital Mr. Shinji Ohno, M.D., Ph.D., Head, Department of Breast Oncology, National Kyushu Cancer Center

Speaker:	Robert W. Carlson, Professor of Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center Joan McClure, Vice President, National Comprehensive Cancer Network Mr. Naoto T. Ueno, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Director of BMT in Breast and Kidney Cancer, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Tsuguya Fukui, President, St.Luke's International Hospital Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University

Recently, the systematization of standard treatments for breast cancer and the development of guidelines based on EBM (Evidence-based Medicine), including clinical trials, has been underway in Japan. In this context, a nonprofit organization, Japan Comprehensive Cancer Network, Breast (JCCNB), has translated and published the NCCN（National Comprehensive Cancer Network） Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology Version 1.2005, which leading cancer centers in the United States have been developing collaboratively for the past decade. JCCNB has now organized a symposium which will invite experts to participate in the development of these clinical practice guidelines. The invited experts from both the United States and Japan will review features of each guideline and discuss measures for dissemination, clarification and successive improvement of the contents.

Section 2 (1:30p.m. - 4:30p.m.)

- Setsuko Tahara Memorial Symposium
Theme: Inflammatory Breast Cancer - Current Diagnosis and Management


Chairperson:	Mr. Katsumasa Kuroi, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Showa University Toyosu Hospital Mr. Masakazu Toi, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Breast Unit, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital

Speaker:	Stephen B. Edge, Chair, Breast and Soft Tissue Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute Richard L. Theriault, Professor of Medicine, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Mr. Hiroji Iwata, M.D., Chief, Department of Breast Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital Mr. Goi Sakamoto, Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Japanese Breast Cancer Society

Among breast cancers that reveal various pathological aspects, inflammatory breast cancer is fairly different from typical breast cancer in its uncommon pace and pattern of development. It is an intractable cancer, which is resistant in many cases, and remains a refractory disease in spite of the current advances in various treatments. However, recent basic and clinical studies have been steadily elucidating the biology of breast cancer, providing clues to the clarification of the pathology and a key to the development of new treatment techniques. The Setsuko Tahara Memorial Symposium will focus on inflammatory breast cancer, which is the most formidable type of cancer. Exploring its cutting-edge research and medical treatments, we will discuss and consider future treatments for breast cancer.

Speaker

		Robert W. Carlson Professor of Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center
		Stephen B. Edge Chair, Breast and Soft Tissue Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
		Joan McClure Vice President, National Comprehensive Cancer Network
		Richard L. Theriault Professor of Medicine, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
		Mr. Seigo Nakamura, M.D., Director, Breast Center, Director of Breast Surgical Oncology, St. Lukeﾕs International Hospital
		Masakazu Toi, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Breast Unit, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital

Registration

●Fee:5,000
●How to register: Payment shall be made by postal transfer form (predefined or equipped in the post office). A fee for postal transfer will be charged separately. Please fill in sections on account number and account holder's name as follows.

account number : 00140-4-667257
account holder's name : Nihon Nyugan Jyoho Network (JCCNB)

＊You will need the stub of the postal transfer as a pass check on the day of the symposium. Please show it at the reception desk when you enter the Hall.

●Time limit for registration: Friday, September 2, 2005

We may stop accepting registrations when we reach the fixed number.

●Cancellation: The fee will not be reimbursed in the event of cancellation.

Access to the venue

Tokyo International Forum
5-1 Marunouchi 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
Tel: 03-5221-9000

Access
< JR>
1-minute walk from Yurakucho Station
5-minute walk from Tokyo Station (connected by B1 concourse with Keiyo Line at Tokyo Station)
<Subway>
Yurakucho Line (connected to Yurakucho Sta. through underground concourse [Exit A4b] )
Hibiya Line (5min. walk from Hibiya Sta. / 5min. walk from Ginza Sta.)
Chiyoda Line (5min. walk from Nijubashimae Sta. / 7min. walk from Hibiya Sta.)
Marunouchi Line (5min. walk from Tokyo Sta. / 5min. walk from Ginza Sta.)
Ginza Line (7min. walk from Ginza Sta. / 7min. walk from Kyobashi Sta.)
Mita Line (5min. walk from Hibiya Sta.)
<From New Tokyo International Airport, Narita>
80 to 90 minutes to Tokyo Station by Limousine Bus 53 minutes to Tokyo Station by JR Narita Express
<From Haneda Airport >
23 minutes to Hamamatsucho Station by Monorail 4 minutes from JR Hamamatsucho Station to Yurakucho Station