ARCCS 2026

14th Asian Robotic Camp for Colorectal Surgeons ARCCS 2026 14th Asian Robotic Camp for Colorectal Surgeons ARCCS 2026 14th Asian Robotic Camp for Colorectal Surgeons ARCCS 2026 14th Asian Robotic Camp for Colorectal Surgeons ARCCS 2026 14th Asian Robotic Camp for Colorectal Surgeons ARCCS 2026 14th Asian Robotic Camp for Colorectal Surgeons ARCCS 2026 14th Asian Robotic Camp for Colorectal Surgeons ARCCS 2026

Scientific Program

Day 1 : 2026.10.08 (Thu)

07:20–07:40

Registration

07:40–08:00

Welcome Address
Welcome Address
In Ja Park (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
Chang Moo Kang (Yonsei Univ., Korea)
Gyu-Seog Choi (Kyungpook Nat'l Univ., Korea)

08:00–09:05

[Scientific Session 1] Industry Forum: Emerging Surgical Robotic Platforms
Moderator
Paolo Pietro Bianchi (Università di Milano, Italy)
Seon-Hahn Kim (Univ. Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia)
08:00–08:20
Overview: What is Surgical Innovation?
John H. Marks (Lankenau Medical Center, USA)
08:20–08:35
Intuitive (DV5)
TBD
08:35–08:50
Hugo
TBD
08:50–09:05
STARK™
Yoon Suk Lee (The Catholic Univ. of Korea)

09:10–10:50

[Scientific Session 2] Masaaki Ito Session: AI and Digital Innovation in Colorectal Cancer Care
Moderator
Masaaki Ito (Nat'l Cancer Center Hosp. East, Japan)
William Tzu-Liang Chen (China Medical Univ. Hsinchu Hosp., Taiwan)
09:10–09:30
Augmented Vision and Artificial Intelligence in Minimally Invasive Colorectal Cancer Surgery
Manish Chand (Univ. College London, UK)
09:30–09:50
AI-Powered Skill Assessment in Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery
Nobuyoshi Takeshita (Nat'l Cancer Center, Japan)
09:50–10:10
AI-Driven Advanced Optical Imaging in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Michele Diana (IRCAD, Strasbourg, France)
10:10–10:30
The Role of AI Navigation in Colorectal Surgery
Shunjin Ryu (Kawaguchi Municipal Medical Center, Japan)
10:30–10:50
Discussion

10:50–11:00

Coffee Break

11:00–12:20

[Scientific Session 3] Keynote Lecture: Research-Driven Patient-Centered Care
Moderator
Soichiro Ishihara (The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)
Suk Hwan Lee (Kyung Hee Univ., Korea)
11:00–11:30
The Blueprint of One: Leading Colorectal Cancer Surgery via Precision Research
Gyu-Seog Choi (Kyungpook Nat'l Univ., Korea)
11:30–12:00
Beyond the Standard: Research-Driven Precision for Every Patient
J. Joshua Smith (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
12:00–12:20
Discussion

12:20–14:10

Lunch with Live Surgery
Moderator
Chucheep Sahakitrungruang (Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand)
Byung Soh Min (Yonsei Univ., Korea)
12:20–12:40
Lunch break
12:40–14:10
Robot RHC / Laparoscopic RHC
TBD
12:40–14:10
Discussion
Inna Tulina (I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical Univ., Russia)
Tsuyoshi Konishi (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
Jun Seok Park (Kyungpook Nat'l Univ., Korea)
Gyung Mo Son (Pusan Nat'l Univ., Korea)
Simon Siu-Man Ng (The Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong)
Yoon Suk Lee (The Catholic Univ. of Korea)
Mina Ming-Yin Shen (China Medical Univ. Hsinchu Hosp., Taiwan)

