HSBC – Brain Tumors 2025
HSBC – Brain Tumors 2025 is co-organized by Hong Kong and Shanghai Brain Consortium (HSBC), Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, National Center for Neurological Disorders, Department of Anatomical & Cellular Pathology, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Division of the International Academy of Pathology (HKIAP).
HSBC – Brain Tumors 2025 is a multi-disciplinary conference on brain tumors, covering clinical, laboratory and scientific aspects of brain tumors. Glioma, the most important brain tumor, is one of the most deadly cancers to combat and in spite of scientific advances, the prognosis is still dismal.
Organizing Committee :
Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
Department of Neurosurgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Who should attend
This is a meeting for all disciplines concerned with brain cancer, including established and early-career researchers, clinical experts in brain cancer and related fields. This conference also caters for the needs of Asia Pacific practitioners and researchers. Neurosurgeons, neuro-oncologists, neuropathologists, pediatric oncologists, scientists, PhD students and related industrial personnel will all benefit from attending.
Invited speakers
Neurosurgeons
Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai
Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai
Neuro-oncologists, adult
Neuro-oncologists, pediatric
Neuropathologists
Scientists
Radiotherapists
More speakers to come
Program
The program will contain the following sessions :
1.Keynote lectures from leading experts
2.Gliomas – clinical, chemotherapy and radiotherapy
3.Gliomas – laboratory and experimental
4.Pediatric brain tumors
5.Brain tumor bioinformatics
6.Meningiomas and other tumors – clinical, radiotherapy and laboratory
7.Education Day (a set of didactic lectures with handouts for updates on many brain tumors)
8.Oral and poster presentations
This conference is in-person and there is no hybrid mode.
Secretariat: Miss Ching Chau, chingchau-hsbc@cuhk.edu.hk
PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE (Provisional)
| Time | 18 January 2025 (Saturday) | 19 January 2025 (Sunday) | ||
| 8:45-9:00 | Opening speech | |||
| 9:00-9:30 | Lead lectures | Lead lectures | ||
| 9:30-10:00 | ||||
| 10:00-10:30 | Pediatrics | Glioma – 1 | Bioinformatics | Other tumors of the brain |
| 10:30-11:00 | ||||
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee break and poster viewing | Coffee break and poster viewing | ||
| 11:30-12:00 | Pediatrics | Glioma – 1 | Bioinformatics | Other tumors of the brain |
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| 12:30-13:00 | ||||
| 13:00-13:30 | Lunch and poster viewing | |||
| 13:30-14:00 | Lunch and poster viewing |
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| 14:00-14:30 | Education Day / Short Course (coffee at own convenience) |
Oral presentations 2 - Translational and Clinical (coffee at own |
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| 14:30-15:00 | Otto Lien Da Wong Lecture in Neuro-oncology |
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| 15:00-15:30 | ||||
| 15:30-16:00 | Glioma – 2 (coffee at own |
Oral presentations 1 - Basic Science (coffee at own |
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| 16:00-16:30 | ||||
| 16:30-17:00 | ||||
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18 January 2025 (Saturday) - Postgraduate Education Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong)
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19 January 2025 (Saturday) - Postgraduate Education Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong)
| Lead lectures
Moderators: Peter Shi, Danny Chan |
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| 09:00 – 09:30 | Integrated Molecular Markers Driving Surgical and Radiation Therapy in Meningiomas Gelareh Zadeh, Toronto |
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| 09:30 – 10:00 | Evolving role of radiation therapy for lower grade gliomas Helen Shih, Boston |
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| Bioinformatics
Moderators: David Shih, Jiguang Wang |
Other tumors of the brain
Moderators: Michael Lee, Danny Chan |
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| 10:00 – 10:30 | Key technologies in AI diagnosis of gliomas Jinhua Yu, Shanghai |
Rethinking Meningiomas Wenya Linda Bi, Boston |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Advanced genomics and organ-on-chip tools for studying brain tumors Angela Wu, Hong Kong |
Genomic landscape of skull base meningiomas Lingyang Hua, Shanghai |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break and poster viewing | |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | CGGA guides precise diagnosis and treatment of glioma Ruichao Chai, Beijing |
CSF-based liquid biopsy of brain tumors Ching C. Lau, Connecticut |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Utilizing multi-omics platforms to characterize the tumor immune microenvironment and uncover immune escape mechanisms in cancer Xiaofan “John” Ding, Macau |
