Dear SIOP Members,
Congratulations to a very successful SIOP Asia 2024 Congress which took place last week in Yokohama, Japan. Over 680 delegates, representing 42 countries, participated in the Congress. The majority of the delegates came from Japan, China, Philippines, India, Indonesia and the USA.
The Congress allowed participants to learn about the latest scientific discoveries in childhood cancer as well as to network and meet colleagues from all over the world. See the full Program Booklet available here.
Special thanks go to the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) led by:
- Kimikazu Matsumoto, M.D., Ph.D., LOC Chair
Director, Children’s Cancer Center, National Center for Child Health and Development
- Akihiro Yoneda, M.D., Ph.D., LOC Vice-Chair
Vice Director, Children’s Cancer Center, National Center for Child Health and Development
- Keita Terashima, M.D., Ph.D., LOC Secretary-General
Head, Division of Brain Tumor, Children’s Cancer Center, National Center for Child Health and Development
- Daisuke Tomizawa, M.D., Ph.D., LOC Secretary-General
Head, Division of Leukemia and Lymphoma, Children’s Cancer Center, National Center for Child Health and Development
- Miho Kato, M.D., M.P.H., LOC Vice Secretary-General
Chief, Department of Childhood Cancer Data Management, National Center for Child Health and Development, and Director, Japan Children’s Cancer Group Data Center for Solid Tumor
Sincere thanks also go to the many colleagues who served on the Scientific Committee that developed the program of the Congress as well as to the SIOP Asia President Prof. Hiroki Hori.
Finally, heartfelt thanks go to our many sponsors and exhibitors who made the Congress possible.
The next SIOP Asia Congress will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 12-15, 2025. We hope SIOP members will join us next in Riyadh.
Warm regards,
SIOP Secretariat
