Held at Raffles City Convention Centre, 4-6 November, the scientific meeting brought together
healthcare practitioners and academic professionals from Singapore's public medical institutions. Foreign and local speakers shared their perspectives and knowledge of new treatment modalities, patient management and service quality. Talks and posters showcased the best of research and clinical practices.
NCC doctors and researchers from the research departments, medical oncology, surgical oncology and radiation oncology participated in the Meeting either by speaking at one of the symposiums, presenting oral papers and by submitting poster presentations in areas such as proteomics, genomics, bioinformatics, molecular imaging of cancer, target identification, gene therapy, telomerase and valuation in cancer drug discovery.
The entire list of oral and poster presentations involving NCC doctors and researchers can be found on NCC's website at http:www.nccs.com.sg
At the symposium – “Showcase of novel developments in oncology”, organised by NCC, leading speakers from both clusters enlightened the audience from topics such as Intensity Modulated Radiation therapy (IMRT)-Improving outcome & reducing toxicity (Dr Joseph Wee, NCC), PET scan-beyond just a imaging tool (Dr Anthony Goh, SGH), Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (Dr Lim Soon Thye, NCC), Tailor-made oncologic treatment-dissecting the oncologic puzzle: understanding tumor genomics and pharmacogenomics (Prof Malcolm Paterson, Singhealth) and Novel small molecules in oncology (Dr Goh Boon Cher, NUH).
1. Best Singhealth Oral Papers
Evaluation of paperless process in the improvement of efficiency and effectiveness in radiation therapy application.
By IJH Lim dept of radiation oncology, NCCS. (S6) under allied health oral papers category.
2. Basic Sciences oral papers
Biochemical characterisation of radiosensitive cell lines derived from adult cancer patients with late radionecrosis SLE long Dept of Radiation Oncology, S Joseph Das (CMR), LS Tay(CMR) Skorsh (CMR), MC paterson (CMR)
Quantitative telomerase by novel OR-PCR technology predicts nodal and distant metastases and prognosis in breast cancer
SKR,Dept of medical oncology
Photodynamic therapy as a promising alternative for palliative treatment of angiosarcoma
PSP Thong, KS Kho, M Olivo (DMS), KC Soo, BKP Goh (SGH surgery)
Amelioration of severe insulin deficiency in a prelinical model of diabetes mellitus by implantation of autologous hepatocytes modified for regulated insulin secretion
NKF Chen, OL Kon – DMS, CH Thng – Dept of radiation oncology, JS WONG Dept of Gen surgery SGH, IHC Kee, RTH Ng - dept of experimental surgery - SGH
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Singhealth Poster Presentations
An Overview of interventional breast biopsy in the National Cancer Centre
YF Liew, Radiation Oncology, CKK SOR Diagnostic radiology, JBK Khoo diagnostic Imaging
A Novel Exon 13 duplication in the BRAC1 gene identified in a Chinese patient
KPL Yap/ GH Ho, ASG Lee - Surigical onco, P Ang – Medical Onco, IHK Lim - Medical Onco
Temozolomide Induces different checkpoint activation in quiescent and proliferating glioma cells
SW Teng - laboratory, TT Wang, SY Cheng, CJ Zhu - Research divisions(medical sciences),
C Chan and A TY, Michael Wong - NNI
Epithelial Cell Transforming Factor 2 (ECT2) promotes glioma cell G1/S cell cycle progression underpinning oncogenicity
TT Wang – Lab Medicine, C Zhu-Medical Sciences, SY Cheng (MS), SW Teng (MS), J Thomas(Neurosurgery), KB Kang(MS), MC Wong(NNI)
Downregulation of P16INK4A Sensitises Siha Cervical Cancer Cells to UV-induced Apoptosis
WM Lau (CMR) TH Ho (SGH, O & G),KM Hui (CMR)
Identification of Tumour-specific Genes by Novel Modified Suppressive Subractive Hybridisation (PP S 69)
BH Liu (CMR), CCGOH(Otolaryngology), LL Ooi(Gen Surgery), D Lim, KM Hui(CMR)
Targeted Gene Therapy with Nanoparticles
K Tan, (CMR), CL Fong (NTU Bioengineering), R Kumar(NTU Bioengineering), P Cheang, Kim Hui (CMR)
Cell Cycle-Regulatable HSV-1 Amplicon viral vector
Y Wang, Law HO, KM Hui, PYP LAM, CMR
Identification of molecular biomarkers associated with the recurrence of human heptocellular carcinomas
SM Wang, LLPJ Ooi, KM Hui, CMR, Surgical Oncology
The rule of epithelial cell transforming factor 2 (ECT2) on DNA Synthesis and S-phase checkpoint activation in glioma cells
SY Cheng, SW Teng, TT Wang, B Liu, A TY, CJ Zhu, MC Wong, Medical Sciences
In Vivo Liver Electroporation: Optimisation and Demonstration of Therapeutic Efficacy
J Sivalingam, OL Kon(Medical Sciences, NCC), STB Yap(Life Sciences, Nanyang Poly), ABM Khoo(NUS), LP Ho, SL Tien(Haematology, SGH)
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