Postgraduate Course

Co-organizer:
Research Centre of Cancer of the University of Hong Kong
Liver Cancer Institute of Fudan University

Directors:
Dr. Ronnie T.P. poon; Dr. Hui-chuan Sun

Objective:
To introduce the progresses in understanding and clinical practice of liver cancer, as well as the advanced methodologies in basic and clinical researches.

Time Venus Activity Guest Speaker
08:00-10:00 Yellow River Hall Molecular Biology and Pathology  
    Viral Pathogens and Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Xin-wei Wang (王心伟)
    Oncogenic Role of HBV "X" Gene in the Pathogenesis of HCC Xin-yuan Guan (关新元)
    Dysplastic Lesion and Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma Wen-min Cong (丛文铭)
    Pathological Diagnosis of HCC and Beyond Irene O.L. Ng (吴爱莲)
    Stem Cell and HCC Xiao-dong Zhang(张晓东)
10:00-10:30   Break
10:30-12:30 Yellow River Hall Screening, Diagnosis and Staging  
    Optimal Screening Strategy Bo-heng Zhang (张博恒)
    Modern Imaging Technologies: Contrast Ultrasonography, MRI, CT Byung-ihn Choi
    Biomarker: from Molecular Profiling to Clinical Prediction Lun-xiu Qin (钦伦秀)
    Clinical Staging Jordi Bruix
    Molecular Pathogenesis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Snorri S. Thorgeirrson
12:30-14:00   Lunch
14:00-16:00 Yellow River Hall Surgical Treament (with video presentation)  
    Liver Resection: Indications and Techniques Ronnie T.P. Poon (潘冬平)
    Lapatoscopic Liver Resection Hong-yaw Chen (陈鴻曜)
    Liver Transplantation for HCC Joseph W.Y. Lau (刘允怡)
    The Role of Percutance Radiofrequency Ablation in the Treatment of Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma Min-shan Chen (陈敏山)
    Debate Session - Treatment for Small HCC: Resection, Transplantation, or RFA Panel Members
16:00-16:30   Break
16:30-18:30 Yellow River Hall Non-surgical Therapies and Novel Therapeutic Target  
    Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization (TACE) Joseph M. Llovet
    High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation for Patients with Liver Cancer Feng Wu (伍烽)
    Radiotherapy for HCC Zhao-chong Zeng (曾昭冲)
    Anti-angiogenesis Therapy Roonie T.P. Poon (潘冬平)
    Molecular Target Therapy Jack R. Wands

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