Month: September 2024

The "2024 CSCO Digestive Tract Tumor Standardized Treatment Workshop," co-hosted by the Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology, Beijing Xisike Clinical Oncology Research Foundation, and Hangzhou Oriental Clinical Oncology Research Center, was held in Shanghai from August 17-18, 2024. This workshop featured diverse learning methods, including lectures, discussions, and live surgical demonstrations, aimed at improving the standardized treatment of digestive tract tumors, reducing regional disparities, and disseminating new advancements and concepts. Oncology Frontier interviewed Dr. Jin Li, President of Shanghai GoBroad Cancer Hospital China Pharmaceutical University, Chairman of the CSCO Foundation, and Chairman of the CSCO Gastric Cancer Expert Committee, to discuss the highlights and significance of this workshop, as well as the potential and future of artificial intelligence in clinical research.

From August 8 to 11, 2024, the Annual Meeting of the Urological Surgeons Branch of the Chinese Medical Association (CUDA) was held in Xi'an. The conference was hosted by the Chinese Medical Association and the CUDA Urological Surgeons Branch, with the Air Force Medical University Xijing Hospital as the organizer and the Shaanxi Provincial Medical Association Urological Surgeons Branch as a co-organizer. Under the theme of "Healthy China, Urology First," the conference gathered many of the latest achievements in urology. At the event, Urology Frontier invited Dr. Xuesong Li, Dr. Qi Tang, and Dr. Xiaoying Li from Peking University First Hospital for an in-depth discussion on the current state of non-invasive detection, radiotherapy, and translational medicine for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). They also shared their experiences in building subspecialties for UTUC and outlined the direction in which CUDA-UTUC is leading the field.