Main Conference Program

Schedule

DAYContents
Thursday, June 11
(Pre-ASNO Special Feature)
SNO-ASNO Clinical Trials Workshop
Neuropathology Seminar, Education Seminar
Welcome party
Friday, June 12 ASNO day 1
Opening ceremony
Saturday, June 13 ASNO day 2
Banquet
Sunday, June 14 ASNO day 3
Closing Ceremony

JBTP2026 (The Japan Society of Brain Tumor Pathology)・ASNO2026 Joint Program

Special Lecture

Integrated Molecular Diagnosis of Brain Tumors

Lecturer

Kenneth Aldape
Kenneth Aldape
Pathology, Mayo Clinic

Moderator

Mishie Tanino
Mishie Tanino
Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Asahikawa Medical University Hospital
Mitsutoshi Nakada
Mitsutoshi Nakada
Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa University
From Immunopharmacogenomics to Immunotherapy

Lecturer

Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura
National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition

Moderator

Yukihiko Sonoda
Yukihiko Sonoda
Department of Neurosurgery, Yamagata University
Yukihiko Sonoda
Tejpal Gupta
Department of Radiation Oncology, ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI) Mumbai

International Clinicopathological Conference

International Clinicopathological Conference1

Presenter

Laveniya Satgunaseelan
Laveniya Satgunaseelan
Department of Neuropathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Discussant

Seiji Yamada
Seiji Yamada
Oncology Innovation Center, Fujita Health University

Moderator

Hidehiro Oka
Hidehiro Oka
Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University Medical Center
Akira Kurose
Akira Kurose
Department of Anatomic Pathology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine
International Clinicopathological Conference2

Presenter

Suvendu Purkait
Suvendu Purkait
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Discussant

Asuka Araki
Asuka Araki
Department of Pathology , Yamaguchi University, Graduate School of Medicine

Moderator

Eiichi Ishikawa
Eiichi Ishikawa
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tsukuba
Takashi Komori
Takashi Komori
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology , TMG Asaka Medical Center/ Tokyo Women’s Medical University
International Clinicopathological Conference3

Presenter

Sumihito Nobusawa
Sumihito Nobusawa
Department of Human Pathology, Gunma University

Discussant

Suvendu Purkait
Suvendu Purkait
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Moderator

Yoshihiro Muragaki
Yoshihiro Muragaki
Department of Medical Device Engineering, Kobe University
Yukiko Shishido-Hara
Yukiko Shishido-Hara
Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kindai University Hospital

Keynote Lecture

Special Lecture

Special Lecture1

History of ASNO

Friday, June 12   8:30-8:50

Chairperson

Yong-Kil Hong
Department of Neurosurgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital
TBA

Speaker

Hideyuki Saya
Oncology Innovation Center, Fujita Health University

Special Lecture2

Congress Presidential Lecture

Friday, June 12   8:50-9:10

Chairperson

Zhong-ping Chen
Department of Neurosurgery/Neuro-oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center

Speaker

Rakesh Jalali
Neuro Oncology Cancer Management Team, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai, India

Special Lecture3

Transcriptional and Epigenetic Control of Glioma Stem Cells

Friday, June 12   10:55-11:25

Chairperson

Ryuta Saito
Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine

Speaker

Antonio Iavarone
Department of Neurological Surgery, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami

Special Lecture4

TBA

Friday, June 12   10:25-10:45

Chairperson

Catherine Hye-won Han
Department of Medical Oncology, Auckland City Hospital

Speaker

Patrick Yung Chih Wen
Neuro-Oncology, Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute

Special Lecture5

Personalized immunotherapies targeting brain tumor: from bench to bedside

Saturday, June 13   9:00-9:20

Chairperson

Sith Sathornsumetee
Department of Medicine (Neurology), Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Speaker

Michael Platten
Neurology, Chairman, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Mannheim, Germany
Head CCU Neuroimmunology and Brain Tumor Immunology, DKFZ Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg University, Germany

Special Lecture6

Neuroscience and Novel Therapies in Glioma

Saturday, June 13   9:25-10:15

Chairperson

Pin-Yuan Chen
Department of Neurosurgery , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital,Keelung and Chang Gung University
Seok-Gu Kang
Department of Neurosurgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Speaker