Optimising Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases: When and How? Kenneth Wong, Hong Kong |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Senescent Macrophages Promote Malignant Progression and Immunosuppression in IDH-Mutant Gliomas Houshi Xu, Shanghai |
Cyberknife Radiosurgery for malignant Gliomas: Present Clinical Practice and Future Studies Enmin Wang, Shanghai |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch and poster viewing at own convenience | |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | From Paper to Practice: Advances in H3K27M DMG (sponsored by Chimerix) Moderator: H K Ng |
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| Prognostic Factors in H3K27M Diffuse Glioma Jong Hee Chang, Seoul |
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| Therapeutic Progress with ONC201 Aya El Helali, Hong Kong |
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| Education day / short course (Handouts available)
Moderators: Larry Lam, Aden Chan |
Oral presentations 2 - Translational and Clinical Moderators: : Peter Shi, Peter Woo |
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| 14:00 – 14:30 | Gliomas: Looking versus Seeing? Wenya Linda Bi, Boston |
Oral presentations 2 – Translational and Clinical Click Here |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Role of radiation therapy in the management of meningiomas Helen Shih, Boston |
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| 15:00 – 15:30 | What does it mean to integrate multi-omics and how does it help us understand paediatric glioma? Chris Jones, London |
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| 15:30 – 16:00 | Pediatric gliomas: A concise MAP to the galaxy Yen-Lin Liu, Taipei |
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| 16:00 – 16:30 | Personalizing treatment for children with CNS embryonal tumors Anthony Liu, Toronto |
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| 16:30 – 17:00 | Molecular brain tumor diagnostics for LMIC H K Ng, Hong Kong |
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| Poster viewing continuous for two days Click Here |
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Abstract submission
Both oral and poster presentations are available. Abstracts on any clinical, laboratory or scientific aspects of brain tumors are welcome. Brain tumors are a very heterogeneous group. Abstracts on all entities of brain tumors are welcome.
Top abstracts will be presented orally. Poster viewing will take place throughout the conference.
Abstract Submission Deadline
All abstracts should be submitted no later than November 1, 2024.
Submission Instruction
1. Authors are required to submit abstracts through
Online Abstract Submission
2. Authors are welcome to submit more than one abstract.
3. Please note that presenting authors must register for the Conference. Those who fail to register or pay the registration fee will be considered as having withdrawn their abstract.
4. The abstract should be in English and not more than 500 words.
5. All accepted abstracts will be published in the e-programme book of the conference and will be online for six months after the conference to ensure wider access.
Notification of Abstract Acceptance
Notification of abstract acceptance should be given before November 15, 2024 by email.
For enquiries, please contact the Conference Secretariat. Email: chingchau-hsbc@cuhk.edu.hk
Submit Abstracts
Registration
Registration includes lunches and coffee breaks on both days
| Categories | Early bird registration before November 30, 2024 |
After that date |
Members of the below institutions/ societies:
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FREE | To announce later |
Alumni of the below programmes of CUHK:
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HK$ 100 | To announce later |
Students or staff of the below institutions:
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HK$ 200 | To announce later |
| Overseas delegates / Others | HK$ 1,500 | To announce later |
Register now
Cancellation of registration
Registration, once confirmed, cannot be cancelled. No refund on registration fee will be arranged.
Planning your conference
Venue : Postgraduate Education Centre (Shaw Auditorium), Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Travel to venue :
Metro (called MTR) station : City One
Taxi and Uber are relatively inexpensive in Hong Kong
For Uber (recommended), please select for destination “Shaw Auditorium, CUHK Post Graduate Education Centre”
Accommodation
HSBC are not liable for any travel or accommodation costs
Hong Kong has a big range of hotels. We recommend Regal Riverside Hotel. It is 15 minutes’ walk from the venue.
Regal Riverside Hotel
Regal Riverside Hotel has offered special rates for the conference. Reservation must be made through the reservation link with valid credit card. Please refer to the booking terms and cancellation policy of hotel when you make reservation.
Reservation link
Group code: BT2025
Reservation deadline: on or before December 16, 2024
Route from recommended hotel to venue
You can also find venue in Google map.
Fees
Registration includes lunches and coffee breaks on both days. Register here
Visa
Hong Kong is visa free for entry for nationals of many countries. If you need a letter of invitation to obtain a visa, please contact us (chingchau-hsbc@cuhk.edu.hk).
