The 44th Sapporo International Cancer Symposium

July 17 (Fri) - 18 (Sat), 2026
Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park
Chair: Toshikazu Ushijima (Hoshi Univ.)

Program

Day 1 (July 17)

Opening Remarks & Welcome Address

Toshikazu Ushijima

Session 1: Alterations of Epigenomic Regulators in Cancer

Bin Tean Teh (National Cancer Centre Singapore)
Identification of Novel Therapeutic Targets Based on Genomic Information
Keisuke Kataoka (Keio University)
Novel Therapeutic Targets in Hematological Malignancies Identified by Genome and Epigenome Analyses

ASPIRE Special Session

Shinichi Yachida (Osaka University)
TBA
Mathieu Lupien (University of Toronto)
TBA
Faiyaz Notta (University of Toronto)
TBA

Luncheon Seminar sponsored by OHARA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Session 2: Frontiers of Epigenetic Therapy in Solid Tumors

Hiromu Suzuki (Sapporo Medical University)
Development and Clinical Application of a DOT1L Inhibitor
Alfred Cheng (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Clinical Application of Combination Therapy with HDAC Inhibitors and Cancer Immunotherapy

Session 3: Epigenomic Drug Discovery Using Novel Modalities

Yutaka Kondo (Nagoya University)
Development and Applications of Novel Nucleic Acid Therapeutics
Shigehiro Kawashima (The University of Tokyo)
Chemical Catalyst Manipulating Cancer Epigenome

Sweets Seminar sponsored by KEYENCE CORPORATION

Poster Session

Day 2 (July 18)

Session 4: Epigenetic Therapies Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment

Kyoko Hida (Hokkaido University)
Cancer Therapy Targeting Epigenomic Alterations in Vascular Endothelium
Hyun-Soo Cho (Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology)
Microbiome-driven epigenetic modulation in cancer: Toward histone methyltransferase-targeted therapeutics

Session 5: Early Cancer Diagnosis Using Epigenomic Alterations

Young-Joon Kim (Yonsei University)
Risk Stratification for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Liquid Biopsy
Toshikazu Ushijima (Hoshi University)
Early Risk Diagnosis Based on Epigenetic Field Defects

Luncheon Seminar sponsored by CyberomiX Co., Ltd.

Session 6: Current Status and Future Perspectives in Hematologic Malignancies

Makoto Yamagishi (The University of Tokyo)
Therapeutic Effects and Resistance Mechanisms of EZH1/2 Inhibitors in Hematologic Malignancies
Shinya Kimura (Saga University)
Clinical Development of Orally Available Novel DNA Demethylating Agents
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