14:10–15:30

[Scientific Session 4] Toward a Precision Surgical Strategy in Colon Cancer
Moderator
Simon Siu-Man Ng (Hong Kong)
Ji Yeon Kim (Chungnam Nat'l Univ., Korea)
14:10–14:25
Segmental Transverse Colectomy vs. Extended Hemicolectomy
Corrado Pedrazzani (Trento Univ. Hosp., Italy)
14:25–14:40
Optimal Extent of Left Hemicolectomy
Koya Hida (Kyoto Univ., Japan)
14:40–14:55
Two vs. One Anastomosis for Synchronous Colon Cancer
Ji Hoon Kim (The Catholic Univ. of Korea)
14:55–15:10
Is Tailored Surgery the Real Deal for Right Hemicolectomy?
William Tzu-Liang Chen (China Medical Univ. Hsinchu Hosp., Taiwan)
15:10–15:30
Discussion
Masaaki Ito (Nat'l Cancer Center Hosp. East, Japan)
Mina Ming-Yin Shen (China Medical Univ. Hsinchu Hosp., Taiwan)
Sung Chan Park (Nat'l Cancer Center, Korea)
Shunsuke Tsukamoto (Nat'l Cancer Center Hosp. East, Japan)

15:30–16:50

[Scientific Session 5] Double Standards in Colorectal Cancer
Moderator
Tsuyoshi Konishi (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
Paolo Pietro Bianchi (Università di Milano, Italy)
15:30–15:45
Robotics for the Rectum, Laparoscopy for the Colon: Evidence or Experience?
Mina Ming-Yin Shen (China Medical Univ. Hsinchu Hosp., Taiwan)
15:45–16:00
Immunotherapy in Colon vs. Rectal Cancer: Why the Difference?
Jianmin Xu (Zhongshan Hosp., Fudan Univ., China)
16:00–16:15
ctDNA Detects MRD: Why the Difference Between Adjuvant and Salvage Chemotherapy?
Sue J. Hahn (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA)
16:15–16:30
Extensive for Colon, Selective for Rectum: Why Is Lymph Node Dissection Different?
Jun Watanabe (Kansai Medical Univ. Hosp., Japan)
16:30–16:50
Discussion
Songphol Malakorn (Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand)
Peter JM Lee (Royal Prince Alfred Hosp., Australia)
William Tzu-Liang Chen (China Medical Univ. Hsinchu Hosp., Taiwan)
Sung Uk Bae (Keimyung Univ. Dongsan Hosp., Korea)

16:50–17:20

[Scientific Session 6] Travel Grant Podium Session
Moderator
John H. Marks (Lankenau Medical Center, USA)
Chang Nam Kim (Eulji Univ., Korea)
16:50–17:20
TBD
TBD

17:20–18:20

[Scientific Session 7] Ideas on Tap (Open Scientific Debate)
Moderator
TBD / Julio Garcia-Aguilar (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA)
17:20–18:20
Debate 1- TBD / Debate 2 - TBD
Rodrigo O. Perez (Hosp. Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil)
George J. Chang, J. Joshua Smith, Tsuyoshi Konishi (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
Hye-Jin Kim (Kyungpook Nat'l Univ., Korea)
Jin Kim (Korea Univ., Korea)
Yoon Suk Lee (The Catholic Univ. of Korea)
Peter JM Lee (Royal Prince Alfred Hosp., Australia)

18:45-

Faculty Dinner

Day 2 : 2026.10.09 (Fri)

08:00–08:30

Meet the Experts: Technical Tips
Moderator
TBD
08:00–08:30
Table 1: TaTME / Table 2: LPLND / Table 3: SP Colorectal / Table 4: Rt CME / Table 5: Laparoscopic Rectal
TBD

08:30–10:00

[Scientific Session 8] Precision Management in Rectal Cancer: Escalation vs. De-escalation
Moderator
Rodrigo O. Perez (Hosp. Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil)
Suk Hwan Lee (Kyung Hee Univ., Korea)
08:30–08:40
Overview
Hye-Jin Kim (Kyungpook Nat'l Univ., Korea)
08:40–08:55
Personalizing Response: Biology-Driven Treatment Optimization
J. Joshua Smith (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
08:55–09:10
Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node: Radiation vs. Chemotherapy vs. Upfront Surgery?
Shunsuke Tsukamoto (Nat'l Cancer Center Hosp. East, Japan)
09:10–09:25
Resectable Cancer: Surgery vs. Neoadjuvant Therapy
Paolo Pietro Bianchi (Università di Milano, Italy)
09:25–09:40
Immune Is the Key
Laura Fernandez (Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal)
09:40–10:00
Discussion

