第８回FACO学術集会完全Virtual開催

 The 8th International Conference of FACO at KSMO2020,  wholly virtual meeting

COVID-19の影響で完全Virtual開催となった第8回FACO学術集会（韓国KSMO2020)。

Due to COVID-19 situation, the 8th FACO Meeting's format has changed to wholly virtual.

２つのセッションから構成されたFACOシンポジウム、まずは、OLIGO-BC１試験に関し、PIの井本滋先生が講演。

FACO Meeting consists two sessions, starting with Prof. Shigeru Imoto's OLIGO-BC1 presentation.

続いて、現在進行中のPC-CURE-1試験についてPIの古瀬純司先生がプレゼン。

Q&Aをチャット式で投稿でき、文字で確認できるのはVirtual Meetingの強み。

Next, Prof. Junji Furuse who is PI of PC-CURE-1 study, on-going study of FACO, made his talk. One of strengths of virtual meeting is that we can post Q&A in a chat style and check it in the text. 

第２部では、高野利実先生が「Immunotherapy and new agents for breast cancer in Japan」のテーマでご講演されました(座長：西山正彦、FACO CEO）。

Dr. Toshimi Takano gave his lecture "Immunotherapy and new agents for breast cancer in Japan" for the second part. The Chair of the session was Prof. Masahiko Nishiyama, CEO of FACO. 

ネットワークや音声のテスト、リハーサルとVirtual開催ならではのチャレンジがあったものの、大成功に終わりました。

Despite the challenges of audio or network testing, and rehearsals due to virtual event, the FACO Meeting was organized by KSMO and was a huge success.