The 3rd International Conference of FACO was held in Kyoto from 29th to 31st October 2015, in conjunction with the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Clinical Oncology (Congress President: Prof. Ikuo Konishi). In addition to the International Symposium for Gastric Cancer and Pancreatic Cancer, FACO International Workshop (Translational Research, Clinical Trial, Surgical Techniques) was held as a general presentation. About 50 young doctors from the Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO), a founding member of FACO, visited Japan and interacted with participants from Japan and other Asian countries.