10:00–11:30

[Scientific Session 9] Managing Treatment Failure
Moderator
James Ngu Chi-Yong (Changi General Hosp., Singapore)
Yoon Suk Lee (The Catholic Univ. of Korea)
10:00–10:10
Overview: The Trade-Off for Preoperative Treatments
Sung Uk Bae (Keimyung Univ. Dongsan Hosp., Korea)
10:10–10:25
Local Regrowth and Salvage Operation
Rodrigo O. Perez (Hosp. Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil)
10:25–10:40
Systemic Failure Despite TNT
Tsuyoshi Konishi (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
10:40–10:55
Managing RT-Related Problems: From Strictures, Fistulas, to Functional Catastrophe
Andrew Craig Lynch (Sydney Adventist Hosp., Australia)
10:55–11:10
Managing Distant Lymph Node Metastasis
Chan Wook Kim (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
11:10–11:30
Discussion with Cases
Soo Young Oh (Asan Medical Center, Korea)

11:30–11:40

Coffee Break

11:40–12:30

[Scientific Session 10] State-of-the-Art Lecture
Moderator
Gyu-Seog Choi (Kyungpook Nat'l Univ., Korea)
11:40–12:30
Interweaving Insights - Centering the Patient in Precision Care
Julio Garcia-Aguilar (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA)

12:30–14:20

Lunch with Live Surgery: Rectal Cancer
Moderator
Sung Bum Kang (Seoul Nat'l Univ., Korea)
Jim Khan (Portsmouth Hospitals, UK)
Seon-Hahn Kim (Univ. Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia)
12:30–12:50
Lunch Break
12:50–14:20
Robot 1 (DV 5)
SP / Lap
TBD
12:50–14:20
Discussion
Kyung-Ha Lee (Chungnam Nat'l Univ., Korea)
Paolo Pietro Bianchi (Università di Milano, Italy)
Koya Hida (Kyoto Univ., Japan)
Petr V. Tsarkov (I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical Univ., Russia)
Jianmin Xu (Zhongshan Hosp., Fudan Univ., China)
Gyu-Seog Choi (Kyungpook Nat'l Univ., Korea)
Jun-Gi Kim (Kyungpook Nat'l Univ., Korea)

14:20–15:40

[Scientific Session 11] Peter Lee Session: Pushing the Limits: When We Encounter Rock
Moderator
Peter JM Lee (Royal Prince Alfred Hosp., Australia)
Jin Kim (Korea Univ., Korea)
14:20–14:35
The Surgical Steps to Robotic PE and Extended Resections
Peter JM Lee (Royal Prince Alfred Hosp., Australia)
14:35–14:50
Minimally Invasive PE Surgery: What Can Be Done?
Songphol Malakorn (Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand)
14:50–15:05
Why Would I Do Trans-Perineal MIS for PE?
Kay Uehara (Nippon Medical School Hosp., Japan)
15:05–15:20
The Extended PE: Sacrectomy and Beyond
Chucheep Sahakitrungruang (Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand)
15:20–15:40
Discussion

15:40–15:50

Coffee Break

15:50–17:30

[Scientific Session 12] Human Thread: Talk & Discussion
Moderator
George J. Chang (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
In Ja Park (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
15:50–16:00
Overview
David Tao-Wei Ke (China Medical Univ. Hosp., Taichung, Taiwan)
16:00–16:30
Patient’s Perspective on Colorectal Cancer
Patient: TBD / Interpreter: Young Il Kim (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
16:30–16:45
Functional Outcomes After Rectal Cancer Surgery
Jim Khan (Portsmouth Hospitals, UK)
16:45–17:00
Multimodal Prehabilitation in Rectal Cancer Surgery
Simon Siu-Man Ng (The Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong)
17:00–17:15
Priority: Survival vs. Function
Jong Lyul Lee (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
17:15–17:30
Discussion
Kay Uehara (Nippon Medical School Hosp., Japan)
Kazushige Kawai (Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hosp., Japan)
Ki Beom Bae (Inje Univ., Korea)
Laura Fernandez (Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal)

17:30–18:05

[Scientific Session 13] Cool Data, Short Presentation with Ice Cream_Standing at Poster Booth-Video
Moderator
Chang Nam Kim (Eulji Univ., Korea)
David Tao-Wei Ke (China Medical Univ. Hosp., Taichung, Taiwan)
17:30–18:05
TBD
TBD

19:00-

Gala Dinner

Day 3 : 2026.10.10 (Sat)

