Who Should Attend
This educational activity is aimed at practicing clinicians, gastroenterologists, hepatologists, surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and clinical researchers who wish to review and update their knowledge and management of cancers of the gastrointestinal tract.

Objectives
After successful completion of this course, attendees should be able to:

• Discuss evolving multimodality treatment options for patients with esophageal cancer
• Evaluate the diagnostic tools and endoscopic techniques used to detect and manage early gastric cancer
• Select the most appropriate therapeutic strategy for gastric cancer
• Integrate advances in systemic and local therapies into clinical practice to treat hepatobiliary tumors
• Summarize new and emerging treatment options for pancreatic cancer
• Improve the outcomes of patients with localized colorectal disease by employing most favorable adjuvant therapy
• Comment on the role of cytotoxic treatment regimens, angiogenesis inhibitors and EGFR inhibitors in advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer
• Assess the clinical implications of using molecular markers as screening and prognostic tools for colorectal cancer
• Review the most clinically relevant data recently presented regarding upper GI and colorectal cancer management
• Comment on surgical techniques used to treat various gastrointestinal cancers

Registration Fees

Discounted.....................................$225 USD (If payment received by 8 July 2010)
Regular..........................................$275 USD (If payment received by 19 August 2010)
Full/Onsite*....................................$325 USD (If payment received after 19 August 2010)
Nurses/Residents/Students*............$50 USD (*proof of eligibility must accompany registration and will be verified)

NOTE: Registrants that pay with American Express will be charged in the USD equivalent which may incur additional charges. This is a policy of American Express. Foreign exchange rate information may be found at www.oanda.com. After 19 August 2010 only credit card payments will be accepted for pre-registration.

To pre-register, registration and payment must be received no later than Thursday, 19 August 2010. Please register onsite after this date. Contact Imedex at +1 (678) 242 0906 or visit our website at www.imedex.com to ensure the program is being held as scheduled and to confirm that the meeting is not full.

For registration fees to be refunded, written notice of cancellation must be received at Imedex no later than 19 August 2010. The amount of registration fees remitted, minus a $75 administrative charge, will be refunded after the Congress. Substitutions are accepted with written notification. No refunds will be made if notice is received after 19 August 2010.

Imedex does not accept responsibility for covering travel, accommodation or any other costs incurred by registrants in the rare event that this Congress should be canceled for any reason. Every effort will be made to give reasonable notice in the event of cancellation. The agenda content is subject to change without notice.

Conference Location and Registration

Kowloon Shangri-La
64 Mody Road
Tsim Sha Tsui East
Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
Tel: +852 2721 2111
Fax: +852 2723 8686
Web: http://www.shangri-la.com

The Registration and Information Desk will be staffed:
Friday, 27 August 2010 7:00 – 18:00
Saturday, 28 August 2010 7:30 – 13:00

Kowloon Shangri-La
64 Mody Road
Tsim Sha Tsui East
Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
Tel: +852 2721 2111
Fax: +852 2723 8686
Web: http://www.shangri-la.com

Hotel Description

The deluxe harbour-front Kowloon Shangri-La is located at the heart of the renowned shopping and entertainment district of Kowloon, close to all major public transportation routes. As one of the quintessential Kowloon hotels in Hong Kong, Kowloon Shangri-La offers guests some of the most spacious rooms in the city, with floor-to-ceiling bay windows with the panoramic view of the Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island.

Kowloon Shangri-La’s distinguished restaurants have elevated dining to an art form, successfully winning the hearts and seducing the palates of the most discriminating diners. The hotel’s 24-hour Health Club takes care of physical fitness and relaxation, and its state-of-the art conference facilities, supported by attentive staff and events management specialists, make every event and occasion the most memorable.

For the convenience of attendees, a room block with a limited number of Superior City rooms has been reserved at the discounted group rate of HK$1,500.00 (single occupancy) and HK$1,700.00 (double occupancy), plus 10% service charge per room per night. This room rate is inclusive of daily buffet breakfast(s) per occupancy; one for single occupancy and two for double occupancy. This limited number of discounted rooms will be available until 3 August 2010. This discounted rate is not guaranteed outside the conference dates. Reservations received after 3 August 2010 or after the room block has been filled (whichever comes first) are subject to availability and prevailing hotel rates.

You can make your booking directly on the hotel’s website using the Group Code:
1) Go to the Shangri-La website: http://www.shangri-la.com/reservations/booking/en/index.aspx?hid=KSL&group_code=IME240810A&check_in=20100824&check_out=2010083
2) Enter all the necessary stay requirements like check-in date, check-out date, number of rooms, adults and children.
3) Under the “Special Rate” area, select “Group Code” and enter the Group Code: IME240810A
4) Click the Check Availability button to continue.
5) If all the search criteria are correct and rooms are still available for the group, the group rate will be returned in the availability search result. Simply follow the on-screen instructions to complete the online booking.

Reservation requests received after 3 August 2010 may not be guaranteed the group rate.

The following companies have provided support for this Congress:

Silver:

Corporate:

Several options are available to companies interested in supporting this Congress.
For more information, please contact Imedex at +1 770.751.7332, or by email at cme@imedex.com.

Space is available to companies interested in participating in this Congress through exhibition.
For more information, please contact Cori Gunter at +1 678.242.0712, or by email at c.gunter@imedex.com.

Targeting to Improve Outcomes in Advanced Neuroendocrine
Tumors, Gastric Cancer and Hepatocellular Carcinoma:
Clinical Impact of mTOR Therapy

Friday, August 27, 2010
12:40 - 14:10

Lunch Symposium is supported by

Faculty:

Eric Van Cutsem, MD, PhD – Chair
University Hospital Gasthuisberg
Leuven, Belgium

Atsushi Ohtsu, MD
National Cancer Center
Hospital East
Kashiwa, Japan

Li Tzong Chen, MD, PhD
National Health Research Institute
Taipei, Taiwan

Young Suk Park, MD, PhD
Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, Korea

Agenda:

12.40 -12.45
Welcome, Overview and Objectives
Eric Van Cutsem, MD, PhD

12.45 -13.05
mTOR as an Emerging Therapy in the Treatment of Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors
Young Suk Park, MD, PhD

13.05 -13.25
Investigating the mTOR Pathway in the Treatment of Gastric Cancer
Atsushi Ohtsu, MD

13.25 -13.45
An Examination of mTOR as A Potential Target in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Li Tzong Chen, MD

13.45 -14.05
Discussion All

14.05 -14.10
Closing Remarks and Conclusions
Eric Van Cutsem, MD, PhD

An independent satellite symposium held in conjunction with 4th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer: Asian Perspectives.  This presentation is not sponsored or endorsed by 4th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer: Asian Perspectives