Michelle Monje
Department of Neurology, Stanford University
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Shawn Hervey-Jumper
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco

Special Lecture7

TBA

Chairperson

TBA

Speaker

TBA

Special Lecture8

The Current State and Future of SNO

Saturday, June 13   14:50-15:05

Chairperson

Susan M Chang
Neurological Surgery, Ucsf

Speaker

Evanthia Galanis
Department of Oncology, Ma Mayo Clinic

Special Lecture9

The Evolving Landscape of Neuro-Oncology Therapeutics

Saturday, June 13   15:10-15:40

Chairperson

Patrick Yung Chih Wen
Neuro-Oncology, Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute

Speaker

Michael Weller
Department of Neurology, University Hospital & University of Zurich

Special Session

Special Session1

Current Status and Initiatives in Brain Tumor Treatment and Education Across Countries

Saturday, June 13   15:45-17:25

Chairperson

Ryo Nishikawa
Director, Nerima Station Rehabilitation Hospital
Se-Hyuk Kim
Department of Neurosurgery, Ajou University

Speaker

Yuichi Hirose
Department of Neurosurgery, Fujita Health University
Jim Whittle
Department of Medical Oncology , Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Zhong-ping Chen
Department of Neurosurgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
Tejpal Gupta
Department of Radiation Oncology, ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI) Mumbai
Shin-Hyuk Kang
Department of Neurosurgery, Korean University
Julette Batara
Neurology, University of the Philippines Philippine General Hospital
BALAMURUGAN VELLAYAPPAN
DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CANCER INSTITUTE, SINGAPORE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, SINGAPORE
Pin-Yuan Chen
Department of neurosurgery , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Keelung branch
Sith Sathornsumetee
Department of Medicine (Neurology), Mahidol University, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital

Special Session2

TBA

Sunday, June 14   10:30-12:00

TBA

Meet the Presidents

Saturday, June 13   14:00-14:45

Faculty

Xuejun Yang
Department of Pathology, Kyorin University
Koichi Ichimura
Neurology, Chairman, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Mannheim, Germany
Head CCU Neuroimmunology and Brain Tumor Immunology, DKFZ Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg University, Germany

Speaker

Michael Platten
President of EANO(European Association of Neuro-Oncology)
Rakesh Jalali
President of ASNO
Evanthia Galanis
President of SNO(Society for Neuro-Oncology)

