ICRS 2025

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Introduction

The International Cancer Research Symposium 2025 (ICRS2025) is a premier two-day event designed to bring together professionals dedicated to advancing cancer research in Southeast Asia and beyond. This symposium provides a platform for researchers, healthcare experts, and industry leaders to share groundbreaking developments, trends in cancer treatment, and cutting-edge research findings. The event aims to promote collaboration, inspire innovation, and create meaningful connections that transcend borders, ultimately contributing to a healthier global future in cancer care.

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Abstract proceedings

ICRS2025 Abstracts Officially Published in AJCO

Event Details

Date : 14-15 May 2025
Venue : The Waterfront Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Award

Who should attend?

Cancer researchers and academics
Medical and healthcare professionals
Postdoctoral researchers and postgraduate students
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
Government and regulatory bodies
Non-governmental organisations
Media and science communication professionals

Important Dates

Late-breaking Abstract Submission Deadline: 30 April 2025
Abstract Acceptance Notification: 5 May 2025
Early Bird Registration Deadline: 30 April 2025
Early Bird Registration Payment Deadline: 7 May 2025
Normal/On-site Registration: From 1 May 2025 onwards

Events Highlights

This event is HRD Corp (HRDC) Claimable
Accepted abstracts will be published in the abstract proceedings in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology (APJCO).
Selected abstracts are welcome to submit full papers to be published in APJCO.*
Young researchers are encouraged to join our Rapid-Fire Poster Presentation to showcase your work and compete for exciting awards
Join our Student Ambassador Program and enjoy exclusive student rebates
This event is CPD points claimable:
- Malaysian Pharmacists Society: 14 CPD points
- Medical Specialist: 16 CPD points

* Current postgraduate student or have received PhD degree within the last three years.
** Subject to regular peer review process

Registration

How to register?

Step 1: Complete the registration form.* You will receive your Registration ID through e-mail.: link
Step 2: You will receive an e-invoice within 3-7 working days of your registration. If you wish to attend using the HRDC grant, you will receive an email within three working days with further instructions on the next steps in the registration process. More details will be provided upon registration.
Step 3: Process your payment through our e-Gateway**:
- Local Participant - International Cancer Research Symposium 2025 (MYR)
- International Participant - International Cancer Research Symposium 2025 (USD$)
Step 4: Email your receipt to ICRS@nottingham.edu.my with the subject “Proof of Payment (Registrant Name, Registration ID)”.

Registration Fees

	Early Bird (by 30 April 2025)		Regular ( From 1 May 2025)
	Local (RM)	International (USD)	Local (RM)	International (USD)
Student (symposium)	850	230	1000	280
Non-Student (symposium) / Workshop Participant	1000	300	1150	350
Networking Dinner (accompanying guest)	150	40	150	40

Networking dinner is included in the registration fees for each individual registrant.

* Early Bird Registration Deadline: 30 April 2025
**Early Bird Registration Payment Deadline: 7 May 2025
* Normal/On-site Registration: From 1 May 2025 onwards

Discounts Available

Group registration A (1 supervisor and 1 student*): 10% discount per pax
Group registration B (3 or more participants): 15% discount per person

*Note: Student presenters must provide a valid student ID upon registration. Group registration applies only when all registrants sign up together in one transaction. The highest eligible discount will be applied, and discounts cannot be stacked or combined.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation on or before 16 April 2025: 100% refund
Cancellation on or before 30 April 2025: 50% refund
Cancellation on or after 1 May 2025: No refund

*Note: Cancellation requests must be communicated to the secretariat by e-mail. All approved refunds will be made after the symposium. All bank charges for remittance will be deducted from the refund.

Programme Highlights

Symposium Day 1: 14 May 2025

Time	Event
7:45 - 8:30	Registration
8:30 - 9:00	Welcoming Address
9:00 - 9:45	Keynote Address1: Professor Douglas Easton (University of Cambridge, UK)
9:45 - 10:30	Keynote Address 2: Dr Alan Khoo Soo Beng (Thomas Jefferson University, US)
10:30 - 11:00	Tea break
11:00 - 13:00	Parallel session 1: Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics	Parallel session 2: Multiomics & Artificial Intelligence in Cancer	Parallel session 3: Updates in Pathology (workshop/training)
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:30	Parallel session 1: Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics (cont.)	Parallel session 2: Multiomics & Artificial Intelligence in Cancer (cont.)	Parallel session 3: Updates in Pathology (workshop/training) (cont.)
15:30 - 16:00	Tea break + poster discussion
16:00 - 17:00	Forum 1: Breaking Barriers in Cancer Research: Journey, Discovery, and Impact
18:00 - 21:00	Opening Ceremony and Networking dinner

