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Korea International Gastric Cancer Week 2026 (KINGCA WEEK 2026)

Name: Korea International Gastric Cancer Week 2026 (KINGCA WEEK 2026)
Start: 2026-09-17
End: 2026-09-19
Location: The Grand Lotte Seoul

Hosted by Korean Gastric Cancer Association (KGCA)

17 – 19 September 2026
The Grand Lotte Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Clinical MedicineOncology & Cancer Research, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Surgery & Anesthesiology

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63 sessions across 3 days

7 rooms · 184 speakers

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Key facts

Korea International Gastric Cancer Week 2026 (KINGCA WEEK 2026) is a congress held 17 – 19 September 2026 in The Grand Lotte Seoul, Seoul, South Korea, organised by Korean Gastric Cancer Association (KGCA).

Dates:: 17 – 19 September 2026
Format:: In person
Venue:: The Grand Lotte Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Subjects:: Oncology & Cancer Research, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Surgery & Anesthesiology
Organiser:: Korean Gastric Cancer Association (KGCA)
Abstract deadline:: 29 May 2026
Early-bird deadline:: 14 August 2026
Official website:: kingca.org/html

The Korea International Gastric Cancer Week 2026 (KINGCA WEEK 2026) is the international meeting of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association (KGCA), held from 17 to 19 September 2026 at The Grand Lotte Seoul, Korea. The official language is English.

KINGCA WEEK brings together clinicians, researchers and allied health professionals working on gastric cancer. The 2026 meeting marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of the KGCA, under the theme "30 Years of Excellence: Challenging the Limits of Gastric Cancer Cure".

The programme includes named and plenary lectures, symposia, joint and affiliated sessions, oral and poster presentations, research group meetings, a master class, a nurse session and luncheon and satellite symposia.

Conference theme

30 Years of Excellence: Challenging the Limits of Gastric Cancer Cure

Programme highlights

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Thu, 17 Sept 2026Opening CeremonyPlenary26 sessions this day
Fri, 18 Sept 2026Plenary LectureKeynote24 sessions this day
Sat, 19 Sept 2026Presidential LectureKeynote13 sessions this day

Keynote speakers

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Keynote
Hanneke W.M. van Laarhoven
Amsterdam University Medical Center
JS Min Memorial Lecture
Keynote
Kohei Shitara
National Cancer Center Hospital East
Plenary Lecture
Keynote
Masanori Terashima
Shizuoka Cancer Center
JP Kim Memorial Lecture
Keynote
Dae Young Zang
Hallym University
Presidential Lecture

Speakers

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Sung Hak Lee
The Catholic University of Korea
Discovery of prognostic factors through integration of deep learning-based pathology image analysis and molecular biomarker profiling in gastric cancer +1 more
Dong Jin Kim
The Catholic University of Korea
Clinical experience with Clean-NET: Techniques and case-based discussion +1 more
Heike I. Grabsch
Maastricht University Medical Center
Classic stain, modern insights: H&E morphology predicts gastric cancer patient outcomes +1 more
Myeong-Cherl Kook
National Cancer Center
Clinical significance of histological types in ESD specimens
Jawon Hwang
Yonsei University
Improved short-term outcomes of robotic radical gastrectomy using the RUS™ surgical navigation system in obese patients with gastric cancer: A propensity score-matched study +1 more
Hye Seung Lee
Seoul National University
Considerations for incorporating biomarkers in gastric cancer staging
Ryo Takeda
Japanese Red Cross Kyoto First Hospital
Night home enteral nutrition improves nutritional resilience, chemotherapy tolerability, and prognosis after total gastrectomy for gastric cancer
Chang Seok Bang
Hallym University
AI assisted detection and characterization of early gastric cancer

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Organiser and contact

Host organisation

Korean Gastric Cancer Association (KGCA)

The Korean Gastric Cancer Association (KGCA) was established in November 1996, succeeding the Korean Gastric Cancer Study Group formed in November 1993. It promotes research on gastric cancer and other gastric diseases, and hosts the Korea International Gastric Cancer Week (KINGCA WEEK).

Contact

Event secretary:: KINGCA WEEK 2026 Secretariat
Email:: [email protected]