Young Hong

INTRODUCTION: Due to its rarity, anal adenocarcinoma (AA) does not have a standardized staging system. The tumor (T) stage of an adenocarcinoma arising from the anal canal could be based on depth of invasion, as for rectal adenocarcinoma, or on size, as in anal squamous cell carcinoma…

LUNCH AND TRAINEE JEOPARDY! 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM LEADERSHIP FORUM, NETWORKING SESSION AND ROUNDTABLES 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS: FUTURE SCENARIO PLANNING TO PREDICT THE FUTURE OF SURGERY 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

INTRODUCTION: Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) are a slow-growing, heterogeneous group of neoplasms arising from endocrine tissues of the pancreas. PNETs exhibit a low overall mutational burden, but the genes most commonly mutated are involved in epigenetic regulation…

BACKGROUND: DNA Methyltransferase inhibitors (DNMTi) have been found to increase the immunogenicity of cancer cells, reshaping the immune tumor microenvironment while directly reprogramming immune cells…

The benefit of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, in addition to cytoreductive surgery for colorectal cancer, is debated and warrants the assessment of novel therapeutic agents. Colorectal cancer is known to have aberrant epigenetic dysregulation to silence tumor suppressor gene expression…

RISK FACTORS FOR REGROWTH AFTER NONOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT FOR RECTAL CANCER