Symposium Day 2: 15 May 2025

Time	Event
8:00 - 9:00	Networking
9:00 - 10:30	Parallel session 4: Tumour Ecosystem & Metastasis	Parallel session 5: Innovative & Emerging Approaches	Parallel session 6: Updates in Pathology (workshop/training)
10:30 - 11:00	Teabreak + poster discussion
11:00 - 13:00	Parallel session 4: Tumour Ecosystem & Metastasis (Con't)	Parallel session 5: Innovative & Emerging Approaches (Con't)	Parallel session 6: Updates in Pathology (workshop/training)(Con't)
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch + poster discussion
14:00 - 15:00	Spotlight on Young Researchers: Rapid-Fire Poster Presentations		Parallel session 6: Updates in the Pathology of the Gastrointestinal (training/workshop) (cont.)
15:00 - 15:45	Keynote talk 3: Professor Xiangjian (Sean) He (University of Nottingham, China)
15:45 - 16:30	Keynote talk 4: Professor Xin Lu (University of Oxford, UK)
16:30 - 17:00	Closing ceremony  & Award Presentation

Scientific Programme

Keynote Address
Prof. Douglas Easton University of Cambridge, UK Cancer Susceptibility in a Global Context
Prof. Xin Lu Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Oxford, UK Cancer causing pathogens, cell plasticity and upper GI cancers
Prof. Alan Khoo Soo Beng Thomas Jefferson University, USA *Current Status and Future Perspectives of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in South East Asia*
Theme 1: Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
Mr. Bienvenido Cabaro III Philippine Cancer Centre *Strengthening Cancer Surveillance: Insights from the Philippines’ National Integrated Hospital-Based Cancer Registry Data*
Dr Ho Weang Kee University of Nottingham Malaysia *Towards better breast cancer risk assessment in Asians*
Dr Susanna Hutajulu Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia *Title to be confirmed*
Theme 2: Multiomics & AI in Cancer
Prof. Cheong Sok Ching Cancer Research Malaysia *Leveraging technology for oral cancer detection*
Prof. Low Teck Yew Sunway University Malaysia *Unveiling the Coding Potential of Unannotated Short ORFs in Disease: Comprehensive Identification and Quantification of Microproteins Across Multiple Stages of Colorectal Cancer (CRC)*
Prof. Dr.rer.physiol. dr. Septelia Inawati Wanandi Universitas Indonesia *Title to be confirmed*
Theme 3: Tumour Ecosystem & Metastasis
Dr. Herbert Schwarz National University of Singapore *Targeting the immunoinhibitory tumor microenvironment in solid cancers*
Dr. Paloma Ordonez-Moran University of Nottingham UK *Modeling the extracellular matrix of colorectal cancer cells*
Dr. Kulthida Vaeteewoottacharn Khon Kaen University, Thailand *Title to be confirmed*
Prof. Dr. Edmund Sim Universiti Malaysia Sarawak *Molecular Mechanisms of Metastasis in Nasopharyngeal Cancer*
Theme 4: Innovative & emerging approaches
Dr Voon Pei Jye Sarawak General Hospital *Enhancing outcome with early phase oncology clinical trials*
Dr Matin Mellor Abdullah Subang Jaya Medical Centre, Malaysia *Personalised Precision Therapy in the era of Next Generation Sequencing*
Dr. Frankie Rawson University of Nottingham UK *Title to be confirmed*
Dr Tan Cheng Siang Universiti Malaysia Sarawak *Epidemiology of HPV Genotypes in Multiethnic Sarawak and the Impact of Current HPV Vaccine Coverage*
Theme 5: Updates in the Pathology of the GI tract (Workshop Day 1)
Prof. Mohammad Ilyas University of Nottingham UK *Molecular testing for Colorectal Cancer in the West*
Dr. Susanti Susanti Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute, University of Glasglow *Molecular testing for Colorectal Cancer in the East*
Dr. Paloma Ordonez-Moran University of Nottingham UK *New insights in the biology of colorectal cancer*
Dr. William Dalleywater University of Nottingham UK *What is the role of the stroma in colorectal cancer?*
Dr. Abhik Mukherjee University of Nottingham UK *Molecular testing for Gastric Cancer in the West*
Prof. Dr. Pathmanathan Rajadurai Subang Jaya Medical Centre, Malaysia *Molecular testing for Gastric Cancer in the East*
Prof. Matt Loose University of Nottingham UK *Intra-operative sequencing - a new era in diagnostics*
Theme 5: Updates in the Pathology of the GI tract (Workshop Day 2)
Dr. Abhik Mukherjee & Dr Maalini Krishnasamy University of Nottingham UK & Thompson Hospital Malaysia *Workshop: Challenges in the diagnosis of Inflammatory bowel disease*
Prof. Dr. Raja Affendi Sunway University, Malaysia *Management of inflammatory bowel disease*
Prof. Mohammad Ilyas University of Nottingham UK *The role of digital pathology in diagnosis and research*
Prof. Tan Geok Chin National University of Malaysia *Digital pathology in South East Asia*
Prof. Leong Chee Onn AGTC Genomics *What is deep learning in Pathology?*
Prof. Mohammad Ilyas University of Nottingham UK *Workshop: Immunohistochemistry for Her2 and MMR expression in the GI tract*