Symposium

Symposium1

ASNO2026 Top Scoring Abstracts Symposium

Friday, June 12   9:50-10:50

Symposium2

Metastatic Brain Tumor

Friday, June 12   13:35-14:50

Symposium3

Radiation Therapy

Friday, June 12   14:35-16:35

Symposium4

Pediatric Tumors

Saturday, June 13   9:25-11:10

Symposium5

Immunotherapy

Saturday, June 13   10:20-11:50

Symposium6

Novel therapy 1

Saturday, June 13   14:00-15:15

Symposium7

Glioma: Basic Research

Saturday, June 13   14:00-15:30

Symposium8

Drug Resistance

Saturday, June 13   15:20-16:20

Symposium9

Cell Biology

Saturday, June 13   16:25-17:40

Symposium10

Genome Medcine

Sunday, June 14   8:30-9:45

Symposium11

Surgical Management

Sunday, June 14   8:30-9:45

Symposium12

Novel Therapy 2

Sunday, June 14   11:00-12:00

Oral presentation

Oral presentation1

Advanced Surgery in Glioma

Saturday, June 13   10:05-11:15

Oral presentation2

Advanced Imaging in Glioma

Saturday, June 13   11:20-12:20

Oral presentation3

Molecular Pathology/Biomarkers

Saturday, June 13   16:40-17:40

Oral presentation4

Glioma: Clinical Analysis & Reseach

Sunday, June 14   8:50-10:10

Oral presentation5

AI in Neuro-Oncology

Sunday, June 14   9:50-10:50

Poster presentation

Poster presentation1

Basic Research: Glioma 1

Friday, June 12   14:30-15:10

Poster presentation2

Basic Research: Glioma 2

Friday, June 12   14:30-15:10

Poster presentation3

Clinical Research: Glioma 1

Friday, June 12   14:30-15:10

Poster presentation4

Meningioma 1

Friday, June 12   14:30-15:10

Poster presentation5

Tumor Immunology 1

Friday, June 12   14:30-15:10

Poster presentation6

Neuroimaging / AI 1

Friday, June 12   14:30-15:10

Poster presentation7

Surgical management 1

Friday, June 12   14:30-15:10

Poster presentation8

Clinical Research / PCNSL

Friday, June 12   14:30-15:10

Poster presentation9

Basic Research: Glioma 3

Friday, June 12   15:30-16:10

Poster presentation10

Basic Research: Glioma 4

Friday, June 12   15:30-16:18

Poster presentation11

Clinical Research: Glioma 2

Friday, June 12   15:30-16:10

Poster presentation12

Meningioma 2

Friday, June 12   15:30-16:02

Poster presentation13

Tumor Immunology 2

Friday, June 12   15:30-16:10

Poster presentation14

Surgical management 2

Friday, June 12   15:30-16:10

Poster presentation15

Case Report / Rare Case Series 1

Friday, June 12   15:30-16:10

Poster presentation16

Tumor Immunology 3

Saturday, June 13   15:30-16:18

Poster presentation17

Basic Research: Glioma 6

Saturday, June 13   15:30-16:10

Poster presentation18

Basic Research: Glioma 7

Saturday, June 13   15:30-16:10

Poster presentation19

Neuroimaging / AI 3

Saturday, June 13   15:30-16:10

Poster presentation20

Clinical Research: Glioma 3

Saturday, June 13   15:30-16:10

Poster presentation21

Clinical Research: Glioma 4

Saturday, June 13   15:30-16:10

Poster presentation22

CNS Metastasis 1

Saturday, June 13   15:30-16:10

Poster presentation23

Radiation Therapy

Saturday, June 13   15:30-16:10

Poster presentation24

Basic Research: Glioma 5

Saturday, June 13   16:30-17:02

Poster presentation25

Basic Research: Glioma 6

Saturday, June 13   16:30-17:10

Poster presentation26

Basic Research: Glioma 7

Saturday, June 13   16:30-17:10

Poster presentation27

Clinical Research: Glioma 5

Saturday, June 13   16:30-17:10

Poster presentation28

Clinical Research: Glioma 6

Saturday, June 13   16:30-17:10

Poster presentation29

Clinical Research: Glioma 7

Saturday, June 13   16:30-17:10

Poster presentation30

CNS Metastasis 2

Saturday, June 13   16:30-17:10

Poster presentation31

Case Report / Rare Case Series 2

Saturday, June 13   16:30-17:10

Poster presentation32

Basic Research: Other Tumors 1

Sunday, June 14   9:30-10:10

Poster presentation33

Clinical Research: Glioma 8

Sunday, June 14   9:30-10:10

Poster presentation34

Function / QoL / Patient Care 1

Sunday, June 14   9:30-10:10

Poster presentation35

Function / QoL / Patient Care 2

Sunday, June 14   9:30-10:10

Poster presentation36

Pituitary Tumors

Sunday, June 14   9:30-10:10

Poster presentation37

Case Report / Rare Case Series 3

Sunday, June 14   9:30-10:10

Poster presentation38

Surgical management 3

Sunday, June 14   9:30-10:02

Poster presentation39

Basic Research: Other Tumors 2

Sunday, June 14   10:30-11:10

Poster presentation40

Clinical Research: Glioma 9

Sunday, June 14   10:30-11:10

Poster presentation41

CNS Metastasis 3

Sunday, June 14   10:30-11:10

Poster presentation42

Spine

Sunday, June 14   10:30-11:02

Poster presentation43

Meningioma 3

Sunday, June 14   10:30-11:02

Poster presentation44

Clinical Research: Other Tumors

Sunday, June 14   10:30-11:10

Poster presentation45

Neuroimaging / AI 4

Sunday, June 14   10:30-11:10

ASNO–EANO Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing Ceremony

General Assembly

Luncheon Seminar

Coffee Break Seminar

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