Certificate of Attendance
Please write also to us if you need a certificate of attendance after the conference (chingchau-hsbc@cuhk.edu.hk). To save work, certificates will not be automatically generated. For many institutions, your name badges will be accepted as proof of attendance.
Abstracts
Abstracts on all areas of brain tumor research are welcome. The deadline for abstracts is November 1, 2024. Applicants will be notified of acceptance from November 15, 2024. The presenting author of the abstract must register for the event.
Top abstracts will be presented orally. Poster viewing will take place throughout the conference.
Submit abstract here
General Information
Date and Venue
18-19 January 2025 (Saturday-Sunday)
Postgraduate Education Centre (Shaw Auditorium), Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
Time Zone
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).
Official Language
The official language of the Conference is English.
Trade Exhibition
An exhibition of medical equipment, books and pharmaceutical brochures will be held during the Conference on 18-19 January 2025 onsite.
Letter of Invitation
The Organising Committee would be pleased to provide letters of invitation (without provisions of financial support) upon request, to participants registered for attending the Conference onsite. Please address your request to the Conference Secretariat.
Liability and Insurance
The Organiser is not responsible for injury or damage involving persons and property during the Conference. Participants are advised to make their own arrangements for their medical, travel and personal insurance.
Equipment and all related display materials installed by Exhibitors / Sponsors are not insured by the Organiser, and the Organiser under no circumstances will be liable for any loss, damage or destruction caused to equipment, goods or property belonging to Exhibitors/Sponsors.
Disclaimer
Whilst every attempt is made to ensure that all aspects of the Conference as mentioned in this website will take place as scheduled, the Organising Committee reserves the right to make changes should the need arise.
About Hong Kong
People
The population of Hong Kong is estimated at 7.5 million and about 94% of the population are Chinese.
Official Language
The official languages are Chinese and English, all major signages are bilingual. Cantonese is the most widely spoken Chinese dialect in Hong Kong, but majority of people can speak both Putonghua (mandarin) and some English.
Weather
Hong Kong has a sub-tropical climate with distinct seasons. Weather in January is in the middle of Winter but is normally mild. It is normally clear and sunny but cool and dry with occasional cold fronts. Average temperature is 12℃ – 20℃. Further information can be found at the website of Hong Kong Observatory.
Time Zone
Hong Kong is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (i.e. GMT + 8 hours).
Currency
Legal tender is the Hong Kong Dollar (HKD), which is pegged to the US dollar at HK$7.8 with minimal change and so is a very stable currency. The Hong Kong dollar in everyday circulation is available in 10¢, 20¢, 50¢, $1, $2, $5 and $10 coins, and $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1,000 banknotes. Credit cards are widely accepted at major hotels, large restaurants, department stores and shops.
Electricity Supply
The Standard electrical voltage in Hong Kong is AC 220 volts (50Hz). The British three-pin (square end) plug and socket-outlet system is commonly used in Hong Kong.
Opening Hours
The vast majority of shops are open every day throughout the year. Retail shops generally are open from 10am to 7pm. However, most of the stores in busy retail areas like Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui stay open until 9:30 pm or even later. Most restaurants stay open until 11 pm or later. Banks are open from Monday to Friday between 9am to 4:30pm and on Saturdays from 9am to 12:30pm, are closed on Sundays and public holidays. Offices generally are open from 9am to 5/6pm on weekdays.
Getting Around
Hong Kong is geographically compact and the public transport system is efficient, relatively inexpensive and user friendly. The Airport Express links Hong Kong International Airport directly to Hong Kong’s central business district and buses connect the airport with most of the city. The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) and public buses allow easy access throughout the territories. Taxis and Uber are relatively inexpensive. And for those looking for a mode of travel that has been used for decades, there are the Star Ferries, Hong Kong Island’s street trams and the venerable Peak Tram. Smaller payments can be made using an Octopus Card, an electronic stored-value card that is widely accepted on all public transports. Road signs in Hong Kong are bilingual in both English and Chinese.
Telecommunications
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Visa Requirement Useful Numbers
In general, all visitors to Hong Kong must have a passport that is valid for at least 6 months. Nationals of about 170 countries and territories may visit Hong Kong without a visa/entry permit for a period ranging from 7 days to 180 days. You may refer to the website of Immigration Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) for more information on visa/entry permit requirements.
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