08:00–09:30

[Scientific Session 14] Age Matters: From Early-Onset to Elderly Patients
Moderator
Andrew Craig Lynch (Sydney Adventist Hosp., Australia)
Hyeong Rok Kim (Chonnam Nat'l Univ., Korea)
08:00–08:10
Overview: Age Matters
Eun Jung Park (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
08:10–08:25
Different Biology of EOCRC – Immunologic Aspects
Kazushige Kawai (Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hosp., Japan)
08:25–08:40
What We Concern About Young Patients
Paolo Pietro Bianchi (Università di Milano, Italy)
08:40–08:55
Functional Outcomes Across Age Extremes in Colorectal Cancer
James Ngu Chi-Yong (Changi General Hosp., Singapore)
08:55–09:10
Life After Survival: Surveillance and Survivorship
Suk Hwan Lee (Kyung Hee Univ., Korea)
09:10–09:30
Discussion

09:30–11:00

[Scientific Session 15] All About Evidence: How I Do It
Moderator
Jun Won Um (Korea Univ., Korea)
Julio Garcia-Aguilar (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA)
09:30–09:40
Overview: Why Collaboration Matters
Seung Ho Song (Kyungpook Nat'l Univ., Korea)
09:40–09:55
Choosing the Right Dataset: Data That Can Change Practice
Soo Young Lee (Chonnam Nat'l Univ. Hwasun Hosp., Korea)
09:55–10:10
Starting a Multicenter Study
Yusuke Kinugasa (Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan)
10:10–10:25
The Challenges of InterNat'l Collaborative Research
Laura Fernandez (Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal)
10:25–10:40
Turning Collaborations into High-Impact Results
Byung Soh Min (Yonsei Univ., Korea)
10:40–11:00
Discussion

11:00–11:10

Coffee Break

11:10–12:30

[Scientific Session 16] Keynote Lecture: Rectal Cancer
Moderator
Seung-Yong Jeong (Seoul Nat'l Univ., Korea)
Tsuyoshi Konishi (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
11:10–11:40
Seeking to Cure: Locally Advanced and Recurrent Rectal Cancer
George J. Chang (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
11:40–12:10
Navigating Rectal Cancer Management, Beyond Standard
Rodrigo O. Perez (Hosp. Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil)
12:10–12:30
Discussion

12:30–14:20

No CUTs, No Glory (Lunch with Uncut Video Presentation and Discussion)
Moderator
Eung Jin Shin (Soonchunhyang Univ., Korea)
Soichiro Ishihara (The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)
12:30–12:50
Lunch break
12:50–14:20
TBD
TBD
12:50–14:20
Discussion
Gyeong Tae Noh (Ewha Womans Univ., Korea)
Hye-Jin Kim (Kyungpook Nat'l Univ., Korea)
James Ngu Chi-Yong (Changi General Hosp., Singapore)
Sue J. Hahn (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA)
Jim Khan (Portsmouth Hospitals, UK)
Songsoo Yang (Univ. of Ulsan, Korea)
Jun Watanabe (Kansai Medical Univ. Hosp., Japan)

14:20–15:40

[Scientific Session 17] Leading the Future
Moderator
Gyu-Seog Choi (Kyungpook Nat'l Univ., Korea)
J. Joshua Smith (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
14:20–14:35
ctDNA-Guided Precision Oncology in Colorectal Cancer
Jun Watanabe (Kansai Medical Univ. Hosp., Japan)
14:35–14:50
The Next Era of AI and Digital Surgery in Colorectal Cancer
Manish Chand (Univ. College London, UK)
14:50–15:05
The Real Value Of MDT
Shunsuke Tsukamoto (Nat'l Cancer Center Hosp. East, Japan)
15:05–15:20
Microbiome in Colorectal Cancer: Is It Still Exploratory?
Ji Won Park (Seoul Nat'l Univ., Korea)
15:20–15:40
Discussion

15:40–16:15

[Scientific Session 18] Cool Data, Short Presentation with Ice Cream_Standing
Moderator
Petr V. Tsarkov (I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical Univ., Russia)
Gyung Mo Son (Pusan Nat'l Univ., Korea)
15:40–16:15
TBD
TBD

16:15–16:30

Closing Remarks & Travel Grant Award (Farewell & Awards Ceremony)